New Empires and Kingdoms Quiz

Who was Samudragupta ?

• Chandragupta's son

• Ruler of Gupta dynasty

• All of these

What does Prashasti means ?

• Curse

• In praise of

• Criticize

• Conquering

Harshavardhana ruled how many years ago ?

• 2700 years ago

• 1700 years ago

• 1400 years ago

• 1900 years ago

Who was the famous ruler of a dynasty known as Guptas ?

• Chandragupta

• Harshavardana

• Samudragupta

• Ashoka

Who composed the prashasti of Samudragupta

• Xuan Zang

• Ravikirti

• Harishena

Which was the capital of Chalukyas?

• Amravati

• Aihole

• Magadha

• None of these

Whom did Samudragupta allow to rule again?

• Kushanas

• Aryavarta

• Dakshinapatha

• Guptas

Inscriptions that praise kings and tell us about their lives are known as prashastis.

• True

• False

To which language does the term 'Prashasti ' belong

• English

• Sanskrit

• Prakrit

• Hindi

Ashokan pillar found at _______ has inscriptions about Samudragupta

• Rajasthan

• Sarnath

• Allahabad

• Delhi