[MCQ/Quiz Practice Set on] Gupta Dynasty
[Q:1] ‘Maharajadhiraja’ title won by which Gupta King?
[A] Chandragupta Maurya
[B] Chandragupta I
[C] Harshabardhana
[D] Chandragupta II
[Q:2] What is the meaning of the title ‘Maharajadhira’?
[A] Supreme King
[B] King of People
[C] King of Kings
[D] Protector of States
[Q:3] The name of the Gupta ruler who campaigned in South India is –
[A] Samudragupta
[B] Chandragupta I
[C] Ashoka
[D] Kumaragupta I
[Q:4] Which Gupta king had a Licchavi princess as his mother?
[A] Samudragupta
[B] Chandragupta II
[C] Chandragupta Maurya
[D] Devgupta
[Q:5] The council of “Navaratnas” (Nine Gems) is associated with which Gupta ruler?
[A] Chandragupta II
[B] Ashoka
[C] Samudragupta
[D] Bindusara
[Q:6] Which inscription records the reign and conquests of Samudragupta?
[A] Allahabad Pillar Inscription
[B] Girnar Inscription
[C] Ihole Inscription
[D] Hatigumpha Inscription
[Q:7] The famous work “Panchatantra” belongs to which period?
[A] Vedic Period
[B] Pre-Gupta Period
[C] Gupta Period
[D] Maurya Period
[Q:8] Who wrote the book ‘Panchatantra’?
[A] Aryabhatta
[B] Banbhatta
[C] Vishnu Sharma
[D] Dandin
[Q:9] Which book gives details about the economic condition of the Gupta period?
[A] Arthashastra
[B] Raghuvamsa
[C] Indica
[D] Mudrarakshas
[Q:10] Which was not a cause for the decline of the Gupta Empire?
[A] Poor quality of goods
[B] Huna invasions
[C] Arab invention
[D] Fall of the Roman Empire
[Q:11] Samudragupta was unique and remarkable among Hindu rulers because of his:
[A] Passion for conquest and empire building
[B] Desire to conquer all over India
[C] Desire for Monument construction
[D] Gupta empire lasted over two hundred years
[Q:12] What was Fahien’s main reason for visiting India?
[A] Record Gupta Administrative system
[B] Learn the economic condition of India
[C] To visit Buddhist monasteries
[D] To trade with India
[Q:13] Choose the correct chronological order –
[A] Gupta > Maurya > Shaka > Sultanate
[B] Maurya > Gupta > Shaka > Sultanate
[C] Maurya > Shaka > Gupta > Sultanate
[D] Shaka > Maurya > Gupta > Sultanate
[Q:14] The play “Mrichchhakatika” by Shudraka is about:
[A] Love affairs of rich merchants
[B] Economic Condition
[C] Military expedition
[D] Social Condition
[Q:15] Who was ‘Dhanvantari’ in the Gupta era?
[A] Famous Astronomer
[B] Famous Physician
[C] Great Musician
[D] Great Mathematician
[Q:16] Who is considered the inventor of Algebra?
[A] Aryabhatta
[B] Barahaminir
[C] Bhaskara I
[D] Brahmagupta
[Q:17] Who introduced the decimal system in India?
[A] Aryabhatta
[B] Bhaskara
[C] Brahmagupta
[D] Apastamba
[Q:18] What type of government did the Gupta Empire have?
[A] Anarchical
[B] Monarchical
[C] Republican
[D] Communist
[Q:19] Which Gupta king performed the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice)?
[A] Rama Gupta
[B] Srigupta
[C] Kumargupta
[D] Samudragupta
[Q:20] The foreigner absorbed a great part of Indian society from which period?
[A] Maurya Period
[B] Gupta Period
[C] Sultan period
[D] Mughal period
[Q:21] Kalidasa lived in the court of which king?
[A] Chandragupta II
[B] Ashoka
[C] Chandragupta I
[D] Harshabardhana
[Q:22] In Gupta Sanskrit plays, female characters usually spoke:
[A] Pali
[B] Prakrit
[C] Hindi
[D] Sanskrit
[Q:23] From where can we find the name of the poet Kalidasa?
[A] Aihole Inscription
[B] Hatigumpha inscription
[C] Allahabad Inscription
[D] Girnar Inscription
[Q:24] From where Ajanta Painting depicts scenes?
[A] Jatakas
[B] Sarnath Inscription
[C] Alapadu Grant
[D] Girnar Inscription
[Q:25] Ajanta paintings generally portray:
[A] Gautama Buddha’s life
[B] Gandharva Apsaras
[C] Animal Birds
[D] All of the above
[Q:26] Colossal Buddha images are examples of:
[A] Gupta Art
[B] Mauryan Art
[C] Shaka Art
[D] Gandhara Art
[Q:27] ‘Napoleon of India’ is called to which king?
[A] Samudragupta
[B] Chandragupta
[C] Ashoka
[D] Bindusara
[Q:28] Use of white marble was the characteristic feature of –
[A] Amravati School of Art
[B] Taxila School Art
[C] Nalanda Art
[D] Gandhara School Art
[Q:29] Match the following –
[A] i) d ii) c iii) b iv) a
[B] i) a ii) b iii) c iv) d
[C] i) d ii) c iii) b iv) a
[D] i) d ii) c iii) a iv) b
[Q:30] Who succeeded the Satavahanas in Western India?
