Gupta Period interview questions

During which Gupta king’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India?

1. Kumaragupta
2. Samudragupta
3. Chandragupta I
4. Chandragupta II

In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India?

1. 4th century AD
2. 5th century AD
3. 6th century AD
4. 7th century AD

During the reign of which of the following dynasties did Kalidasa flourish?

1. Vardhanas
2. Guptas
3. Sungas
4. Mauryas

The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero was invented in India during which one of the following dynasty?

1. Chola
2. Pala
3. Gupta
4. Saka

Who of the following Gupta kings granted permission to Meghverma, the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?

1. Skandagupta
2. Chandragupta I
3. Chandragupta II
4. Samudragupta

In the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque of Delhi stands the famous iron pillar in the memory of

1. Anangpal
2. Ashoka
3. Chandra
4. Harsha

The Gupta gold and silver issues were initially based on the coins of the

1. Kushanas and Yaudheyas
2. Kushanas and Saka
3. Romans and Saka
4. Romans and Kushanas

The Prayage Prasasti/Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with which one of the following?

1. Ashoka
2. Samudragupta
3. Chandragupta Maurya
4. Mahapadmananda

Kumarasambhavam, an epic, was composed by

1. Kalidasa
2. Harisen
3. Banabhatta
4. Chandbardai

Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by

1. Vikramaditya I
2. Vikramaditya II
3. Pulkesin I
4. Pulkesin II

The six disctict school of Indian Philosophy Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaishasika, Mimansa, Vedanta became fully articulated during the

1. Vedic Age
2. Maurya Age
3. Kushana Age
4. Gupta Age

Who is the author of book ‘Glimpses of World History’?

1. S. Radhakrishnan
2. S. Gopalan
3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Abdul Kalam Azad

The Civil Services was brought into existence in India by

1. Ripon
2. Dalhousie
3. Cornwallis
4. Warren Hastings

Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?

1. Skandgupta
2. Samudragupta
3. Srigupta
4. Chandragupta I

Samudragupta has been given the title of ‘Indian Napolean’ by the historian

1. R. S. Sharma
2. R.C. Mazumdar
3. V.A. Smith
4. Romila Thapar

Which one of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period?

1. Abhijanashakuntalam
2. Mrichhakatika
3. Charaka samhita
4. Amarakosa

The silver coins of the Gupta period were known as

1. Karsharpana
2. Satamana
3. Rupyaka
4. Dinar

Aryabhatta and Varahmihira belong to which age

1. Mughals
2. Mauryas
3. Cholas
4. Guptas

Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?

1. Aryabhatta
2. Harisena
3. Asvaghosha
4. Nagarjuna

Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the Napolean of India?

1. Chandragupta I
2. Srigupta
3. Chandragupta vikramaditya
4. Samudragupta

____ assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’.

1. Samudragupta II
2. Kanishka
3. Chandragupta
4. Ashoka

Who was the first known Gupta ruler?

1. Kumaragupta I
2. Ghatotakacha
3. Chandragupta I
4. Srigupta

Sudraka’s ‘Mrichhakatikam’ is a

1. Short story
2. Drama
3. Poem
4. Novel

Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period?

1. Sanskrit
2. Prakrit
3. Magadhi
4. Pali

Who amongst the following organized Ashwamedha Yajna?

1. Ajatashatru
2. Ashoka
3. Chandragupta
4. Samudragupta