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Q1 1. State whether true or false:
(a) Harishena composed a prashasti in praise of Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni.
(b) The rulers of Aryavarta brought tribute for Samudragupta.
(c) There were twelve rulers in Dakshinapatha.(d) Taxila and Madurai were important centres under the control of the Gupta rulers.
(e) Aihole was the capital of the Pallavas.
(f) Local assemblies functioned for several centuries in south India.Ans: (a) false
(b) false
(c) true
(d) false
(e) trueQ2 Mention three authors who wrote about Harshavardhana.
Ans: - bhnbhatta
- Ravikirti
- Xuan zangQ3 What changes do you find in the army at this time?
Ans: Like earlier rulers, some such type of kings conserved a well-organized army with elephants, chariots, cavalry and foot soldiers etc. Besides these, there were military leaders who provided the king with troops whenever he required them. They were not paid on regular basis salaries. Instead some of them received grants of land. They collected some income from the land and used this to maintain soldiers hand horses, and provided equipment for the warfare. These men were called as samantas. Whenever the ruler becomes week, samantas tried to become independent.
Q4 What were the new administrative arrangements during this period?
Ans: Some important administrative posts were now hereditary that are as follows:
- Sometimes, one person held many offices.
- Important men probably had a say in administration.Q5 What do you think Arvind would have to do if he was acting as Samudragupta?
Ans: If Arvind would have to do acting like samundra gupta did, he needs to be brave and should have start taking interest in music and painting.
Q6 Do you think ordinary people would have read and understood the prashastis? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: The answer is no, the ordinary people would not have read and understood the prashastic as there were written in Sanskrit which is the language of learning.
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