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Question 01
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Which of the following best explains the historical shift of political power from Pataliputra to Kanauj in the post-Gupta period?
Question 02
medium
According to Hsuan Tsang, the revenues of Harsha were divided into four parts. Which of the following correctly lists all four allocations?
Question 03
hard
Consider the following statements about Hsuan Tsang's visit to India:
1. He left China in AD 629 and returned in AD 645, staying in India for about 15 years.
2. He studied at Nalanda University in Bihar to collect Buddhist texts.
3. His account is considered less detailed than that of Fa-hsien about Indian social and economic life.
4. He describes Harsha's court and widely travelled in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Question 04
medium
Harsha's southward march was stopped at the Narmada river by a Chalukyan king. Who was this king and where was his capital?
Question 05
hard
With reference to Nalanda University in the time of Harsha, consider the following statements:
1. Nalanda was a Buddhist university teaching the Mahayana school of Buddhist philosophy.
2. The monastery at Nalanda was supported from the revenues of 200 villages.
3. Hsuan Tsang reported 10,000 students at Nalanda; I-tsing, visiting in AD 670, found 3,000 monks.
4. All the mounds of Nalanda have been fully excavated, confirming the capacity for 10,000 monks.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 06
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Hsuan Tsang's social observations about the sudras in Harsha's time are considered significant by historians because:
Question 07
medium
Which of the following pairs of source and subject is correctly matched with reference to Harsha's reign?
Question 08
hard
The term 'skandhavaras' in the context of post-Gupta political geography refers to:
Question 09
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Consider the following about untouchables (chandalas/scavengers) as described by Hsuan Tsang during Harsha's time:
1. They lived outside the villages.
2. They announced their entry into towns by striking a wooden clapper.
3. Upper caste people kept away from them because the road was considered polluted.
4. They took garlic and onion as part of their diet.
According to the source material, which of the above are correct?
Question 10
medium
Which of the following correctly characterises the administrative system of Harsha in comparison to the Guptas?