Ancient History (Gupta and Post-Gupta Period) MCQ Part – II

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Subject — Ancient Indian History 
Topic — Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
Total Question in This Set — 41 – 80

Read Also ….. Ancient History (Gupta and Post-Gupta Period) MCQ Part – I

Ancient Indian History (Gupta and Post-Gupta Period) MCQ
Part – II

41. What is the valid tax according to Hindu law?
(A) Half of the yields
(B) One-sixth of the yields
(C) One-third of the yields
(D) One-fourth of the yields

42. In ancient India, the irrigation tax was called
(A) Bidakabhagam
(B) Hiranya
(C) Udranga
(D) Uparnika

43. Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’?
(A) Without cultivated forest land
(B) Irrigated land
(C) Dense forest land
(D) Cultivated land

44. Tormad was from the racial group of
(A) Sithian
(B) Huna
(C) Yaochi
(D) Saka

45. In 3rd A.D., Warangal was famous for
(A) Copper pots
(B) Gold Jewelleries
(C) Iron implements
(D) Elephant-teeth work

46. Chinese traveller ‘Sungyun’ was came in India in
(A) 515 A.D. to 520 A.D.
(B) 525 A.D. to 529 A.D.
(C) 545 A.D. to 552 A.D.
(D) 592 A.D. to 597 A.D.

47. Who amongst the following had defeated Huna ruler Mihirakula?
(A) Budhagupta
(B) Yashodharman
(C) Shashanka
(D) Prabhakaravardhana

48. Read the following statements carefully
1. Gupta Emperors claimed divine rights for themselves
2. Their administration was highly centralised
3. They extended the tradition of land grants
Answer on the basis of following code.
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are true
(B) 1 and 2 are true
(C) 1 and 3 are true
(D) 2 and 3 are true

49. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on
(A) A conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore
(B) A romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman
(C) The story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes
(D) The court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya

50. ‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book written by Shudraka deals with
(A) The love affair of a rich merchant with the daughter of a courtesan
(B) The victory of Chandragupta II over the Shaka Kshatrapas of Western India
(C) The military expeditions and exploits of Samudragupta
(D) The love affairs between a Gupta King and a Princess of Kamarupa

51. The game of ‘Chess’ is said to have originated in
(A) China
(B) Iran
(C) Indonesia
(D) India

52. The system of philosophy propounded by Kapila Muni is
(A) Purva Mimansa
(B) Sankhya Philosophy
(C) Nyaya Philosophy
(D) Uttar Mimansa

53. Whose contribution is there in ancient Sankhya Darshan?
(A) Kapila
(B) Gautam
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Charvak

54. With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Samkhya School.
1. Samkhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of the soul.
2. Samkhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

55. ‘Sankhya’ Philosophy is propounded by
(A) Gautam
(B) Jaimini
(C) Kapila
(D) Patanjali

56. The inventor of Yoga was
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Charaka
(C) Patanjali
(D) Ramdeva

57. Who propagated ‘Yoga Darshan’?
(A) Patanjali
(B) Gautam
(C) Jaimini
(D) Shankaracharya

58. The writer of Mahabhashya ‘Patanjali’ was contemporary of
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Pushyamitra Shunga
(D) Chandragupta I

59. Which one of the following is not part of ‘Ashtangayoga’?
(A) Anusmriti
(B) Pratyahara
(C) Dhyana
(D) Dharana

60. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowing, for once cremated, there is no return.’ This rejection of afterlife is an aphorism of the
(A) Kapalika Sects
(B) Sunyavada of Nagarjuna
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Charvakas