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States after the Maurya Empire 
 
EXERCISE [PAGE 41] 
Exercise | Q 1.1 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. 
Solution: The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. - The Kushana 
kings 
Exercise | Q 1.2 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. 
Solution: The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. - Kanishkapur 
Exercise | Q 1.3 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The king who played the veena. 
Solution: The king who played the veena. - Samudragupta 
Exercise | Q 1.4 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
Another name for Kamrup 
Solution:  Another name for Kamrup - Pragjyotish 
Exercise | Q 2 | Page 41 
Observe the map in the lesson. List the names of the modern cities which were part of 
the Gupta Empire. 
Solution: Students do it by yourself. 
Exercise | Q 3.1 | Page 41 
Discuss and write. 
Emperor Kanishka 
Solution: 
i. Kanishka's Empire extended from Kabul in the west to Varanasi in the east. 
ii. Gold and copper coins minted by him have been found in North India. 
iii. The fourth Buddhist council .was held in Kashmir during his reign. 
iv. He established the city of Kanishkapur in Kashmir. 
 
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States after the Maurya Empire 
 
EXERCISE [PAGE 41] 
Exercise | Q 1.1 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. 
Solution: The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. - The Kushana 
kings 
Exercise | Q 1.2 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. 
Solution: The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. - Kanishkapur 
Exercise | Q 1.3 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The king who played the veena. 
Solution: The king who played the veena. - Samudragupta 
Exercise | Q 1.4 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
Another name for Kamrup 
Solution:  Another name for Kamrup - Pragjyotish 
Exercise | Q 2 | Page 41 
Observe the map in the lesson. List the names of the modern cities which were part of 
the Gupta Empire. 
Solution: Students do it by yourself. 
Exercise | Q 3.1 | Page 41 
Discuss and write. 
Emperor Kanishka 
Solution: 
i. Kanishka's Empire extended from Kabul in the west to Varanasi in the east. 
ii. Gold and copper coins minted by him have been found in North India. 
iii. The fourth Buddhist council .was held in Kashmir during his reign. 
iv. He established the city of Kanishkapur in Kashmir. 
 
Exercise | Q 3.2 | Page 41 
Discuss and write. 
The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli 
Solution: 
i. There is an iron pillar at Mehrauli near Delhi. 
ii. It has not rusted even in the course of the last fifteen hundred years. It is an 
excellent specimen of the metallurgical skill of the ancient Indian people. 
iii. The inscription on the pillar bears the names of a king called 'Chandra'. It is on 
this basis that the iron pillar is assumed to be of the period of Chandragupta II. 
 
Exercise | Q 4 | Page 41 
Make a list of the various books and authors mentioned in the lesson. 
Solution: 
i. 'Milind Panha' -questions discussed between Milinda and Bikkhu Nagarsena.  
ii. 'Buddhacharita and Vajrasuchi' - Ashvaghosh  
iii. 'Harshacharita' - Banabhatta. 
iv. 'Periplus of the Erythrean sea'. 
 
Exercise | Q 5 | Page 41 
Make a comparative chart of the Vardhan and Gupta dynasties based on the following 
points. 
Points Gupta Dynasty Vardhan Dynasty 
Founder     
Expansion of the kingdom/empire     
Achievements     
Solution: 
 
Points Gupta Dynasty Vardhan Dynasty 
Founder Shrigupta Prabhakar Vardhan 
Expansion of the 
kingdom/empire 
The Gupta empire spread 
from Assam upto the 
Punjab. He also conquered 
the eastern coastal region 
up to Kanchi Tamil Nadu. 
Harshavardhan, expanded the 
Vardhan Empire up to Nepal in 
the north, up to the river 
Narmada in the south, Assam in 
the east, and Gujarat in the west. 
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States after the Maurya Empire 
 