[A] Pathans
[B] Mughal
[C] Gupta
[D] Chalukyas
[Q:31] Which port handled trade with North India in Gupta times?
[A] Lothal
[B] Kalibangan
[C] Broach
[D] Bombay
[Q:32] The name of the silver coin in Gupta era was –
[A] Dinaras
[B] Rupaka
[C] Tanka
[D] Mudra
[Q:33] Mihirakula, a Hun ruler defeated by –
[A] Rama Gupta
[B] Srigupta
[C] Yasodharman
[D] Kumargupta
[Q:34] Which was NOT a major learning centre in Gupta era?
[A] Patliputra
[B] Ujjain
[C] Vaishali
[D] Mathura
[Q:35] Which Gupta ruler made a brave stand against Huns?
[A] Chandragupta I
[B] Samudragupta II
[C] Ramagupta
[D] Skandagupta
[Q:36] Aryabhatta is famous for:
[A] Concept of Zero
[B] Discovery of Earth revolve around sun
[C] Earth’s magnetic field
[D] Theory of planetary motion
[Q:37] ‘Devichandraguptam’ was related to which Gupta king?
[A] Chandragupta II
[B] Chandragupta I
[C] Srigupta
[D] Kumargupta
[Q:38] Why is the Gupta age called the “Golden Age of India”?
[A] Development in the field of science
[B] Peace and prosperity
[C] Religious tolerance
[D] All of above
[Q:39] Which is the oldest among the following dynasty?
[A] Sultanate
[B] Maurya dynasty
[C] Gupta dynasty
[D] Satavahana dynasty
[Q:40] The Iron pillar near Quwatul mosque in Delhi is famous for which king?
[A] Chandragupta II
[B] Harshabardhana
[C] Ashoka
[D] Samudragupta
[Q:41] During which reign the Huns invaded in India for the first time?
[A] Kumargupta
[B] Ramagupta
[C] Chandragupta II
[D] Samudragupta
[Q:42] Who of the following discovered the number Zero?
[A] Varahamihir
[B] Sudraka
[C] Aryabhatta
[D] Unknown Indian
[Q:43] Who is known as the Indian Shakespeare?
[A] Kalidasa
[B] Varahmihir
[C] Harisena
[D] Bharavi
[Q:44] Who anticipated Newton by saying that Earth attract all the things?
[A] Brahmagupta
[B] Aryabhatta
[C] Raghuvansa
[D] Vishakhadatta
[Q:45] Which Gupta ruler is famous for music and acquired title of ‘Kaviraja’ (King of Poets)?
[A] Srigupta
[B] Samudragupta
[C] Kumargupta
[D] Kanishka
[Q:46] Contemporary dynasty of Gupta from south India was
[A] Chalukya
[B] Satavahana
[C] Choal
[D] Vakatakas
[Q:47] Which Hindu king is considered to have the same qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?
[A] Harshavardhana
[B] Chandragupta Maury
[C] Muhammad bin Tughlaq
[D] Alauddin Khilji
[Q:48] During which reign Nalanda Vishwavidyalay flourished ?
[A] Samudragupta
[B] Chandragupta
[C] Kumaragupta I
[D] Ashoka
[Q:49] Who was able to unite the northern India after Gupta era?
[A] Harshavardhana
[B] Rajput rulers
[C] Pulakeshi II
[D] Shaka rulers
[Q:50] Which Gupta ruler issued gold coins depicting himself playing the veena?
[A] Chandragupta I
[B] Samudragupta
[C] Chandragupta II
[D] Kumaragupta I
[Q:51] The Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription refers to which ruler?
[A] Chandragupta II
[B] Samudragupta
[C] Ashoka
[D] Skandagupta
[Q:52] The Prayaga Prashasti was composed by:
[A] Kalidasa
[B] Harisena
[C] Banabhatta
[D] Vishakhadatt
[Q:53] Which administrative unit was the smallest division in the Gupta Empire? A) B) C) D)
[A] Bhukti
[B] Vishaya
[C] Village (Grama)
[D] Mandala
[Q:54] Which Gupta ruler founded Nalanda Mahavihara?
[A] Samudragupta
[B] Kumaragupta I
[C] Chandragupta II
[D] Skandagupta
[Q:55] Which metal was most commonly used for Gupta coinage?
[A] Gold
[B] Silver
[C] Copper
[D] Bronze
[Q:56] The Gupta administration at the provincial level was headed by:
[A] Mahadandanayaka
[B] Uparika
[C] Amatya
[D] Kumaramatya
[Q:57] Which of the following was the main land revenue term in Gupta inscriptions?
[A] Bali
[B] Bhaga
[C] Kara
[D] Udranga
[Q:58] Which religious sect received maximum royal patronage during the Gupta period?
[A] Vaishnavism
[B] Shaivism
[C] Buddhism
[D] Jainism
[Q:59] Which foreign traveler visited India during the Gupta period?
[A] Fa-Hien
[B] Hiuen Tsang
[C] Megasthenes
[D] Ibn Battuta
[Q:60] The practice of land grants to Brahmins increased notably during:
[A] Maurya period
[B] Gupta period
[C] Satavahana period
[D] Mughal period