Postgupta Gk interview questions

Who appointed Parnadatta as the provincial governor of Saurashtra?

1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Chandragupta II
3. Skandagupta
4. Ashoka

Which one of the following was a corporation of merchants in ancient India?

1. Ashtadikgeya
2. Chaturvedi Mangalam
3. Manigrama
4. Parishad

The Lakshman Era was started by which of the following dynasty?

1. Pratihars
2. Chauhans
3. Senas
4. Palas

Which one of the following Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first?

1. Vijayalaya
2. Rajaraja I
3. Rajendra I
4. Aditya I

Who established Nalanda University?

1. Skandgupta
2. Kumargupta
3. Chandragupta I
4. Chandragupta II

Which one of the following is NOT a feature of North Indian temple architecture?

1. Pradakshina path
2. Gopuram
3. Garbha Griha
4. Shikhara

The Gupta gold coins were known as

1. Karsapana
2. Dramma
3. Niska
4. Dinar

The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the

1. Cheras
2. Cholas
3. Pandyas
4. Pallavas

Vikramshila Mahavihar was established by the ruler of

1. Pushyabhuti dynasty
2. Barman dynasty
3. Pala dynasty
4. Sen dynasty

Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?

1. Harshvardhan
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Samudragupta
4. Chandragupta II

Which period is known as golden age of Indian history?

1. Vedic period
2. Nanda period
3. Maurya Period
4. Gupta period

Who among the following issued the largest number of gold coins?

1. Chalukyas
2. Satavahanas
3. Kushanas
4. Guptas

Rath Temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler?

1. Parameshwarvarman
2. Narasinghvarman I
3. Mahendravarman
4. Nandivarman I

During Gupta period, which deity was called Lokarka?

1. Ganesha
2. Kumara
3. Sun
4. Shiva

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

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

The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavira Swami was held at

1. Takshashila
2. Champa
3. Vaishali
4. Nalanda

The Chola rulers were generally

1. Workshippers of Kartikeya
2. Workshippers of Mother goddess
3. Vaisnavites
4. Saivites

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

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

Who among the following was the mother of Prabhavati Gupta?

1. Kuberanaga
2. Kumardevi
3. Dhruvadevi
4. None of these

Which dynasty constructed the Ellora Kailash Temple?

1. Pulkasya
2. Maurya
3. Satvahan
4. Rashtrakuta

The royal emblem used by the Gupta period was

1. Garuda
2. Bull
3. Varaha
4. Lakshmi

The Dilwara temple is located at

1. Aurangabad
2. Bhubaneswar
3. Khajuraho
4. Mount Abu

The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at

1. Mount Abu
2. Madurai
3. Bhubaneswar
4. Khajuraho

Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of

1. Skandgupta
2. Kumargupta
3. Chandragupta I
4. Chandragupta II

At which of the following places is the famous Kailasha Temple located?

1. Ajanta
2. Badami
3. Chittor
4. Ellora

The Chola rulers were generally worshippers of

1. Kartikeya
2. Vishnu
3. Sakti
4. Shiva

Astanga Samgraha is a text on

1. Medicine
2. Polity
3. Philosophy
4. Astronomy