1. Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty
A) Samudragupta
B) Kumaragupta
C) Skandagupta
D) Srigupta
2. Who has been complimented as the ‘Indian Napoleon’ by the historian V.A. Smith
A) Samudragupta
B) Srigupta
C) Skandagupta
D) Kumaragupta
3. The court of which ruler was adorned by numerous scholars known as ‘Navaratnas’
A) Chandragupta II
B) Samudragupta
C) Srigupta
D) None of the above
4. Fa-Hein, the Chinese Buddhist Monk, visited India during the reign of which ruler
A) Srigupta
B) Ghatotkach Gupta
C) Samudragupta
D) Chandragupta II
5. Nalanda University was built by which king
A) Kumaragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Samudragupta
D) Skandagupta
6. Who is the author of Brihat Samhita
A) Kalidasa
B) Varahamihira
C) Vagabhata
D) Aryabhatta
7. Who is the author of Abhigyan Shakuntalam
A) Varahamihira
B) Vagabhata
C) Kalidasa
D) Aryabhatta
8. Which of the following is wrongly matched
A) Nitisara – Kamandaka
B) Kamasutra – Vatsyayana
C) Prayaga Prasasti – Kalidasa
D) Kavyadarsha – Dandin
9. Harisena was the court poet of which ruler
A) Samudragupta
B) Skandagupta
C) Kumaragupta
D) None of the above
10. Which of the following is false
A) Hiuen Tsang was a student of Nalanda University
B) Skandagupta defeated the Huna armies as indicated by the Bhittari Stone Inscription
C) Varahamihira in his book ‘Brihat Samhita’ stated the Moon rotates around the Earth and the earth rotates around the sun.
