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

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Subject — Ancient Indian History 
Topic — Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
Total Question in This Set — 01 – 40

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

1. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya
(C) Great Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta

2. Gupta dynasty ruled during
(A) 319-500 A.D.
(B) 319-324 A.D.
(C) 325-375 A.D.
(D) 566-597 A.D.

3. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta-II
(C) Kumargupta
(D) None of the above

4. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Srigupta

5. Who of the following rulers had performed four Ashwamedhas?
(A) Pushyamitra Shunga
(B) Pravarasena-I
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Chandragupta-II

6. The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-I
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Samudragupta

7. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
(A) Mahapadma Nanda
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta

8. An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prasasti of Samudragupta?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Dara Shikoh

9. Prayag Prashashti tells about the military campaign of
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumaragupta

10. The iron column, located in the courtyard of Delhi’s Quwwat-ul- Islam Mosque is a retention of
(A) Ashok
(B) Chandra
(C) Harsha
(D) Anangpal

11. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Rajendra-I
(C) Amoghavarsha
(D) Gautamiputra Shatkarni

12. The Hunas invaded India during the reign of
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Budhagupta

13. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Hunas invasion?
(A) Maurya
(B) Kushan
(C) Gupta
(D) Shunga

14. From which inscription it is known that Skandagupta defeated Hunas?
(A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription
(B) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(C) Mandsaur Inscription
(D) Udayagiri Inscription

15. Who among the following Gupta Rulers conquered Hunas?
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Bhanugupta

16. Who is known as ‘Sakaconqueror’?
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta

17. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one among the statements given below was not the cause?
(A) Huna invasion
(B) Feudal set-up of administration
(C) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas
(D) Arab invasion

18. From the third century A.D. when the Huna invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the
(A) African trade
(B) Western-European trade
(C) South-East Asian trade
(D) Middle-Eastern trade

19. Who was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins?
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta

20. India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with South-East Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of the early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations?
(A) As compared to other countries, India had a better shipbuilding technology in ancient and medieval times
(B) The rulers of Southern India always patronised traders, brahmin priests and Buddhist monks in this context
(C) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
(D) Both (A) and (B) are convincing explanation in this context