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History - (Gupta Empire)

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The Gupta rulers ruled approximately from _____ to ______ A.D.

  1. 280 - 550 A.D.

  2. 289 - 324 A.D.

  3. 240 - 499 A.D.

  4. 208 - 487 A.D.


Correct Option: A

Out of all the Gupta rulers, who was considered as one of the greatest military geniuses of India?

  1. Chandragupta I

  2. Sri Gupta

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Chandragupta II


Correct Option: C

Which Gupta ruler is actually said to have established the Gupta kingdom?

  1. Skandagupta

  2. Samudragupta

  3. Chandragupta II

  4. Chandragupta I


Correct Option: D

The last Gupta ruler was _____________.

  1. Skandagupta

  2. Chandra Gupta II

  3. Vishnugupta

  4. Brahma Gupta


Correct Option: C

Who among the following rulers started the Gupta empire?

  1. Samudragupta

  2. Chandragupta II

  3. Kumaragupta I

  4. Sri Gupta


Correct Option: D

Which Gupta king was also called Vikramaditya - the Sun of Power?

  1. Chandra Gupta I

  2. Kumaragupta I

  3. Skandagupta

  4. Chandra Gupta II


Correct Option: D

Chandragupta II issued what kinds of coins for the first time?

  1. Silver coins

  2. Gold coins

  3. Copper coins

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A

Who took over the reign from Maharaja Sri-Gupta?

  1. Samudragupta

  2. Ghatotkacha

  3. Chandragupta II

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Kalidasa, writer of the famous 'Abhijnanasakuntalam' was one of the gems in which rulers court?

  1. Samudragupta

  2. Vikramaditya

  3. Srigupta

  4. Bhanugupta


Correct Option: B

Harisena, the court poet's documented record about Samudra Gupta's campaigns is called ____________.

  1. Prayag Prasasti

  2. Puyru Shakti

  3. Maha Prashati

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which was the most important metal in the age of Guptas?

  1. Iron

  2. Gold

  3. Copper

  4. Silver


Correct Option: A

What were the provinces during the Gupta rule called?

  1. Tehsila

  2. Vishyas

  3. Bhukti

  4. Gramika


Correct Option: C

Kumaragupta founded which famous centre of education where Huen Tsang studied for five years?

  1. Taxila

  2. Ujjain

  3. Nalanda

  4. Pataliputra


Correct Option: C

Who among the following rulers was considered the Napoleon of North India?

  1. Samudragupta

  2. Kumargupta

  3. Skandagupta

  4. Vainyagupta


Correct Option: A

Who wrote the famous Panchatantra, a collection of moral stories during the golden age of Guptas?

  1. Harisena

  2. Amarsimha

  3. Vishnusharma

  4. Banabhatta


Correct Option: C

Which famous astronomer and mathematician wrote Aryabhatiya and Surya Sidhanta?

  1. Brahamgupta

  2. Aryabhatta

  3. Varahmihir

  4. Astangasangraha


Correct Option: B

The SIRENIS which had immense power performed economic, executive and judicial functions, were _______________.

  1. provinces

  2. army divisions

  3. trade unions

  4. main towns


Correct Option: C

Bhukti-Vishyas-Vishyapatis-Gramika were divisions and subdivisions of _________________.

  1. state and its ministers

  2. province and its subdivision

  3. taxes and grants

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Sreshesthi and Sarthavaha were two kinds of _______________.

  1. merchants

  2. admisinstratives clerks

  3. revenue collectors

  4. scholars


Correct Option: A

Chaturanga, an ancient game developed in the Gupta age is the ancestor of which modern day game?

  1. Badminton

  2. Table Tennis

  3. Handball

  4. Chess


Correct Option: D

Which language was honoured as the state language?

  1. Pali

  2. Hindi

  3. Prakrit

  4. Sanskrit


Correct Option: D

Which of the following sculptures are the important sculptures of Guptas?

  1. Sleeping and Sitting Buddha

  2. Preaching and Standing Buddha

  3. Meditating and Standing Buddha

  4. All the above


Correct Option: B

Fa-hien travelled to India during which years?

  1. 324 - 411 CE

  2. 350 - 443 CE

  3. 399 - 412 CE

  4. 387 - 421 CE


Correct Option: C

Which invasions led to the end of Gupta empire?

  1. Huna

  2. Sangha

  3. Toramana

  4. Mihirakula


Correct Option: A

Who had an observatory at Ujjain?

  1. Brahmagupta

  2. Aryabhatta

  3. Varahmihir

  4. Vagabhatta


Correct Option: A
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