D) None of the above
11. Who is the author of Hitopadesha
A) Vishnu Sharma
B) Narayan Pandit
C) Aryabhatta
D) Bhamah
12. Who is the author of Panchatantra
A) Vishnu Sharma
B) Narayan Pandit
C) Aryabhatta
D) Bhamah
13. Which gupta king has been described as 'the hero of hundred battles'
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Kumaragupta
D) Srigupta
14. Which gupta king has been mentioned as “Kaviraja”
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta I
C) Chandragupta II
D) Kumaragupta
15. Who is the author of Mudrarakshasha
A) Bhasa
B) Kalidasa
C) Vishakhadatta
D) Harisena
16. The ruler of provinces in Guptas period are called as
A. Bhandagars
B. Kotwals
C. Uparikas
D. Bhuktis
17. What was the Period of rule of Samudra Gupta?
A. 375-396 A.D.
B. 370-380 A.D.
C. 380-398 A.D.
D. 330-375 A.D.
18. The Gupta king who was seen playing the lute on his coins was?
A. Chandra Gupta
B. Vikramaditya
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Kumara Gupta
19. The Vengi king who was defeated by Samudra Gupta
A. Hastivarma
B. Danarnava
C. Vimaladitya
D. Gunaga Vijayaditya
20. The Gupta king who destroyed Sakas?
A. Samudra Gupta
B. Chandra Gupta I
C. Kumara Gupta
D. Chandra Gupta II
21. The silver coins during Gupta Period were called
A. Rupaka
B. Niska
C. Tanka
D. Pana
22. The Gupta king who has the title of 'Mahendraditya'?
A. Vishnu Gupta
B. Rama Gupta
C. Buddha Gupta
D. Kumara Gupta
23. The Gupta ruler who repaired Sudarsana Lake for the second time
A. Skanda Gupta
B. Rama Gupta
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Vishnu Gupta
24. How many inscriptions are available of the Gupta period
A. 40
B. 38
C. 42
D. 48
25. Majority of the Gupta emperors patronised
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Vaishnavism
D. Shaivism
26. Who was the author Allahabad pillar inscription?
A. Aswaghosha
B. Harisena
C. Ravekeerthi
D. Veerasena
27. Gupta kings ruled North India for a period of-----years?
A. 230
B. 130
C. 330
D. 430
28. Cultivatable land during Gupta period was called
A. Vasti
B. Kshetra
C. Aprahate
D. Khila
29. Kaumudi Mahotsava was written by
A. Vajjika
B. Sudraka
C. Kamandaka
D. Vishaka Dutta
30. Who was son of Samudra Gupta?
A. Chandra Gupta II Vikramaditya
B. Kumara Gupta
C. Vishnu Gupta
D. Skanda Gupta
31. The Kosala king who was defeated by Samudra Gupta
A. Udayan
B. Mahendra
C. Kalashoka
D. All the above
32. Which of the following was the inscription of the Guptas about Sati
A. Junagarh Inscription
B. Allahabad Inscription
C. Bhitari Inscription
D. Eran Inscription
33. The language patronised by Guptas was
A. Sanskrit
B. Prakrit
C. Arabic
D. Hindi
34. The officers of the village during the Guptas period were
A. Uparika
B. Gramika and Bhojak
C. Kotwal
D. Vishaypati
35. The Sultanganj Buddha Statue in Bronze belongs to
A. Guptas
B. Mauryas
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
36. Who was son of Chandra Gupta II?
A. Budha Gupta
B. Vishnu Gupta
C. Kumara Gupta
D. Skanda Gupta
37. Gupta empire came to end as a result of
A. Kushan invasions
B. Saka invasions
C. Huna invasions
D. All the above
38. The Gupta king who has the maximum number of inscriptions
A. Chandra Gupta II
B. Skanda Gupta
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Kumara Gupta I
39. Harivamsa Purana was written by
A. Vishaka Datta
B. Kamandaka
C. Sudraka
D. Jinasena Suri
40. What was the Normal rate of interest on loans during the Guptas period
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 10%
D. 15%
41. Who wrote 'Devi Chandra Guptam'?
A. Sudraka
B. Visakha Datta
C. Kamandaka
D. Vajjika
42. What was the language of Allahabad Parasasti?
A. Parkrit
B. Hindi
C. Sanskrit
D. Aramic
43. The religion patronised and propagated
by Guptas
A. Buddhism
B. Bhagavata
C. Jainism
D. Hinduism
44.Who worte 'Amarakosha'?
A. Vatsyayana
B. Vishakha Dutta
C. Amar Simha
D. Bhasa
45. What was the symbol of Gupta empire?
A. Garuda
B. Bull
C. Nandi
D. Lion
46. The last ruler of Gupta dynasty was
A. Budhagupta
B. Kumaragupta
C. Vishnugupta
D. Srigupta
47. The iron pillar inscription was found at?
A. Saranath
B. Mehrauli
C. Babru
D. Sanchi
48. The poet who is called as Indian Shakespeare
A. Rajasekhara
B. Bana
C. Dhandi
D. Kalidas
49. The capital of Gupta Empire was
A. Pataliputra
B. Kanauj
C. Peshawar
D. Dhanyakatakam
50. Kalidas worte which of the following dramas?
A. Vikramorvasiyam
B. Abhijnana Sakuntalam
C. Malavikagnimitram
D. All the above
A) Samudragupta
B) Kumaragupta
C) Skandagupta
D) Srigupta
2. Who has been complimented as the ‘Indian Napoleon’ by the historian V.A. Smith
A) Samudragupta
B) Srigupta
C) Skandagupta
D) Kumaragupta
3. The court of which ruler was adorned by numerous scholars known as ‘Navaratnas’
A) Chandragupta II
B) Samudragupta
C) Srigupta
D) None of the above
4. Fa-Hein, the Chinese Buddhist Monk, visited India during the reign of which ruler
A) Srigupta
B) Ghatotkach Gupta
C) Samudragupta
D) Chandragupta II
5. Nalanda University was built by which king
A) Kumaragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Samudragupta
D) Skandagupta
6. Who is the author of Brihat Samhita
A) Kalidasa
B) Varahamihira
C) Vagabhata
D) Aryabhatta
7. Who is the author of Abhigyan Shakuntalam
A) Varahamihira
B) Vagabhata
C) Kalidasa
D) Aryabhatta
8. Which of the following is wrongly matched
A) Nitisara – Kamandaka
B) Kamasutra – Vatsyayana
C) Prayaga Prasasti – Kalidasa
D) Kavyadarsha – Dandin
9. Harisena was the court poet of which ruler
A) Samudragupta
B) Skandagupta
C) Kumaragupta
D) None of the above
10. Which of the following is false
A) Hiuen Tsang was a student of Nalanda University
B) Skandagupta defeated the Huna armies as indicated by the Bhittari Stone Inscription
C) Varahamihira in his book ‘Brihat Samhita’ stated the Moon rotates around the Earth and the earth rotates around the sun.
