Banabhatta's account of Harshvardhana's Reign

Q. What were purposes of Xuan Zang and Fa Xian's visit to India?

1. spreading the word Jainism
2. visiting Buddhist sites
3. collecting Buddhist manuscripts
4. recording the reign of India rulers

Q.

What are the major sources of income in rural livelihood?

Q. Who was the ambassador of King Harshavardhana ?

1. Megasthenes
2. Xuan Zang
3. Dionysius
4. Deimachus

Q. What was the currency used by people during the times of King Harshavardhana?

1. Leather money
2. Barter system
3. Gold and silver coins
4. Paper currency

Q. Which pillar inscription describes about 'Samudragupta'?

1. Sarnath prashasti
2. Mehroli prashasti
3. Pryag prashasti
4. Girinar prashasti

Q. What were the main occupations of people during the reign of Harshavardhana ?

1. Business
2. Handicrafts and pottery
3. Farming
4. Animal husbandry

Q. What were the popular forms of entertainment during King Harshavardhan's reign ?

1. Backgammon
2. Game of dice
3. Chess
4. Football

Q.

Invisible Export means export of __________. (A) Services. (B) Prohibited goods. (C) Unrecorded goods. (D) Perishable goods.

Q. What were the major items of export during Harshavardhana's reign ?

1. Ivory
2. Ornaments
3. Mineral ores
4. Oil

Q. Who described Chandragupta Maurya to be a patient listener, one who listenend to the woes of his subjects?

1. Banabhatta
2. Xuan Znag
3. Fa Xian
4. None of the above

Q. Which Chalukya architecture mentions the valour of Pulakesin II?

1. Badami Cave Temples
2. Meguti temple
3. Badami Inscription
4. Aihole inscription

Q. What forms of social evils existed during the Vardhana dynasty?

1. Child marriage
2. Inter caste marriage
3. Purdah system
4. Sati

Q. What state did the Valabhi kingdom belong to?

1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan

Q. Who wrote the biography of Harshvaradhana?

1. Kalidasa
2. None of the above
3. Valmiki
4. Banabhatta

Q. How was society classified during the time of King Harshavardhana ?

1. Upper class , middle class, lower class
2. Locals and foreign nationals
3. Occupation based : Businessmen, soldiers, artisans , etc
4. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

Q. What state did the Valabhi kingdom belong to?

1. Rajasthan
2. Maharashtra
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Gujarat

Q. In vedic society women could choose their husbands in a ceremony called __________.

1. Kalyana
2. Swayamvara
3. Maha Mritunjaya Yagna
4. Agnihotra

Q. Who described Chandragupta Maurya to be a patient listener, one who listenend to the woes of his subjects?

1. Banabhatta
2. Fa Xian
3. Xuan Znag
4. None of the above

Q. Who among the following wrote about Harshavardhana?

1. Banabhatta
2. Kalidasa
3. Fa Xian
4. Xuan Zang

Q. Who among the following wrote about Harshavardhana?

1. Banabhatta
2. Kalidasa
3. Fa Xian
4. Xuan Zang

Q. What is the name of the biography of Harshavaradhana?

1. Harshacharitra
2. Harshakatha
3. Harshakavya
4. None of the above

Q. Who was Banabhatta?

1. The writer of Harshacharita
2. A mathematician
3. The court poet of Harshavardhana
4. An ally of Harshavardhana

Q. Explain in the brief Customs and tradition during medieval period ?

1. Child Marriages prevalent
2. Widow marriages
3. Many wives was acceptable
4. All of the above