Question 1.
The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was:
A.Kanchi
B.Taxila
C.Nalanda
D.Vallabhi
Ans: C.Nalanda
Question 3.
India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
A.Arabs
B.Hungarians
C.Huns
D.Turks
Ans: C.Huns
Question 4.
Which was the oldest University?
A.Gandhara
B.Kanauj
C.Nalanda
D.Vaishali
Ans: C.Nalanda
Question 5.
The official court language of the Guptas was
A.Pali
B.Prakrit
C.Hindi
D.Sanskrits
Ans: D.Sanskrits
Question 6.
Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?
A.Vikramaditya
B.Kumaragupta
C.Harshvardhana
D.Kanishka
Ans: C.Harshvardhana
Question 7.
Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A.Chandra Gupta Maurya
B.Samudra Gupta
C.Vikramaditya
D.Skand Gupta
Ans: B.Samudra Gupta
Question 8.
Who was the court poet of Harsha?
A.Ravi Kirti
B.Bhani
D) Vishnu Sharma
C.Banabhatta
Ans: C.Banabhatta
Question 9.
Who was called India’s Nepoleon because of his victories?
A.Skandagupta
B.Chandragupta
C.Brahmagupta
D.Samudragupta
Ans: D.Samudragupta
Question 10.
The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to
A.Chandra Gupta Maurya
B.Samudragupta
C.Chandragupta
D.Harshavardhana
Ans: B.Samudragupta
Question 11.
During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fa-hien visit India?
A.Chandra Gupta I
B.Samudra Gupta
C.Chandra Gupta II
D.Kumara Gupta
Ans: C.Chandra Gupta II
Question 12.
Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan’s period was
A.Fa-hien
B.I-tsang
C.Nishka
D.Hiuen Tsang
Ans: D.Hiuen Tsang
Question 13.
The Gupta king who assumed the title of
‘Vikramaditya’ was
A.Skandagupta
B.Samudragupta
C.Chandragupta – II
D.Kumaragupta
Ans: C.Chandragupta – II
Question 14.
Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
A.Buddhism
B.Jainism
C.Vaishnavism
D.Tantra
Ans: A.Buddhism
Question 15.
Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?
A.They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
B.Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
C.The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
D.Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
Ans: B.Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
Question 16.
Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
A.Kumaragupta
B.Samudragupta
C.Skandgupta
D.Chandragupta
Ans: C.Skandgupta
Question 17.
The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
A.Kanishka
B.Ashoka
C.Bimbisara
D.Harshavardhana
Ans: D.Harshavardhana
Question 18.
Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
A.Chandragupta Maurya
B.Samudragupta
C.Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
D.Harsha
Ans: C.Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
Question 19.
Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
A.Sri Gupta
B.Chandragupta
C.Ghatotkacha
D.Kumaragupta
Ans: A.Sri Gupta
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