EXERCISE [PAGE 41] 
Exercise | Q 1.1 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. 
Solution: The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. - The Kushana 
kings 
Exercise | Q 1.2 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. 
Solution: The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. - Kanishkapur 
Exercise | Q 1.3 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The king who played the veena. 
Solution: The king who played the veena. - Samudragupta 
Exercise | Q 1.4 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
Another name for Kamrup 
Solution:  Another name for Kamrup - Pragjyotish 
Exercise | Q 2 | Page 41 
Observe the map in the lesson. List the names of the modern cities which were part of 
the Gupta Empire. 
Solution: Students do it by yourself. 
Exercise | Q 3.1 | Page 41 
Discuss and write. 
Emperor Kanishka 
Solution: 
i. Kanishka's Empire extended from Kabul in the west to Varanasi in the east. 
ii. Gold and copper coins minted by him have been found in North India. 
iii. The fourth Buddhist council .was held in Kashmir during his reign. 
iv. He established the city of Kanishkapur in Kashmir. 
 
Exercise | Q 3.2 | Page 41 
Discuss and write. 
The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli 
Solution: 
i. There is an iron pillar at Mehrauli near Delhi. 
ii. It has not rusted even in the course of the last fifteen hundred years. It is an 
excellent specimen of the metallurgical skill of the ancient Indian people. 
iii. The inscription on the pillar bears the names of a king called 'Chandra'. It is on 
this basis that the iron pillar is assumed to be of the period of Chandragupta II. 
 
Exercise | Q 4 | Page 41 
Make a list of the various books and authors mentioned in the lesson. 
Solution: 
i. 'Milind Panha' -questions discussed between Milinda and Bikkhu Nagarsena.  
ii. 'Buddhacharita and Vajrasuchi' - Ashvaghosh  
iii. 'Harshacharita' - Banabhatta. 
iv. 'Periplus of the Erythrean sea'. 
 
Exercise | Q 5 | Page 41 
Make a comparative chart of the Vardhan and Gupta dynasties based on the following 
points. 
Points Gupta Dynasty Vardhan Dynasty 
Founder     
Expansion of the kingdom/empire     
Achievements     
Solution: 
 
Points Gupta Dynasty Vardhan Dynasty 
Founder Shrigupta Prabhakar Vardhan 
Expansion of the 
kingdom/empire 
The Gupta empire spread 
from Assam upto the 
Punjab. He also conquered 
the eastern coastal region 
up to Kanchi Tamil Nadu. 
Harshavardhan, expanded the 
Vardhan Empire up to Nepal in 
the north, up to the river 
Narmada in the south, Assam in 
the east, and Gujarat in the west. 
Achievements 
A-pillar inscription at Prayag 
describes Samudragupta 
conquest and victories  
He minted coins 
There is an iron pillar at 
Mehrauli near Delhi which 
has not rusted even after the 
course of last fifteen 
hundred, years. 
-Trade flourished Knowledge 
also flourished, we know this as 
the famous Nalanda University 
existed during this time  
He wrote three Sanskrit plays 
Ratnavali, Naganand, and 
Priyadarshika. 
 
Exercise | Q 6 | Page 41 
What would you do if you met foreign travellers like Yuan Chwang? 
Solution: if I were to meet a foreign traveller, I would extend my friendship, try to grasp 
information from his vast knowledge. Probably I would also have accompanied him to 
Nalanda University. I would also have emulated his virtues, learnt Chinese (Mandarin) 
and helped him translate Buddhist manuscripts. 
Exercise | Q 7 | Page 41 
Solve the puzzle. 
 
Down 
1. (A word for) King in Indian languages. 
2. A Chinese traveller to India 
3. A famous Indo-Greek King had discussions with this Bauddha bhikkhu. 
4. A poet at the court of Emperor Harshavardhan, who also wrote his biography. 
6. Chandragupta II conquered this State neighbouring Gujarat. 
Across 
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States after the Maurya Empire 
 
