1. Which dynasty did Harshavardhana belong to?
(A) Gupta dynasty
(B) Maurya dynasty
(C) Vardhana dynasty
(D) Pala dynasty
(C) Vardhana dynasty also called as the pushyabhuti
2. What was the capital of Harshavardhana's empire?
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Kannauj
(C) Ayodhya
(D) Ujjain
(B) Kannauj
3. How long did Harshavardhana rule?
(A) 30 years
(B) 40 years
(C) 50 years
(D) 60 years
(3) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
4. What was the extent of Harshavardhana's empire at its peak?
(A) Most of North India
(B) All of India
(C) Most of Southeast Asia
(D) All of Southeast Asia
(A) Most of North India
5. What were Harshavardhana's major achievements as a ruler?
(A) He unified most of North India.
(B) He promoted Buddhism.
(C) He was a great patron of the arts and literature.
(D) All of the above.
(D) All of the above.
6. What were Harshavardhana's major failures as a ruler?
(A) He was unable to conquer the Deccan.
(B) He was unable to prevent the decline of his empire after his death.
(C) He was a cruel and oppressive ruler.
(D) All of the above.
(B) He was unable to prevent the decline of his empire after his death.
7. What was the most famous event that took place during Harshavardhana's reign?
(A) The construction of the Great Wall of China.
(B) The founding of the Tang dynasty in China.
(C) The First Buddhist Council.
(D) The Nalanda Conference.
(D) The Nalanda Conference.
8. What was the most famous work of literature written during Harshavardhana's reign?
(A) The Ramayana.
(B) The Mahabharata.
(C) The Harshacharita.
(D) The Kadambari.
(C) The Harshacharita.
9. Who was the most famous foreign visitor to Harshavardhana's court?
(A) Fa-Hien
(B) Hiuen Tsang
(C) Ibn Battuta
(D) Marco Polo
(B) Hiuen Tsang
10. Which of the following statements is correct about Harshavardhana?
(a) Harsha erected thousands of Stupas
(b) Harsha sent missionaries to the West to propagate Buddhism
(c) Harsh regularly held the quinquennial convocation
(d) Harsha stopped the use of animal food throughout his empire
(3) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
11. What was the name of Harshavardhana's father?
(A) Prabhakaravardhana
(B) Rajyavardhana
(C) Devavardhana
(D) Madhavavardhana
(A) Prabhakaravardhana
12. What was the name of Harshavardhana's mother?
(A) Yashomati
(B) Rajyashree
(C) Prabhavati Gupta
(D) Kumaradevi
(C) Prabhavati Gupta
13. What was the name of Harshavardhana's chief minister?
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Varshavardhana
(C) Chakravartin
(D) Devaswamvara
(A) Banabhatta
14. What was the name of Harshavardhana's most famous victory?
(A) The Battle of Kannauj
(B) The Battle of Thanesar
(C) The Battle of Plassey
(D) The Battle of Panipat
(A) The Battle of Kannauj
15. What was the name of Harshavardhana's most famous defeat?
(A) The Battle of Kannauj
(B) The Battle of Thanesar
(C) The Battle of Narmada
(D) The Battle of Panipat
(C) The Battle of Narmada
16. What was the name of Harshavardhana's most famous temple?
(A) The Great Stupa at Sanchi
(B) The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya
(C) The Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur
(D) The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho
(B) The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya
17. Lands, during the Post-Gupta Period, were classified on the basis of
(a) being cultivated and uncultivated
(b) being irrigated and unirrigated
(c) crops being grown on the lands
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above
18. Harshavardhana himself was a great scholar and have written ____.
a. Priyadarshika
b. Ratnavali
c. Nagananda
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
19. What was the name of Harshavardhana's most famous biography?
(A) The Harshacharita
(B) The Kadambari
(C) The Rajatarangini
(D) The Aitihasika-charita
(A) harshacharita written by Banabhatta
20. Emperor Harsha's Southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
(a) Pulakesin I
(b) Pulakesin II
(c) Vikramaditya I
(d) Vikramaditya II
B. Pulakesi II [ of chalukyas]
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