Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and Answers on Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
Question 1 : Who among the following took the title of Vikramaditya?
a) Chandragupta I.
b) Chandragupta II.
c) Samudragupta.
d) Skandagupta.
Answer : (b)
Question 2 : In which of the following are Samudragupta’s achievements mentioned?
a) Allahabad pillar inscription.
b) Junagard rock inscription.
c) Mehrauli iron pillar inscription.
d) Hathi gumpha edict.
Answer : (a)
Question 3 : Who among the following scholars was not a contemporary of Kanishka?
a) Asvaghosa .
b) Nagarjuna.
c) Vasumitra.
d) Chanakya.
Answer : (d)
Question 4 :The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of
a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
b) Kanishka I.
c) Rudraraman.
d) Samudragupta.
Answer : (c)
Question 5 :Which one among the following is not an attribute of Samudragupta described in Prayag Prashasti?
a) Sharp and polished intellect.
b) Accomplished sculptor.
c) Fine musical performances.
d) Poetical talent of a genius.
Answer : (b)
Question 6: Which one of the following persons was not one of the nine jewels of Chandragupta II’s court?
a) Virasena Shaba.
b) Acharya Dignaga.
c) Varahamihira.
d) Charaka.
Answer : (d)
Question 7: In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta’ period, women and Sudras speak?
a) Sanskrit.
b) Prakrit
c) Pali.
d) Sauraseni.
Answer : (b)
Question 8: Which one of the following Gupta kings had to face the first Huna invasion?
a) Kumaragupta I.
b) Skandagupta.
c) Buddhagupta.
d) Purugupta.
Answer : (a)
Question 9: The erstwhile Satavahan dominion was divided by several dynasties, which of the following is not one of them?
a) The Gangas.
b) The Abhiras.
c) The Ikshvakus.
d) The Vakatakas.
Answer : (a)
Question 10: Which one of the following kings took the unique title Samrat?
a) Vidhyashakti Vakataka.
b) Samudragupta.
c) Harshavardhana.
d) Pravarasena I Vakataka.
Answer : (d)
Question 11: The Tungabhadra river provided sustenance to which empire?
a) Chola.
b) Vijayanagara.
c) Vakataka.
d) Pandya.
Answer : (b)
Question 12: The famous Jain scholar, Hemachandra was patronised by
a) Amoghavarsha.
b) Dharamapala.
c) Chandragupta Maurya.
d) Kumarapala Chalukya.
Answer : (d)
Question 13: The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called
a) Rupaka.
b) Karshapana.
c) Dinara.
d) Pana.
Answer : (a)
Question 14: Where is the famous Khandariya Mahadeva Temple located?
a) Amaravati.
b) Haridwar.
c) Khajuraho.
d) Nasik.
Answer : (c)
Question 15: Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of post-Gupta period?
a) The focus shifted to the region south of Vindhyas.
b) Increase in the number of independent kingdoms.
c) Development of feudal relationships.
d) Increase in the volume of trade.
Answer : (d)
Question 16: Which one of the following temples was not built by Narasimha Varman II?
a) Shore temple at Mamallapuram.
b) Airavateshwara temple at Kanchipuram.
c) Shiva temple at Panamalai.
d) Varaha temple at Mamallapuram.
Answer : (d)
Question 17: Who is the only king of the Chalukyas of Badami, known to perform the Ashwamedha sacrifice?
a) Ranaraga.
b) Pula keshin I.
c) Pula keshin II.
d) Mangalesh.
Answer : (b)
Question 18: Which of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period?
a) Tamralipti.
b) Broach.
c) Kalyan.
d) Cambay.
Answer : (a)
Question 19: Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire?
a) Chandragupta I.
b) Chandragupta II.
c) Samduragupta.
d) Srigupta.
Answer : (d)
Question 20: Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?
a) Saumilla.
b) Sudraka.
c) Shaunaka.
d) Susrutha.
Answer : (d)
Question 21: Who translated the collection of South Indian tales into Sanskrit and titled the work as Kathasaritasagara?
a) Somdev.
b) Kalhana.
c) Jaideva.
d) Shankaracharya.
Answer : (a)
Question 22: Which one of the following personalities is not associated with the repair of Sudarshan lake during Gupta period?
a) Skandagupta.
b) Parnadutta.
c) Chakrapalita.
d) Nandana.
Answer : (d)
Question 23: Which of the following is not the work of Kalidasa?
a) Ritusamhara.
b) Meghaduta.
c) Kumaarsambhava.
d) Dashakumaracharita.
Answer : (d)
Question 24 :Which one of the following is not a work on grammar?
a) Katantra by Sarvavarman.
b) Prakritaprakash of Vararuchi.
c) Kashikavritti of Jayaditya and Vamana.
d) Panchasiddhantika of Varahamihira.
Answer : (d)
Question 25: According to Patanjali, Mathura was specially famous for textile industries, which of the following varieties of textile was the specialty of Mathura?
a) Dukula.
b) Sataka.
c) Kshauma.
d) Chinasunka.
Answer : (b)
Question 26: Which of the following rulers was adorned with a title of Maharajadhiraja?
a) Chandragupta Maurya.
b) Kanishka.
c) Chandragupta I.
d) Ashoka.
