Gupta Period (319 AD-540 AD)

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11.Who was the founder of Gupta dynasty?
 
A. Ghatotkachagupt
 
B. Chandra Gupta
 
C. Srigupt
 
D. None of these
 
Option “C” is correct.
12.Who were the Guptas?
 
A. of the Mauryas
 
B. of the Kushans
 
C. of the seven vehicles
 
D. None of these
 
Option “B” is correct.
13.Which ruler of the Gupta dynasty first assumed the title of ‘Mahadhiraj’?
 
A. Shrigupta
 
B. Chandragupta
 
C. Ghatotkachagupta
 
D. Samudragupta
 
Option “B” is correct.
14.Match List-I with List-II : List-I A. Prayag/Allahabad Prashasti Inscription B. Vilasad C. Bhitari D. Mandsaur Inscription List-II 1. Samudragupta 2. Kumaragupta 3. Skandagupta 4. Vandhuvarman
 
A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4
 
B. A → 2, B → 1, C → 4, D → 3
 
C. A → 3, B → 4, C → 2, D → 1
 
D. A → 4, B → 3, C → 2, D → 1
 
Option “A” is correct.
15.Who among the following was a great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta rule?
 
A. Bhanugupta
 
B. Banabhatta
 
C. Aryabhata
 
D. None of these
 
Option “C” is correct.
16.The official/court language of the Gupta rulers was?
 
A. Pali
 
B. Prakrit
 
C. Hindi
 
D. Sanskrit
 
Option “D” is correct.
17.Historian V.A. Impressed by whose victories did Smith call him the ‘Napoleon of India’?
 
A. to Skandagupta
 
B. to Chandragupta
 
C. to Brahmagupta
 
D. to Samudragupta
 
Option “D” is correct.
18.Who was the king of the Gupta dynasty who stopped the Hunas from invading India?
 
A. Kumargupta
 
B. Samudragupt
 
C. Skandagupta
 
D. Chandra Gupta
 
Option “C” is correct.
19.What was the Gupta dynasty famous for?
 
A. Art and Architecture
 
B. Imperialism
 
C. Revenue and land tax
 
D. Protection of literary works
 
Option “A” is correct.
20.Ajanta artefacts are related to?
 
A. from the Harappan period
 
B. from the Mauryan period
 
C. since Buddha’s time
 
D. from the occult
 
Option “D” is correct.

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