gupta & post gupta period quiz set 17 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Adi Shankar who later became Shankaracharya was born is

a) Kerala

b) West Bengal

c) Kashmir

d) Andhra Pradesh

Question : 2

Which one of the following can be inferred from the paucity of coins in the later Gupta period?

a) Decline of trade

b) Decline of monetary economy

c) Non-availability of gold

d) Self-sufficient village econo y

Question : 3

An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prasasti of Samudragupta?

a) Shahjahan

b) Dara Shikoh

c) Jahangir

d) Aurangzeb

Question : 4

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?

1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery.
2. As regards punishment for offences ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person.
3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations.

a) 2 and 3

b) All of these

c) Only 1

d) 1 and 3

Question : 5

Who among the following had the title ‘Amoghavarsha’ ?

a) Rajendra Chola

b) Munja Paramara

c) None of these

d) Govinda Chandra Gahadavala

Question : 6

In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and Sudras speak

a) Prakrit

b) Sauraseni

c) Sanskrit

d) Pali