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Gupta & Post-Gupta Period Quiz 01
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Q1. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
A.
Mudrarakasam
B.
Devi Chand Guptam
C.
Mrichekakatika
D.
Malavikagnimitra
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Correct Answer:
B
Devi Chandraguptam is a lost Sanskrit play by Visakhadatta that tells the story of Ramagupta and Chandragupta II.
Q2. Fa-hien visited India in –
A.
750-890 A.D.
B.
750-765 A.D.
C.
311-495 A.D.
D.
399-411 A.D.
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Correct Answer:
D
The Chinese monk Fa-hien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II to collect Buddhist scriptures.
Q3. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of –
A.
Taxila
B.
Vikramshila
C.
Magadh
D.
Nalanda
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Correct Answer:
D
Xuanzang (Hiuen-Tsang) spent several years at Nalanda under the guidance of the abbot Shilabhadra.
Q4. India-Napolean was:
A.
Chandra Gupta I
B.
Samudra Gupta
C.
Skanda Gupta
D.
Chandra Gupta
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Correct Answer:
B
Historian V.A. Smith called Samudragupta the 'Napoleon of India' due to his extensive military conquests.
Q5. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
A.
foreigner
B.
neighbor
C.
slave
D.
cultivator
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Correct Answer:
B
In earlier Sanskrit texts, 'Samanta' meant a neighbor; by the 6th century, it evolved to mean a subordinate titular ruler.
Q6. Who wrote Si- Yu- ki?
A.
Harshavardhan
B.
Selucas Nicator
C.
Hieun Tsiang
D.
Megasthanese
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Correct Answer:
C
Si-Yu-Ki (Record of the Western World) is the travelogue of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang).
Q7. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented his coins as playing the lute or Veena?
A.
Chandragupta-I
B.
Chandragupta-II
C.
Samudragupta
D.
Skandagupta
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Correct Answer:
C
Samudragupta's 'Lyrist' type coins show his love for music and arts.
Q8. Which among the following was the great centre of trade and commerce in India in the Gupta period?
A.
Tamralipti
B.
Taxila
C.
Vatapi
D.
Mathura
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Correct Answer:
A
Tamralipti (in modern Bengal) was a vital port for maritime trade with Southeast Asia.
Q9. Who among the following wrote commentaries on Harshavardhana’s administration and the court life in Kannauj?
A.
AI-Beruni
B.
Fa-Hien
C.
Hiuen-Tsang
D.
Ibn Batutah
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Hiuen-Tsang (Xuanzang) was a Chinese traveler who stayed in Harsha's court.
Q10. Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?
A.
Skandagupta
B.
Kumaragupta I
C.
Chandragupta Ii
D.
None Of these
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Correct Answer:
A
Skandagupta is noted for repelling the Huna invasions and was the last major Gupta emperor.
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