RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 10 New Empires and Kingdoms

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 10 New Empires and  Kingdoms Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 10 New Empires and Kingdoms

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
Samudragupta’s Prashasti was composed by:
(a) Ravikirti 
(b) Banabhatta 
(c) Bindusara 
(d) Harishena.
Answer:
(d) Harishena.

 

Question 2. 
The Harshacharita was written by:
(a) Banabhatta 
(b) Ravikirti
(c) Harishena 
(d) Kalidasa.
Answer:
(a) Banabhatta 

Question 3. 
The capital of the Chalukyas was:
(a) Tamila 
(b) Aihole
(c) Kanchipuram 
(d) Ujjain.
Answer:
(b) Aihole

Question 4. 
There were nine rulers in
(a) Dakshinapatha
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Aryavarta
(d) North-west kingdoms.
Answer:
(c) Aryavarta

Question 5. 
Local assemblies functioned in:
(a) Western India
(b) North-western India
(c) South India
(d) North India.
Answer:
(c) South India

Fill in the blanks

Question 1.    
................ was a non-Brahmin village assembly of the south India.
Answer:
Ur

Question 2. 
The Samantas were ................ leaders.
Answer:
military

Question 3. 
Banabhatta wrote biography of ................    
Answer:
Harsha- vardhana

Question 4. 
Aryabhatta was an ................    
Answer:
astronomer

Question 5. 
Xuan Zang spent a lot of time in ................ court: 
Answer:
Harsha’s

True/False

Question 1. 
In Samudragupta’s prashasti he is described as equal to the gods.
Answer:
True

Question 2. 
The ruler of Sri Lanka did not surrender himself to Samudragupta.
Answer:
False

Question 3.
Samudragupta is shown playing a dholak on a coin.
Answer:
False

Question 4. 
Die Pallavas and Chalukyas eventually . abolished the Rashtrakutas and the cholas dynasty.
Answer:
True

Question 5. 
Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang stayed in Harsha’s court for a long time.
Answer:
True

 

Match the column 

I	II
1. Harishen	(a) Harshavardhana
2. Banabhatta	(b) Pallava
3. Ravikirti	(c) Chandragupta II
4. VikramSamvat	(d) Pulakeshin II
5. Kanchipuram	(e) Samudragupta

Answer:

I	II
1. Harishen	(c) Chandragupta II
2. Banabhatta	(a) Harshavardhana
3. Ravikirti	(d) Pulakeshin II
4. VikramSamvat	(c) Chandragupta II
5. Kanchipuram	(b) Pallava

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Name the most famous ruler of Gupta dynasty?
Answer:
Samudragupta was a famous ruler of the Gupta dynasty.

Question 2. 
What was prashasti?
Answer:
Prashasti is a Sanskrit world means ‘in praise of. It was an inscription which is written in praise of a person:

Question 3. 
Define Genealogy.
Answer:
A list of ancestors is known as genealogy. 

Question 4. 
Who wrote Harshacharita?
Answer:
Banabhatta wrote Harshacharita.

Question 5. 
Name the ruler who stopped Harsha to cross the Narmada?
Answer:
Harsha was stopped by Pulakeshin II who was the ruler of Chalukya dynasty.

Question 6. 
Mention the name of impor¬tant dynasties in south India.
Answer:
The Pallavas and Chalukyas were the most important ruling dynasties in south India during Gupta period.

Question 7. 
Name the capital of the Pallavas.
Answer:
Kanchipuram.

Question 8. 
Name the capital of Chalu¬kyas.
Answer:
Aihole.

Question 9. 
Who was the best known rulers of Chaludyas?
Answer:
Pulakeshin II.

Question 10. 
Discuss the location of Chalukyas Dynasty.
Answer:
The Chalukyas were centered around the Raichur Doab between the river Krishna and Tungabhadra.

Question 11. 
How far did the kingdoms of the Pallavas flourish?
Answer:
The kingdom of the Pallavas was spread from the region of their capital Kanchipuram to the Cauvery delta.

Question 12. 
Which dynasty came after the decline of the Chalukyas and Pallavas?
Answer:
The Chalukyas dynasty gave way to Rashtrakutas and the Pallavas gave way to Chola dynasty. 

Question 13. 
Who was Harishena?
Answer:
Harishena wrote the Allahabad inscription. He had the post of Maha-danda- nayaka, Kumar Amatya, Sandhi Vigrahika.

