{"id":551,"date":"2022-09-24T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T04:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/mcq\/?p=551"},"modified":"2023-11-11T13:47:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T08:17:26","slug":"ancient-history-gupta-and-post-gupta-period-mcq-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/mcq\/ancient-history-gupta-and-post-gupta-period-mcq-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient History (Gupta and Post-Gupta Period) MCQ Part \u2013 I"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Subject \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Ancient Indian History\u00a0<\/span>
\nTopic \u2014 <\/strong>Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
\nTotal Question in This Set \u2014 <\/strong>01 – 40<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ancient Indian History (Gupta and Post-Gupta Period<\/strong>) MCQ
\nPart – I<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta Maurya<\/span>
\n(B) Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya<\/span>
\n(C) Great Ashoka<\/span>
\n(D) Samudragupta<\/span>
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2. Gupta dynasty ruled during<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 319-500 A.D.<\/span>
\n(B) 319-324 A.D.<\/span>
\n(C) 325-375 A.D.<\/span>
\n(D) 566-597 A.D.<\/span>
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3. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(B) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(C) Kumargupta<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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4. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of \u2018Param Bhagavata\u2019 was<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(B) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(C) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(D) Srigupta<\/span>
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5. Who of the following rulers had performed four Ashwamedhas?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Pushyamitra Shunga<\/span>
\n(B) Pravarasena-I<\/span>
\n(C) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(D) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
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6. The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta Maurya<\/span>
\n(B) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(C) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(D) Samudragupta<\/span>
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7. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Mahapadma Nanda<\/span>
\n(B) Chandragupta Maurya<\/span>
\n(C) Ashoka<\/span>
\n(D) Samudragupta<\/span>
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8. An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prasasti of Samudragupta?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Jahangir<\/span>
\n(B) Shahjahan<\/span>
\n(C) Aurangzeb<\/span>
\n(D) Dara Shikoh<\/span>
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9. Prayag Prashashti tells about the military campaign of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(B) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(C) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(D) Kumaragupta<\/span>
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10. The iron column, located in the courtyard of Delhi\u2019s Quwwat-ul- Islam Mosque is a retention of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ashok
\n(B) Chandra<\/span>
\n(C) Harsha
\n(D) Anangpal<\/span>
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11. \u2018Prithivyah Pratham Veer\u2019 was the title of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(B) Rajendra-I<\/span>
\n(C) Amoghavarsha<\/span>
\n(D) Gautamiputra Shatkarni<\/span>
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12. The Hunas invaded India during the reign of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(B) Kumaragupta-I<\/span>
\n(C) Skandagupta<\/span>
\n(D) Budhagupta<\/span>
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13. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Hunas invasion?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Maurya<\/span>
\n(B) Kushan<\/span>
\n(C) Gupta<\/span>
\n(D) Shunga<\/span>
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14. From which inscription it is known that Skandagupta defeated Hunas?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription<\/span>
\n(B) Allahabad Pillar Inscription<\/span>
\n(C) Mandsaur Inscription<\/span>
\n(D) Udayagiri Inscription<\/span>
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15. Who among the following Gupta Rulers conquered Hunas?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(B) Kumaragupta-I<\/span>
\n(C) Skandagupta<\/span>
\n(D) Bhanugupta<\/span>
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16. Who is known as \u2018Sakaconqueror\u2019?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(B) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(C) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(D) Kumargupta<\/span>
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17. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one among the statements given below was not the cause?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Huna invasion<\/span>
\n(B) Feudal set-up of administration<\/span>
\n(C) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas<\/span>
\n(D) Arab invasion<\/span>
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18. From the third century A.D. when the Huna invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) African trade<\/span>
\n(B) Western-European trade<\/span>
\n(C) South-East Asian trade<\/span>
\n(D) Middle-Eastern trade<\/span>
