Sources of Imformation - Gupta Dynasty


 
 
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Sources of Information - Gupta Dynasty

  • The Kushanas and the Satavahanas made limited efforts to fill the space left vacant by the dissolution of the Mauryan Empire
  • Three new dynasties emerged in India in the third century. The Naga Dynasty emerged in the western part of Madhya Pradesh, the Vakataka in the Deccan and the Gupta dynasty in eastern India.
  • The Gupta Empire was not as vast as the Maurya Empire, but it kept India at the centre of political unity  for almost a century
  • The Gupta Empire is also noted for excellence in the fields of art, literature, culture and science along with political power and soundness.
  • The Gupta Empire emerged in Kaushambi (near Prayag towards the end of the third century.
  • Initially, Uttar Pradesh was the important state of the Gupta Empire spread over the state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
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    Question : 1

    The period before the Guptas and after the Kushans is considered a period of __________________

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 2

    Match the following empires which emerged in #rd Century AD and their area of contol:

    (1) Naga (a) Deccan
    (2) Vakataka (b) Eastern India
    (3) Gupta dynasty (c) Madhya Pradesh

     

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    The Gupta Empire was not as vast as the ___________

    Right Option : C
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