gupta & post gupta period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

The Gupta ruler who finally defeated the Shakas of Ujjain is?

a) Chandragupta I

b) Samudragupta

c) Skandagupta

d) Kumaragupta I

Answer: (a)

Question : 17

Who among the following Gupta kings ascended the throne in the year 56 of Gupta era?

a) Chandragupta II

b) Kumargupta

c) Skandgupta

d) Samudragupta

Answer: (a)

Chandragupta II ascended the throne in the year 56 of the Gupta era. In 319, Chandragupta created for himself the title King of Kings (Maharajadhiraja), and he extended his rule westward to Prayaga, in north-central India.

Ten years into his rule, Chandragupta lay dying, and he told his son, Samudragupta, to rule the whole world. His son tried. Samudragupta’s forty-five years of the rule would be described as one vast military campaign.

He waged war along the Ganges plain, overwhelming nine kings and incorporating their subjects and lands into the Gupta empire.

Question : 18

The themes of the murals of the Ajanta Caves are

  1. Decorative designs which include a variety of animals, trees and flowers.
  2. Portraits of various Buddhas and Bodhiysattvas.
  3. Narrative scenes portraying Jataka stories.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 and 3 only

Answer: (c)

Question : 19

Which of the following port handled North Indian trade during the Gupta period?

a) Broach

b) Sopara

c) Cambay

d) Tamralipti

Answer: (d)

Question : 20

Which book is considered as the Gupta equivalent of Kautilya’s Arthasastra?

a) Amarakosa

b) Nitisara

c) Malavikagnimitra

d) Mudrarakshasa

Answer: (b)

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