Question 14. 
What were the different types of assemblies in South India. 
Answer:
The three different types of assemblies in South India are as follows:

1. Ur 
2. Sabha 
3. Nagaram.

 

Question 15. 
What was Ur?
Answer:
The Ur was a village assembly of people of the village or it was an assembly of non-Brahmin landowners of south India.

Question 16. 
Define Nagaram.
Answer:
This was an assembly of powerful merchants and traders of south India.

Question 17. 
Name the play written by Kalidas.
Answer:
Abhigyan Shakuntalam.

Question 18. 
Examine some features of Abhijnana Shakuntalam.
Answer:
It is a story of love between a king named Dushyanta and a young woman named Shakuntala. In this play, an interesting description of the plight of poor fisherman can be seen.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Throw a light on the pillar of Allahabad as the source of history.
Answer:

1. The Ashokan Pillar at Allahabad in UP gives information about Samudra- gupta that he was a great king.
2. It was composed by Harishena as a Kavya.
3. This inscription describes Samudragupta as a warrier, a king who had won in many battles, he had vast knowledge, wrote poetry and he was equal to the God.
4. In prashasti, Harishena explains different kinds of rulers and Samudragupta’s policies to deal with them.
5. The inscription is in Sanskrit language.

Question 2. 
State some facts about the Gupta empire.
Answer:

1. The Gupta empire is known as one of the greatest empires in history.
2. Chandragupta, I got the title ‘Maharaj- adhiraja’ means The great king’.
3. Chandragupta, I was married to Kumaradevi, who was from Lachchhavi gana.
4. Chandragupta’s son was Samudra-Gupta.
5. Samudragupta also got title ‘Maharaj- adhiraja’
6. Chandragupta II was the son of Samudragupta.

Question 3. 
Write a short note on Chandragupta II.
Answer:
Chandragupta II took the title of Vikramaditya. Many coins and inscriptions provide us information about Chandra- gupta-II. He went towards western India where he overcame the last of Shakas. He is known to encourage art and literature. Navratnas lived in his court like Kalidasa, the poet; Aryabhatta, the astronomer, etc.

Question 4. 
Mention historical sources which reveal about Harashavar- dhana.
Answer:
There are two sources that give us a lot of information about Harsha- Vardhan: Biography: The biography of Harsha was written by his court poet Banabhatta. This gives genealogy of Harsha and ends with his becoming the king. Traveler’s Account: The Chinese- Buddhist traveler Xuan Zang spent some time at Harsha’s court, he wrote detailed account of what he saw in India.

Question 5. 
Enumerate the main events of Harsha’s reign.
Answer:

1. Harsha ruled for nearly 1400 years.
2. When his father and older brother died, he become king of Thanesar.
3. Harsha’s brother-in-law was the ruler of Kannauj. He was killed by the ruler of Bengal.
4. Harsha started to rule Kannauj and he fought a battle with rulers of Bengal.
5. Harsha also conquered both Maga- dha and Bengal. 
6. Harsha wanted to conquer the Deccan region but he was stopped by Pulakeshin-II.

Question 6. 
What do you know about Pulakeshin II? Write about his expeditions.
Answer:

1. Pulakeshin II was the best-known Chalukya ruler.
2. His court poet Ravikirti composed his prashasti.
3. He got his kingdom from his uncle.
4. He lead expeditions along both west and east coast.
5. He stopped the advancement of Harsha.
6. Pulakeshin II also defeated the Pallava king.

Question 7. 
Mention the key features of a sabha.
Answer:

1. Sabha was an assembly of wealthy Brahmin landowners.
2. Sabha was farther divided into sub-committees.
3. It functioned through different sub-committees which looked after different matters like irrigation, agricultural production, making routes, local temples, etc.