D) None of the above
11. Who is the author of Hitopadesha
A) Vishnu Sharma
B) Narayan Pandit
C) Aryabhatta
D) Bhamah
12. Who is the author of Panchatantra
A) Vishnu Sharma
B) Narayan Pandit
C) Aryabhatta
D) Bhamah
13. Which gupta king has been described as 'the hero of hundred battles'
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Kumaragupta
D) Srigupta
14. Which gupta king has been mentioned as “Kaviraja”
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta I
C) Chandragupta II
D) Kumaragupta
15. Who is the author of Mudrarakshasha
A) Bhasa
B) Kalidasa
C) Vishakhadatta
D) Harisena
16. The ruler of provinces in Guptas period are called as
A. Bhandagars
B. Kotwals
C. Uparikas
D. Bhuktis
17. What was the Period of rule of Samudra Gupta?
A. 375-396 A.D.
B. 370-380 A.D.
C. 380-398 A.D.
D. 330-375 A.D.
18. The Gupta king who was seen playing the lute on his coins was?
A. Chandra Gupta
B. Vikramaditya
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Kumara Gupta
19. The Vengi king who was defeated by Samudra Gupta
A. Hastivarma
B. Danarnava
C. Vimaladitya
D. Gunaga Vijayaditya
20. The Gupta king who destroyed Sakas?
A. Samudra Gupta
B. Chandra Gupta I
C. Kumara Gupta
D. Chandra Gupta II
21. The silver coins during Gupta Period were called
A. Rupaka
B. Niska
C. Tanka
D. Pana
22. The Gupta king who has the title of 'Mahendraditya'?
A. Vishnu Gupta
B. Rama Gupta
C. Buddha Gupta
D. Kumara Gupta
23. The Gupta ruler who repaired Sudarsana Lake for the second time
A. Skanda Gupta
B. Rama Gupta
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Vishnu Gupta
24. How many inscriptions are available of the Gupta period
A. 40
B. 38
C. 42
D. 48
25. Majority of the Gupta emperors patronised
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Vaishnavism
D. Shaivism
26. Who was the author Allahabad pillar inscription?
A. Aswaghosha
B. Harisena
C. Ravekeerthi
D. Veerasena
27. Gupta kings ruled North India for a period of-----years?
A. 230
B. 130
C. 330
D. 430
28. Cultivatable land during Gupta period was called
A. Vasti
B. Kshetra
C. Aprahate
D. Khila
29. Kaumudi Mahotsava was written by
A. Vajjika
B. Sudraka
C. Kamandaka
D. Vishaka Dutta
30. Who was son of Samudra Gupta?
A. Chandra Gupta II Vikramaditya
B. Kumara Gupta
C. Vishnu Gupta
D. Skanda Gupta
31. The Kosala king who was defeated by Samudra Gupta
A. Udayan
B. Mahendra
C. Kalashoka
D. All the above
32. Which of the following was the inscription of the Guptas about Sati
A. Junagarh Inscription
B. Allahabad Inscription
C. Bhitari Inscription
D. Eran Inscription
33. The language patronised by Guptas was
A. Sanskrit
B. Prakrit
C. Arabic
D. Hindi
34. The officers of the village during the Guptas period were
A. Uparika
B. Gramika and Bhojak
C. Kotwal
D. Vishaypati
35. The Sultanganj Buddha Statue in Bronze belongs to
A. Guptas
B. Mauryas
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
36. Who was son of Chandra Gupta II?
A. Budha Gupta
B. Vishnu Gupta
C. Kumara Gupta
D. Skanda Gupta
37. Gupta empire came to end as a result of
A. Kushan invasions
B. Saka invasions
C. Huna invasions
D. All the above
38. The Gupta king who has the maximum number of inscriptions
A. Chandra Gupta II
B. Skanda Gupta
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Kumara Gupta I
39. Harivamsa Purana was written by
A. Vishaka Datta
B. Kamandaka
C. Sudraka
D. Jinasena Suri
40. What was the Normal rate of interest on loans during the Guptas period
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 10%
D. 15%
41. Who wrote 'Devi Chandra Guptam'?
A. Sudraka
B. Visakha Datta
C. Kamandaka
D. Vajjika
42. What was the language of Allahabad Parasasti?
A. Parkrit
B. Hindi
C. Sanskrit
D. Aramic
43. The religion patronised and propagated
by Guptas
A. Buddhism
B. Bhagavata
C. Jainism
D. Hinduism
44.Who worte 'Amarakosha'?
A. Vatsyayana
B. Vishakha Dutta
C. Amar Simha
D. Bhasa
45. What was the symbol of Gupta empire?
A. Garuda
B. Bull
C. Nandi
D. Lion
46. The last ruler of Gupta dynasty was
A. Budhagupta
B. Kumaragupta
C. Vishnugupta
D. Srigupta
47. The iron pillar inscription was found at?
A. Saranath
B. Mehrauli
C. Babru
D. Sanchi
48. The poet who is called as Indian Shakespeare
A. Rajasekhara
B. Bana
C. Dhandi
D. Kalidas
49. The capital of Gupta Empire was
A. Pataliputra
B. Kanauj
C. Peshawar
D. Dhanyakatakam
50. Kalidas worte which of the following dramas?
A. Vikramorvasiyam
B. Abhijnana Sakuntalam
C. Malavikagnimitram
D. All the above
