Gupta Empire - MCQ

Gupta Empire - MCQ

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1. The greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers was

A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Kumargupta
D) Skandagupta

... Answer is A)
The greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers was Samudragupta.

2. A Gupta king has been called an Indian Napoleon and he was also an accomplished poet and musician (player of Veena) who was he?

A) Samudragupta
B) Kumargupta
C) Chandragupta II
D) Skandagupt

... Answer is A)
Samudragupta.

3. The famous Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription describes the conquest of

A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Chandra of Indraprastha

... Answer is B)
The famous Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription describes the conquest of Chandragupta II.

4. The Gupta king who is known in the Indian legends as Vikramaditya was

A) Chandragupta I
B) Samudragupta
C) Chandragupta II
D) Skandagupta

... Answer is C)
The Gupta king who is known in the Indian legends as Vikramaditya was Chandragupta II.

5. The Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited India and left a detailed account of the reign of

A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Kumargupta I
D) Skandagupta

... Answer is B)
The Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited India and left a detailed account of the reign of Chandragupta II

6. The Silver coins of the Gupta period were known as

A) Dinar
B) Rupyaka
C) Satmana
D) Karsharpana

... Answer is B)
The Silver coins of the Gupta period were known as Rupyaka.

7. The foremost astronomer and mathematician of the Gupta period was

A) Aryabhatta
B) Varahamihira
C) Brahmagupta
D) Vanabhata

... Answer is A)
The foremost astronomer and mathematician of the Gupta period was Aryabhatta.

8. Who among the following has been called the 'Napoleon of India'?

A) Samudragupta
B) Harshavardhana
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Ashoka

... Answer is A)
Samudragupta.

9. The achievements of Samudragupta have been chronicled in the

A) Hathigumpha inscription
B) Sarnath inscription
C) Girnar inscription
D) Allahabad pillar inscription

... Answer is D)
The achievements of Samudragupta have been chronicled in the Allahabad pillar inscription.

10. In ancient India, Nalanda University represented a great centre for the study of

A) Mahayana Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Hinayana Buddhism
D) Jainism

... Answer is A)
Mahayana Buddhism.

11. The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing, temples date from the ______ period?

A) Gupta
B) Sunga
C) Vedic
D) Maurya

... Answer is A)
The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing, temples date from the Gupta.

12. "Kumarsambhavam" an epic was composed by

A) Banbhatta
B) Chandbardai
C) Harisen
D) Kalidasa

... Answer is D)
"Kumarsambhavam" an epic was composed by Kalidasa.

13. Who ruled India between 335 AD and 375 AD? ?

A) Kumaragupta I
B) Ramagupta
C) Chandragupta I
D) Samudragupta

... Answer is D)
Samudragupta.

14. During whose time period was the Iron Pillar in Delhi erected?

A) Chandragupta I
B) Chandragupta II
C) Kumaragupta I
D) Samudragupta

... Answer is B)
Chandragupta II.

15. Who invaded the Gupta Empire during the reign of Kumaragupta?

A) Eastern Hunas
B) Black Huns
C) White Hunas
D) Red Hunas

... Answer is C)
The White Hunas invaded the Gupta Empire during the reign of Kumaragupta.

16. Panchatantra was written by

A) Tulsida
B) Vishnu Sharma
C) Banabhatta
D) Apastamba

... Answer is C)
Panchatantra was written by Vishnu Sharma.

17. Chandragupta married to which ‘Lichchavi Princes?

A) Kumara Devi
B) Mithila
C) Priyadarshini
D) Vasundhara

... Answer is A)
Kumara Devi.

18. Chandragupta II is known as

A) Vikramanka
B) Vikramaditya
C) Maharajadhiraja
D) Kumaramtya

... Answer is B)
Chandragupta II is known as Vikramaditya.

19. Which Gupta king earned the title ‘Mahendroditya’?

A) Visnu Gupta
B) Rama Gupta
C) Skandagupta
D) Kumargupta

... Answer is D)
Kumargupta earned the title ‘Mahendroditya’.

20. Which Gupta king has the title ‘Kaviraja’?

A) Buddhagupta
B) Skandagupta
C) Samudragupta
D) Kumargupta

... Answer is C)
Samudragupta.

21. Saka king “Rudrasimha” was defeated by

A) Srigupta
B) Harsabardhana
C) Chandragupta II
D) Kumargupta

... Answer is C)
Saka king “Rudrasimha” was defeated by Chandragupta II.

22. Which ruler founded the Nalanda Mahavihra?

A) Chandragupta I
B) Kumargupta
C) Samudragupta
D) Srigupta

... Answer is B)
Kumargupta founded the Nalanda Mahavihra.

23. The symbol of Gupta Empire was –

A) Tiger
B) Elephant
C) Garuda
D) Bali

... Answer is C)
The symbol of Gupta Empire was Garuda.

24. Who wrote Mudra Rakshasa?

A) Kalidasa
B) Harisena
C) Vishakha Datta
D) Amarsinh

... Answer is C)
Vishakha Datta wrote Mudra Rakshasa.

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