1. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
(A)
Chandragupta Maurya
(B)
Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya
(C)
Great Ashoka
(D)
Samudragupta
Answer
(D) Samudragupta[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2005 UPPCS (Pre) 1990]
2. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta?
(A)
Samudragupta
(B)
Chandragupta-II
(C)
Kumargupta
(D)
None of the above
Answer
(B) Chandragupta-II[UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
3. Gupta dynasty ruled during
(A)
319-500 A.D.
(B)
319-324 A.D.
(C)
325-375 A.D.
(D)
566-597 A.D.
Answer
(A) 319-500 A.D.[Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003]
4. Who of the following rulers had performed four Ashwamedhas?
(A)
Pushyamitra Shunga
(B)
Pravarasena-I
(C)
Samudragupta
(D)
Chandragupta-II
Answer
(B) Pravarasena-I[UPPCS (Mains) 2003, 2011]
5. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was
(A)
Chandragupta-I
(B)
Samudragupta
(C)
Chandragupta-II
(D)
Srigupta
Answer
(C) Chandragupta-II[UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
6. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
(A)
Mahapadma Nanda
(B)
Chandragupta Maurya
(C)
Ashoka
(D)
Samudragupta
Answer
(D) Samudragupta[IAS (Pre) 2006]
7. The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of
(A)
Chandragupta Maurya
(B)
Chandragupta-I
(C)
Chandragupta-II
(D)
Samudragupta
Answer
(D) Samudragupta[UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
8. Prayag Prashashti tells about the military campaign of
(A)
Chandragupta-I
(B)
Samudragupta
(C)
Chandragupta-II
(D)
Kumaragupta
Answer
(B) Samudragupta[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
9. An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prasasti of Samudragupta?
(A)
Jahangir
(B)
Shahjahan
(C)
Aurangzeb
(D)
Dara Shikoh
Answer
(A) Jahangir[UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]
10. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of
(A)
Samudragupta
(B)
Rajendra-I
(C)
Amoghavarsha
(D)
Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Answer
(A) Samudragupta[UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
11. The iron column, located in the courtyard of Delhi’s Quwwat-ulIslam Mosque is a retention of
(A)
Ashok
(B)
Chandra
(C)
Harsha
(D)
Anangpal
Answer
(B) Chandra[Orissa PSC (Pre) 2016]
12. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Hunas invasion?
(A)
Maurya
(B)
Kushan
(C)
Gupta
(D)
Shunga
Answer
(C) Gupta[UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
13. The Hunas invaded India during the reign of
(A)
Chandragupta-II
(B)
Kumaragupta-I
(C)
Skandagupta
(D)
Budhagupta
Answer
(C) Skandagupta[UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
14. Who among the following Gupta Rulers conquered Hunas?
(A)
Chandragupta-II
(B)
Kumaragupta-I
(C)
Skandagupta
(D)
Bhanugupta
Answer
(C) Skandagupta[UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
15. From which inscription it is known that Skandagupta defeated Hunas?
(A)
Bhitari Pillar Inscription
(B)
Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(C)
Mandsaur Inscription
(D)
Udayagiri Inscription
Answer
(A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription[UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014]
16. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one among the statements given below was not the cause?
(A)
Huna invasion
(B)
Feudal set-up of administration
(C)
Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas
(D)
Arab invasion
Answer
(D) Arab invasion[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
17. Who is known as ‘Sakaconqueror’?
(A)
Chandragupta-I
(B)
Samudragupta
(C)
Chandragupta-II
(D)
Kumargupta
Answer
(C) Chandragupta-II[UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
18. Who was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins?
(A)
Chandragupta-I
(B)
Samudragupta
(C)
Chandragupta-II
(D)
Kumargupta
Answer
(C) Chandragupta-II[UP UDA/LDA (Spl) (Mains) 2010]
19. From the third century A.D. when the Huna invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the
(A)
African trade
(B)
Western-European trade
(C)
South-East Asian trade
(D)
Middle-Eastern trade
Answer
(C) South-East Asian trade[IAS (Pre) 1999]
20. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?
(A)
Tamralipti
(B)
Bhadoch
(C)
Kalyan
(D)
Cambay
Answer
(A) Tamralipti[IAS (Pre) 1999]