WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Achievements during the Gupta period include all but the following
A
Creating a calendar for farming
B
Discovering the length of a solar year
C
Developing poetry and plays
D
Discovering the Earth was a rotating sphere
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Agriculture and Agrarian Structure Crops and fields were also fenced. Rice, wheat, barley, peas, lentils, pulses, sugarcane, and oil seeds were among the crops grown during the Gupta era. According to Kalidasa, the south was famous for pepper and cardamom. Varahamihira provides detailed advice on fruit tree planting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chandragupta Ⅰ is considered to be the founder of the Gupta Era which started with his accession in 319 – 320 CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gupta Empire was founded by Sri Gupta. Sri Gupta was a member of the lower Hindu caste “Vaishya” or “farmer” caste.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the concept of Gupta age architecture, it includes both sculptural temples as well as the temples of rock-cut caves. Guptas established the temples of Buddhist rock-cut at Bagh, Madhya Pradesh, and Ajanta, Maharashtra. In the Gupta period, the Guptas established Hindu structural temples for the first time in India.

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