EXERCISE [PAGE 41] 
Exercise | Q 1.1 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. 
Solution: The kings who started the minting of gold coins in India. - The Kushana 
kings 
Exercise | Q 1.2 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. 
Solution: The city established by Kanishka in Kashmir. - Kanishkapur 
Exercise | Q 1.3 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
The king who played the veena. 
Solution: The king who played the veena. - Samudragupta 
Exercise | Q 1.4 | Page 41 
Can you tell? 
Another name for Kamrup 
Solution:  Another name for Kamrup - Pragjyotish 
Exercise | Q 2 | Page 41 
Observe the map in the lesson. List the names of the modern cities which were part of 
the Gupta Empire. 
Solution: Students do it by yourself. 
Exercise | Q 3.1 | Page 41 
Discuss and write. 
Emperor Kanishka 
Solution: 
i. Kanishka's Empire extended from Kabul in the west to Varanasi in the east. 
ii. Gold and copper coins minted by him have been found in North India. 
iii. The fourth Buddhist council .was held in Kashmir during his reign. 
iv. He established the city of Kanishkapur in Kashmir. 
 
Exercise | Q 3.2 | Page 41 
Discuss and write. 
The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli 
Solution: 
i. There is an iron pillar at Mehrauli near Delhi. 
ii. It has not rusted even in the course of the last fifteen hundred years. It is an 
excellent specimen of the metallurgical skill of the ancient Indian people. 
iii. The inscription on the pillar bears the names of a king called 'Chandra'. It is on 
this basis that the iron pillar is assumed to be of the period of Chandragupta II. 
 
Exercise | Q 4 | Page 41 
Make a list of the various books and authors mentioned in the lesson. 
Solution: 
i. 'Milind Panha' -questions discussed between Milinda and Bikkhu Nagarsena.  
ii. 'Buddhacharita and Vajrasuchi' - Ashvaghosh  
iii. 'Harshacharita' - Banabhatta. 
iv. 'Periplus of the Erythrean sea'. 
 
Exercise | Q 5 | Page 41 
Make a comparative chart of the Vardhan and Gupta dynasties based on the following 
points. 
Points Gupta Dynasty Vardhan Dynasty 
Founder     
Expansion of the kingdom/empire     
Achievements     
Solution: 
 
Points Gupta Dynasty Vardhan Dynasty 
Founder Shrigupta Prabhakar Vardhan 
Expansion of the 
kingdom/empire 
The Gupta empire spread 
from Assam upto the 
Punjab. He also conquered 
the eastern coastal region 
up to Kanchi Tamil Nadu. 
Harshavardhan, expanded the 
Vardhan Empire up to Nepal in 
the north, up to the river 
Narmada in the south, Assam in 
the east, and Gujarat in the west. 
Achievements 
A-pillar inscription at Prayag 
describes Samudragupta 
conquest and victories  
He minted coins 
There is an iron pillar at 
Mehrauli near Delhi which 
has not rusted even after the 
course of last fifteen 
hundred, years. 
-Trade flourished Knowledge 
also flourished, we know this as 
the famous Nalanda University 
existed during this time  
He wrote three Sanskrit plays 
Ratnavali, Naganand, and 
Priyadarshika. 
 
Exercise | Q 6 | Page 41 
What would you do if you met foreign travellers like Yuan Chwang? 
Solution: if I were to meet a foreign traveller, I would extend my friendship, try to grasp 
information from his vast knowledge. Probably I would also have accompanied him to 
Nalanda University. I would also have emulated his virtues, learnt Chinese (Mandarin) 
and helped him translate Buddhist manuscripts. 
Exercise | Q 7 | Page 41 
Solve the puzzle. 
 
Down 
1. (A word for) King in Indian languages. 
2. A Chinese traveller to India 
3. A famous Indo-Greek King had discussions with this Bauddha bhikkhu. 
4. A poet at the court of Emperor Harshavardhan, who also wrote his biography. 
6. Chandragupta II conquered this State neighbouring Gujarat. 
Across 
5. A Pali word that means the question. 
6. The most famous Indo-Greek King 
7. Kanishka was the first Emperor to make this from gold. 
8. An ancient Indian University where the Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang stayed for 
two years 
Solution: Down: 
1. Fa-Hien 
2. Milind  
3. Banabhatta 
4. Malwa 
Across: 
5. Panhai  
6. Menander 
6. Coin  
7. Naland