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Class 7 The Gupta Era: An Age of Tireless Creativity worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Samudragupta and Chandragupta II, the Iron Pillar, Faxian, Aryabhata, Varahamihira and Kalidasa, the Vakatakas, Pallavas and Kamarupa. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The capital of the Gupta Empire was:
- Nandivardhana
- Ujjayini
- Kanchipuram
- Pataliputra
Answer
(d) Pataliputra
- 2.
Who was Aryabhata?
- the author of the Aryabhatiya
- the poet of the Meghadutam
- the regent ruler of the Vakataka kingdom
- the Chinese traveller who wrote about Gupta society
Answer
(a) the author of the Aryabhatiya
- 3.
Nandivardhana is known as:
- the capital of the Guptas
- the Pallava capital and a centre of learning
- the pillar that carries the Prayaga prashasti
- the Vakataka capital near Nagpur
Answer
(d) the Vakataka capital near Nagpur
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Why is the Gupta period sometimes called a “classical age”?
Answer
A long period of peace and stability let art, literature, science and mathematics flourish.
- 5.
Who was each? (a) Kalidasa (b) Aryabhata
Answer
(a) the poet of the Meghadutam (b) the author of the Aryabhatiya
Section C · long answer
- 6.
How did the Gupta rulers build and hold their empire?
Answer
Through military campaigns, diplomacy, land grants to local rulers, and marriage alliances such as Prabhavati Gupta’s marriage into the Vakataka family.
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