Gupta Period Quiz 2 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who started Gupta Era?

Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta I.

2. Which Gupta emperor is said to have founded Nalanda University?

Correct Answer: C) Kumaragupta I.

3. The book Navanitakam of the Gupta period belongs to

Correct Answer: C) Medicine.

4. The Gupta king who was good player of Veena?

Correct Answer: C) Samudra Gupta.

5. Which of the following statements is false with regard to the social conditions in the Gupta period?

Correct Answer: A) Public and personal morality had reached a very low point.

6. During whose reign did the Hunas start posing a threat to the Gupta empire?

Correct Answer: C) Kumaragupta I.

7. Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynas- ty?

Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta.

8. The brain trust of Chandra Gupta Maurya was

Correct Answer: B) Kautilya.

9. The Gupta ruler who repaired Sudarsana Lake for the second time

Correct Answer: D) Skanda Gupta.

10. The Gupta feudatories who became strong and independent in Gujarat were known as

Correct Answer: D) Maitrakas.

11. Among the precious stones, the most extensive foreign trade during the Gupta age was that of

Correct Answer: B) Sapphire.

12. Which one of the following is not related to the feudal formation in the Gupta and post-Gupta times.

Correct Answer: C) Emergence of strong centralised political authority.

13. During the Gupta Empire, the term "UPARIKARA" was used for

Correct Answer: A) An extra tax levied on all subjects.

14. In the Gupta inscription who has been called "Lichchhavi Dauhitra" ?

Correct Answer: C) Samudragupta.

15. Which of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period?

Correct Answer: B) Mrichhakatikam.

16. Who amongst the rulers of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?

Correct Answer: A) Satavahanas.

17. Majority of the Gupta emperors patronised

Correct Answer: B) Vaishnavism.

18. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert 'Veena' player?

Correct Answer: D) Chandra Gupta I.

19. Which is the rich source of information about Gupta age?

Correct Answer: A) Naradsmriti.

20. Kumara Gupta I was succeeded by

Correct Answer: D) Skanda Gupta.