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19. Who was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(B) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(C) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(D) Kumargupta<\/span>
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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?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) As compared to other countries, India had a better shipbuilding technology in ancient and medieval times<\/span>
\n(B) The rulers of Southern India always patronised traders, brahmin priests and Buddhist monks in this context<\/span>
\n(C) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages<\/span>
\n(D) Both (A) and (B) are convincing explanation in this context<\/span>
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21. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Tamralipti
\n(B) Bhadoch<\/span>
\n(C) Kalyan
\n(D) Cambay<\/span>
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22. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta Period?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Bhadoch
\n(B) Kalyan<\/span>
\n(C) Cambay
\n(D) Tamralipti<\/span>
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23. Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil Country during the Gupta period were associated with which of the following?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Textile manufacture<\/span>
\n(B) Gems and precious stones<\/span>
\n(C) Handicrafts<\/span>
\n(D) Opium cultivation<\/span>
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24. Who among the following is not associated with medicine in ancient India?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Dhanvantri<\/span>
\n(B) Bhaskaracharya<\/span>
\n(C) Charaka<\/span>
\n(D) Susruta<\/span>
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25. Who among the following is known for his Ayurvedic thematic composition during Gupta period?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Saumilla
\n(B) Shudraka<\/span>
\n(C) Shunaka
\n(D) Sushruta<\/span>
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26. Kalidas was in the ruling period of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(B) Ashoka<\/span>
\n(C) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(D) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
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27. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Vararuchi
\n(B) Sanku<\/span>
\n(C) Kshapanak
\n(D) Amar Singh<\/span>
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28. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Karshapana
\n(B) Dinara<\/span>
\n(C) Rupaka
\n(D) Nisc<\/span>
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29. Which (among these) are Gupta\u2019s gold coins?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Kaudi
\n(B) Dinara<\/span>
\n(C) Nishka
\n(D) Pan<\/span>
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30. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and Sudras speak<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Sanskrit
\n(B) Prakrit<\/span>
\n(C) Pali
\n(D) Sauraseni<\/span>
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31. Who of the following was the first Gupta ruler to issue coins?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(B) Ghatotkacha<\/span>
\n(C) Samudragupta<\/span>
\n(D) Srigupta<\/span>
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32. Who established Gupta Samvat?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta-I<\/span>
\n(B) Srigupta<\/span>
\n(C) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(D) Ghatotkacha<\/span>
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33. The first inscriptional evidence of the Satipratha has been found from<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Eran
\n(B) Junagarh<\/span>
\n(C) Mandsaur
\n(D) Sanchi<\/span>
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34. Which ruling dynasty donated maximum villages to temples and Brahmins?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Gupta Dynasty<\/span>
\n(B) Pala Dynasty<\/span>
\n(C) Rashtrakut<\/span>
\n(D) Pratihara<\/span>
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35. The gradual decline of towns was an important feature of which period?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Gupta period<\/span>
\n(B) Pratihara era<\/span>
\n(C) Rashtrakut<\/span>
\n(D) Satavahana era<\/span>
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36. During which age did women enjoy equality with men?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Gupta age
\n(B) Mauryan age<\/span>
\n(C) Cholas
\n(D) Vedic age<\/span>
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37. In ancient India, which dynasty\u2019s rule is considered as the Golden Age?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Mauryan
\n(B) Shunga<\/span>
\n(C) Gupta
\n(D) Magadha<\/span>
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38. What is the land revenue rate in religious books?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 1\/3
\n(B) 1\/4<\/span>
\n(C) 1\/6
\n(D) 1\/8<\/span>
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39. What was the land revenue rate in Gupta age?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Fourth part of the production<\/span>
\n(B) Sixth part of the production<\/span>
\n(C) Eighth part of the production<\/span>
\n(D) Half part of the production<\/span>
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40. The Gupta Empire granted taxfree agrarian land to which of the following?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Military officials<\/span>
\n(B) Civil officials<\/span>
\n(C) Brahmins<\/span>
\n(D) Courts scholars<\/span>
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