The Gupta and the Post-Gupta Period Empire MCQ for Competitive exams. The Gupta Age objective question answer in English are selected from the previous year exam question paper of UPSC, SSC CGL, CHSL and UPSSSC PET.
Gupta Empire MCQ
Qns 1 : Ajanta caves were built during period of
(a) Gupta
(b) Kushana
(c) Maurya
(d) Chalukya
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Qns 2 : Who is called the Napoleon of Ancient India?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Pushyamitra
(c) Kanishka
(d) Samudragupta
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Qns 3 : The Gupta Emperor who defeated the ‘Hunas’ was
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta-II
(c) Skandagupta
(d) Ramagupta
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Qns 4 : Which Gupta ruler had issued the largest varieties of coins?
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Kumaragupta
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Samudragupta
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Qns 5 : With reference to the history of India, the terms ‘Kulyavapa‘ and ‘Dronavapa‘ denote
(a) Measurement of land
(b) Coins of different monetary value
(c) Classification of urban land
(d) Religious rituals
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Qns 6 : Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?
(a) Swapnavasavadatta
(b) Malvikagnimitra
(c) Meghaduta
(d) Ratnavali
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Qns 7 : The ancient Indian Play Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta 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.
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Qns 8 : Which of the following drama was not written by Kalidas?
(a) Malvikagnimitram
(b) Abhigyan Shakuntalam
(c) Kumarasambhavam
(d) Janaki Haranam
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Qns 9 : Which one of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period?
(a) Abhijnana shakuntalam
(b) Amarakosha
(c) Charaka Samhita
(d) Mrichakatika
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Qns 10 : Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta era?
I. Amarkosh
II. Kamasutra
III. Meghadutta
IV. Madrarakshasa
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) I, II and III only
(d) I, II, III and IV
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Qns 11 : Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopedic in nature?
(a) Amarakosha
(b) Siddhanta Shiromani
(c) Brihat Samhita
(d) Ashtanga Hridayam
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Qns 12 : Which of the following clearly define ‘Mitaksara”?
(a) A work on astronomy.
(b) A treatise on ancient Hindu law of inheritance.
(c) A text on agriculture.
(d) A compendium of medicine.
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Qns 13 : With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) It was considered a source of income for the state, a sort of tax paid by the people.
(b) It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
(c) The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
(d) The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.
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Qns 14 : Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil country during the Gupta period were associated with which of the following?
(a) Textile manufacture
(b) Gems and precious stones
(c) Handicrafts
(d) Opium cultivation
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Qns 15 : Which of the following inscriptions reveals information about silk weavers guild?
(a) Dashpur Inscription
(b) Prayag Prashasti
(c) Eran Inscription
(d) Hathigumpha Inscription
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Qns 16 : Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists.
| List I (Type of Land) | List II (Meaning) |
| A. Urvara | 1. Land watered by a river |
| B. Maru | 2. Fertile land |
| C. Nadimatrika | 3. Land watered by rain |
| D. Devamatrika | 4. Desert land |
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 2, 4, 1, 3
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Qns 17 : Who accepts only perception?
(a) Jaina
(b) Charvaka
(c) Buddha
(d) Samkhya
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Qns 18 : There was different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one was not the cause among the statements given below?
(a) Huna invasion
(b) Feudal set-up of administration
(c) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas
(d) Arab invasion
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Qns 19 : Which one of the following inscriptions mentions Pulakeshin-II military success against Harshavardhana?
(a) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(b) Aihole Inscription
(c) Damodarpur Copper-Plate Inscription
(d) Bilsad Inscription
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Qns 20 : Which of the following is not the work of Harsha?
(a) Ratnavali
(b) Nagananda
(c) Harshacharit
(d) Priyadarshika
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Qns 21 : In whose reign-period the Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang visited India?
(a) Chandragupta-II
(b) Harsha
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Chandragupta-I
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Qns 22 : During Hiuen-Tsang tour in India most famous city for the production of cotton clothes was
(a) Varanasi
(b) Mathura
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Kanchi
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Qns 23 : The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang), who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery.
II. As regards punishment for offences ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person.
III. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) II and III
(d) All of these
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Qns 24 : Which of the following was the most powerful ruler of Maitraka dynasty?
(a) Dhruvsen-I
(b) Dhruvsen-II
(c) Vigrahapal
(d) Yashodharman
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Qns 25 : Generally, which one of the following, had the first right over ‘stridhan’, in case of succession?
(a) Husband
(b) Son
(c) Daughters
(d) Daughter-in-law
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Qns 26 : During post Gupta period, main business centre was
(a) Kannauj
(b) Ujjain
(c) Dhar
(d) Devgiri
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Qns 27 : Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?
(a) An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates.
(b) A diary to be maintained for daily accounts.
(c) A bill of exchange
(d) An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates.
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Qns 28 : Human sacrifice was prevalent in which of the following sect?
(a) Pasupat
(b) Kapalik
(c) Aghori
(d) Lingayat
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Qns 29 : The rulers of which of the following dynasty have been called as ‘Shriparvatiya’ in Puranas?
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Ikshvakus
(c) Shakas
(d) Kharavelas
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Qns 30 : The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
(a) Mauryas
(b) Nandas
(c) Guptas
(d) Cholas
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