Answer : (c)
Question 27 :Who among the followings is credited with algebra?
a) Aryabhatta.
b) Bhaskara.
c) Apastamba.
d) Medhatithi.
Answer : (a)
Question 28: Which of the following rulers defeated the Huna ruler, Mihira Kula?
a) Skandagupta.
b) Buddhagupta
c) Narasimhagupta.
d) Yasodharman.
Answer : (d)
Question 29: Which one among the following is the oldest dynasty?
a) Pallava.
b) Chola.
c) Maurya.
d) Gupta.
Answer : (c)
Question 30: The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmanas was given by the ruling dynasty known as
a) The Guptas.
b) The Pallas
c) Rashtrakutas.
d) Pratiharas.
Answer : (a)
Question 31: Pulkasin II defeated Harshavardhan on the bank of the river?
a) Godavari.
b) Narmada.
c) Tapti.
d) Mahanadi.
Answer : (b)
Question 32: Which dynasty founder was an elected head?
a) Gahadavala.
b) Chandella.
c) Pala.
d) Chahamana.
Answer : (c)
Question 33: The rare work on architecture, Samarangana Sutradhara was written by?
a) Jayasimaha Siddharaja.
b) Bhoja Paramara.
c) Mihirabhoja.
d) Peddana.
Answer : (b)
Question 34 :Who among the following Chinese travellers visited the kingdom of Harshavardhan and Kumar Bhaskar Varma?
a) A-I-tsing.
b) Fa-Hien.
c) Hiuen Tsang.
d) Sun Shuyun.
Answer : (c)
Question 35: Which one of the following is not a play written by Kalidas?
a) Malvikagnimitra.
b) Daridra Charudutta.
c) Vikramorvashiya.
d) Abhijnashakuntala.
Answer : (b)
Question 36: The Royal writs of land grants during the post-Gupta period were known as
a) Sasanapatra.
b) Jayapatra.
c) Agnipatra.
d) Prasadapatra.
Answer : (a)
Question 37: The Vaishyas came to join the fold of the peasantry in the post-Gupta period on account of
a) restrictions on free trade.
b) localization of economy.
c) decline of trade and commerce.
d) decline of money economy.
Answer : (c)
Question 38: The beginning of practice of land grants with fiscal and administrative immunities to brahamins and buddhist monks was made by
a) The Mauryas.
b) The Sattabahanas.
c) The Kusana.
d) The Guptas.
Answer : (b)
Question 39: Which of the following was not one of the guilds of the period?
a) potters.
b) stone cutters.
c) metal workers.
d) carpenters.
Answer : (b)
Question 40: Who constructed the Royal Highway from Pataliputra to Taxila, the most widely used highway?
a) Mauryas.
b) Kushanas.
c) Sakas.
d) Guptas.
Answer : (a)
Question 41: In Gupta period, the king’s share of the produce was known as
a) Bhaga.
b) Bhoga.
c) Kara.
d) Hiranya.
Answer : (a)
Question 42: Regarding the condition of women, during Gupta, it cannot be said that
a) Early marriage of girls was in vogue.
b) Women were selectively permitted to study vedas.
c) Women were permitted to learn dance and music.
d) Widow remarriages were accepted.
Answer : (d)
Question 43: Which of the following was not one of the effect of foreign trade during the post-Gupta period?
a) The guilds lost their importance.
b) Scarcity of coins of common use.
c) Immobility of artisans and traders from one part of the country to another.
d) A number of crafts completely perished.
Answer : (d)
Question 44: The term “Visthi” stands for
a) Landless labourers.
b) Payment of rent for land partially in the form of free labour.
c) Forced labours.
d) Both “b” and “c”.
Answer : (d)
Question 45. The theory of emergence of feudalism in the post-Gupta period is disputed on the ground that
a) All lands were not given in land grants.
b) Private ownership also existed and the status of peasants was not that of serfs.
c) Both “a” and “b”.
d) None of the above.
Answer : (c)
Question46: Which of the following statements about the agrahara land grant is not correct
a) The king could give it to anyone he pleased.
b) It was a village granted tax free to brahamins.
c) The king had the power the confiscate it, due to the behaviour of the grantee.
d) It underlined privileged position of the brahamins.
Answer : (a)
Question :47. The industries in early ancient India were concentrated in the areas where
a) Raw materials and markets were available.
b) The craftsmen were concentrated.
c) The foreign merchants could easily arrive.
d) The state pursued the policy of free trade.
Answer : (a)
Question 48: Which one of the following one was not a characteristic feature of the architecture during the Gupta age?
a) It saw the complete decline of the rock cut architecture.
b) It saw the beginning of the structural procedure in architecture.
c) It saw the employment of sized and dressed stone on a large scale.
d) It saw the beginning of Panchayatana concept in temple architecture.
Answer : (a)
Question 49: Consider the following statements about the punch-marked coins which of them is not correct?
a) Remained in circulation for five centuries.
b) Were in circulation in north and south both.
c) Have various religious symbols on them.
d) Bear the name of any ruler.
Answer : (d)
Question 50: Which one of the following is not true about Pallavas?
a) They rose into prominence in the service of the Satavahans.
b) All their early charters are in Prakrit.
c) For some time, the Pallava power was eclipsed by the Kalabhra.
d) They began the practice of making structural temples in the south.
Answer : (d)