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Tamil Nadu Board 11th Standard History Unit 7: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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Unit 7 - The Guptas

I. Choose the Correct Answer

Question 1.

Which is the least reliable of the sources for the study of Gupta period?
(a) Literary sources
(b) Epigraphical sources
(c) Numismatic sources
(d) Myths and legends

Answer Key:

(d) Myths and legends

Question 2.

Choose and match:
       Author                Literary Works
(A) Dhanvantri        - 1. SuryaSiddantha
(B) Varahamihira    - 2. Amarakosha
(C) Aryabhatta        - 3. BrihadSamhita
(D) Amarasimha    - 4. Ayurveda
(a) 4, 3, 1, 2

(b) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3

(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Answer Key:

(a) 4, 3, 1, 2

Question 3.

__________ was given the title “Kaviraja”.
(a) Chandragupta I

(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta II

(d) Srigupta

Answer Key:

(b) Samudragupta

Question 4.

_________, a Chinese traveller, presented an idyllic picture of Indian society in the fifth century CE.
(a) Itsing

(b) Hieun-Tsang
(c) Fahien

(d) Wang-Hieun-Tse

Answer Key:

Question 5.

Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave temple of Gupta Period?
(i) Udayagiri cave (Odisha)
(ii) Ajanta and Ellora caves (Maharashtra)
(iii) Elephanta cave (Maharashtra)
(iv) Bagh (Madhya Pradesh)
(a) i

(b) ii
(c) iii

(d) iv

Answer Key:

Question 6.

The first regular Buddhist work on logic was written by __________.
(a) Dignaga

(b) Vasubandhu
(c) Chandrogamia

(d) Varahamihira

Answer Key:

(b) Vasubandhu

II. Write Brief Answers

1. Write down the names of Gupta rulers in chronological order until Skanda Gupta.

Sri Gupta,
Ghatotkacha,
Chandragupta – I,
Samudragupta,
Chandragupta II,
Kumara Gupta I
Skanda Gupta.

2. What do you know of Huns?

The Huns were a barbarian tribes living near Caspian sea.
One branch of Huns moved towards India from Central Asia.
The Huns invasion weakened the Guptas.

3. Attempt a brief account of Fahien on Mathura.

At Mathura, the people are numerous and happy.
They do not have to register their household.
Criminals are fined both lightly and heavily depending on the circumstances.

4. List down the Buddhist scholars along with their literary works.

Arya Deva and Arya Asanga of the Gupta period are the most notable writers.
The first regular Buddhist work on logic was written by Vasubandhu.
Vasubandhu’s disciple, Dignaga, was also the author of many learned works.

5. Discuss the importance of Allahabad Pillar Inscription.

Allahabad Pillar inscription describes Samudra gupta’s achievements.
It was Composed by Harisena.
It was engraved in Sanskrit in Nagari script.

III. Write Short Answers

1. Describe the administrative divisions of Gupta Empire.

The Gupta Empire was divided into provinces known as deshas or bhuktis.
The provinces were divided into districts known as visayas.
The administrative units below the district level as vithi, bhumi, pathaka and peta.
At the village level, villagers chose functionaries such as gramika.

2. Write a short note on Vikramashila University.

Dharmapala established the VikaramasilaUniversity.
Vikramashila universities paved the way for the progress of Buddhist, Jain and Sanskrit literature.
It was one of the india’s early university
Vikaramasila University was destroyed by Bakthiyar khalji.

3. Gupta period also recorded the growth of Jaina literature. Elaborate.

The Jaina canonical literature at first took shape in Prakrit dialects.
Jainism produced many great scholars.
Vimala produced a Jaina version of Ramayana.
Siddasena Divakara laid the foundation of logic among the Jainas.

4. Comment on the scientific advancement made during Gupta period.

In the Surya Siddanta, Aryabhatta examined the true cause of the solar eclipses.
He was the first astronomer to discover that the earth rotates on its own axis.
He is also the author of Aryabhattiyam, which deals with arithmetic, geometry and algebra.
Varahamihira’s BrihatSamhita is an encyclopaedia of astronomy, botany and natural history.

5.What could be the reasons for the decline of the Gupta Empire? Suggest any three reasons.

Huns invasion weakened the Gupta hold in the country.
Internal fighting and dissensions among the royal family led to its collapse.
Later Gupta’s did not focus on empire building and military
conquests.
Independent rulers emerged all over the north like Yasodharman of Malwa.

IV. Answer the following in detail

1. "Gupta period is called the Golden Age of Ancient India." Give reasons.

During this period, the Gupta kingdom emerged as a great power.
They achieved the political unification of a large part of the Indian subcontinent.
With an effective guild system and overseas trade, the Gupta economy boomed.
Great works in Sanskrit were produced during this period.
A high level of cultural maturity in fine arts, sculpture and architecture was achieved.
The living standards of upper classes reached a peak.
Education, art and study of science progressed.
But the feudal system of governance put people in some form of hardship.
So it’s not Golden age, but it was a period of cultural florescence and a classical age for the arts.

2. Describe the land classification and land tenures followed in Guptas’times.

The land classification

Kshetra	Cultivatable land
Khila	Waste land
Aprahata	Jungle or waste land
Vasti	Habitable land
GapataSaraha	Pastoral land

The land tenures:

Nivi dharma	Endowment of land under a kind of trusteeship.
Nivi dharmaaksayana	A perpetual endowment.
Aprada dharma	Income from land could be enjoyed, but the recipient is not permitted to gift it to anyone.
Bhumich chidranyaya	Right of ownership acquired by a person making barren land cultivable for the first time.

3. Examine the role of guilds during Gupta period.

Guilds continued as the major institution in the manufacture of goods and in commercial enterprise.
They remained virtually autonomous in their internal organisation.
The Narada and Brihaspati Smritis describe the organisation and activities of guilds.
Guilds providing shelter for travellers and building assembly houses, temples and gardens.
The inscription also records that the chief of the guilds played an important role in the district-level administrative bodies.
There is also mention of joint corporate bodies of merchant-bankers, caravan merchants and artisans.
The guilds also acted as banks.

4. Give an account of the military expeditions of Harsha in northern India.

Harsha had known the weakness of a group of small kingdoms.
He conquered his neighbours to integrate them into his empire.
Harsha killed Deva Gupta and annexed Malwa.
Sasanka, the Gauda ruler of Bengal was defeated by Harsha..
Harsha defeated the Maitrakas of Valabhi and
Harsha defeated Gurjara of Broach region.
He also defeated the Rulers of Sindh, Nepal, Kashmir, Magadha, Odra and Kongoda.
His territory between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.