Question 8. 
What do you understand by Samantas?
Answer:

1. These were military leaders of north and south India.
2. A Samanta was given grants of land by the ruler.
3. Samanthas collected revenue from the land and used it to maintain a small army.
4. He would provide this army to ruler when the ruler needed it.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
From what sources do we get more information about Samudra- gupta?
Answer:
We get information about Samudragupta from the following main sources.
1. Prayaga Prashasti:
This is the main source of information of Samudragupta. It was composed by Harishena, who was a poet and a minister at the court of Samudragupta. This shows that he was a warrior, a king who won victories in battle and who was learned and the best of poets. He is also described as equal to the gods. His policy towards four different types of kings is also described in Prayaga prashasti. Prayaga prashasti mentions Samudra- gupta’s great grandfather, grandmother, father and mother. His mother, Kumara devi, belonged to the Lichchhavi gana, while his father, Chandragupta, was the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty to adopt the grand title of Maharaj-adhiraj a, a title that Samudra¬gupta also used.

2. Genealogy of Chandragupta II:
We also get information about Saihudra- Gupta from the genealogy of his son Chandragupta II. We know about him from inscriptions and coins. He led an expedition to western India, where he overcame the last of the shakas. According to later belief, his court was full of learned people. The poet Kalidasa and astronomer Aryabhatta were in the court of Samudragupta.

 

Question 2. 
How did Samudragupta deal with different kinds of people?
Answer:
There were many rulers in other region who accepted Samudragupta’s supremacy. Some of them agreed to be under the control of Samudragupta, some brought gift. But Samudragupta dealt with them according to his policies. There rulers where:

1. Aryavarta: Samudragupta defeated nine rulers of Aryavarta and he made these kingdoms a part of his empire.
2. Dakshinapatha: Samudragupta led an expedition towards Deccan and south India. These were twelve rulers. Samudra-gupta defeated them but did not annex their territories because it was difficult to control such a vast empire. He asked these rulers of Dakshinapatha to rule again. The rulers accepted him as their lord.
3. States of eastern and western India The states were Assam, Bengal, Nepal and the Kingdoms of Ganga Delta, Gana-Sangha of northwest. They brought tribute, accepted his power, followed order and attended his court.
4. Sri Lanka and north-western areas: These were the descendants of the Kushanas and Shakas, the rulers of Sri Lanka. They submitted to him and offered daughters in marriage.

Question 3. 
What do you know about Hairshavardhana? Describe.
Answer:
Harshavardhana biography was written by his court poet, Banabhatta, the Harshacharita, in Sanskrit. Apart from this, Chinese pilgrim Xuan Zang also stayed at Harsha’s court for a long time and left a detailed account of what he saw.

1. Harshavardhana, ruled nearly 1400 years ago.
2. Harsha was not the eldest son of his father but became king of Thanesar after both his father and elder brother died.
3. His brother-in-law was the ruler of Kannauj and he was killed by the ruler of Bengal. Harsha took over the kingdom of Kannauj and then led an army against the ruler of Bengal.
4. Although he was successful in the east, and conquered Magadha and probably Bengal also, he was not as successful elsewhere.
5. He tried to cross the Narmada to march into the Deccan but was stopped by a ruler belonging to the Chalukya dynasty, Pulakeshin II.

Question 4. 
Describe the conflict between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas.
Answer:

1. The Pallavas and Chalukyas were the most important ruling dynasties in south India during their period.
2. The kingdom of the Pallavas spread from the region around their capital, Kanchipuram, to the Kaveri delta, while that of the Chalukyas was centred around the Raichur Doab, between the rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra.
3. The Pallavas and Chalukyas frequently raided one another’s lands, especially attacking the capital cities, which were prosperous towns.
4. The Chalukya king Pulakeshin also attacked the Pallava king due to which the Pallavas were defeated.
5. The Chalukya victory was short-lived. Ultimately, both the Pallavas and the Chalukyas gave way to new rulers belonging to the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties.

Question 5. 
What do you know about the chalukya dynasty? Explain in detail.
Answer:
The Chalukya dynasty:

 

1. The Chalukyas were the most important ruling dynasty in south India during their period.
2. The kingdom of the Chalukyas was centred around the Raichur Doab, between the rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra.
3. Aihole, the capital of the Chalukyas, was an important trading centre (see Map 7). It developed as a religious centre, with a number of temples.
4. The best-known Chalukyas ruler was Pulakeshin II. We know about him from a prashasti, composed by his court poet Ravikirti. Pulakeshin evidently got the kingdom from his uncle.
5. Pulakeshin II led expeditions along both the west and the east coasts. He checked the advance of Harsha. Pulakeshin also attacked the Pallava king, who took shelter behind the walls of Kanchipuram.
6. Ultimately, the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties abolished the Chalukyas.