gupta & post gupta period quiz set 10 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Meghavarman, a Ceylonese king, approached Samudra Gupta for permission to build a monastery at Gaya. This is informed by

a) Chinese historian, Wang Hiuen Tse

b) Ceylonese historian, Mogah Tissa

c) Kashmir historian, Kalhana

d) Marsha’s court poet, Bana

Question : 2

With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Samkhya School. 

1. Samkhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of the soul.
2. Samkhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.

a) Only 2

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) Only 1

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 3

Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil Country during the Gupta period were associatedwith which of the following?

a) Gems and precious stones

b) Opium cultivation

c) Textile manufacture

d) Handicrafts

Question : 4

Hiuen-Tsang was contemporary of

a) Tung-Kuaan

b) None of these

c) Taai-Sunga

d) Ku-Yen-Vu

Question : 5

Which among the following was not the cause of continuous war between Cholas and Chalukyas of Kalyan?

a) Rivalry between the Chalukyas of Kalyan and Chalukyas of Vengi

b) The economic factors

c) Rivalry to capture south India’s foreign trade with China and South-eastern Asia.

d) The geo-political factors

Question : 6

The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was

a) Samudragupta

b) Srigupta

c) Chandragupta-I

d) Chandragupta-II