Considered by many to be the pinnacle of ancient Indian history, the Gupta Period (c. 4th–6th century CE) saw notable developments in science, literature, art, and architecture. Many dynasties rose and fell throughout the Post-Gupta Period that followed, each leaving a lasting impression on the subcontinent’s political and cultural environment.
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We have put together a set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the Gupta and Post-Gupta Period to assess your knowledge and comprehension of these important historical periods. These multiple-choice questions will test your knowledge of significant historical occurrences, well-known leaders, magnificent buildings, and the sociocultural environments that influenced these periods. These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) can be a useful tool for students, history enthusiasts, and test takers to assess their understanding and solidify their knowledge.
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Q1. Gupta dynasty ruled during :
(a) 319-500 A.D
(b) 319-324 A.D
(c) 325-375 A.D
(d) 566-597 A.D
Q2. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Chandragupta- II Vikramaditya
(c) Great Ashoka
(d) Samudragupta
Q3. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta ?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta- II
(c) Kumaragupta
(d) None of the above
Q4. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of “Param Bhagavata” was
(a) Chandragupta- I
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta- II
(d) Srigupta
Q5. The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of ? (a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Chandragupta- I
(c) Chandragupta- II
(d) Samudragupta
Q6. Who founded the Gupta Empire?
a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta II
d) Skandagupta
Q7. 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
Q8. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Rajendra- I
(c) Amoghavarsha
(d) Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Q9. The Hunas invaded India during the reign of :
(a) Chandragupta-II
(b) Kumaragupta-I
(c) Skandagupta
(d) Budhagupta
Q10. Who is known as ‘Saka-conqueror’?
(a) Chandragupta- I
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta- II
(d) Kumaragupta
Q11. The capital of the Gupta Empire was located at:
a) Pataliputra
b) Ujjain
c) Kanauj
d) Varanasi
Q12. The famous Iron Pillar of Delhi was erected during the reign of:
a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta II
d) Skandagupta
Q13. Who was the fi rst Gupta ruler to issue silver coins?
(a) Chandragupta- I
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta- II
(d) Kumargupta
Q14. Who among the following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India?
(a) Dhanvantari
(b) Bhaskaracharya
(c) Charaka
(d) Susruta
Q15. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology ?
(a) Vararuchi
(h) Sanku
(c) Kshapanak
(d) Amar Singh
Q16. Kalidasa was in the ruling period of
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Chandragupta- I
(d) Chandragupta- II
Q17. Gupta gold coin was called
(a) Karshapana
(b) Dinara
(c) Nishka
(d) Suvarna
Q18.The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called :
(a) Karshapana
(b) Dinara
(c) Rupaka
(d) Nisc
Q19. Who of the following was the fi rst Gupta ruler to issue coins ?
(a) Chandragupta-I
(b) Ghatotkacha
(c) Samudragupta
L(d) Srigupta
Q20. Which one of the following is the main teaching of Gita?
(a) Karma yoga
(b) Gyan yoga
(c) Bhakti yoga
(d) Nishkama karma yoga
Q21. The Chinese traveler Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of:
a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta II
d) Skandagupta
Q22. The celebrated Hindu philosopher Aryabhatta lived during the reign of:
a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta II
d) Skandagupta
Q23. The Pala dynasty rose to prominence after the decline of the:
a) Mauryas
b) Kushanas
c) Guptas
d) Mughals
Q24. The fi rst inscriptional evidence of the Satipratha has been found from
(a) Eran
(b) Junagarh
(c) Mandsaur
(d) Sanchi
Q25. Who established Gupta Samvat?
(a) Chandragupta- I
(b) Srigupta
(c) Chandragupta- II
(d) Ghatotkach
Q26. Which ruling dynasty donated maximum villages to temples and Brahmins?
(a) Gupta Dynasty
(b) Pala Dynasty
(c) Rashtrakuta
(d) Pratihara
Q27. What was the land revenue rate in Gupta age?
(a) Fourth part of the production
(b) Sixth part of the production
(c) Eighth part of the production
(d) Half part of the production
Q28. The Gupta Empire granted tax-free agrarian land to which of the following?
(a) Military officials
(b) Civil officials
(c) Brahmins
(d) Courts scholars
Q29. The famous Deogarh rock-cut temples were built during the reign of the:
a) Guptas
b) Palas
c) Pratiharas
d) Rashtrakutas
Q30. In Ancient India, which dynasty’s rule is considered as the Golden Age?
(a) Mauryan
(b) Shunga
(c) Gupta
(d) Magadha
Q31. The Pratiharas were successors of the:
a) Mauryas
b) Kushans
c) Guptas
d) Cholas
Q32. Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’?
(a) Without cultivated forest land
(b) Irrigated land
(c) Dense forest land
(d) Cultivated land
Q33. With reference to the history of India, the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote
(a) measurement of land
(b) coins of different monetary value (c) classification of urban land
(d) religious rituals
Q34. In ancient India, the irrigation tax was called
(a) Bidakabhagam
(b) Hiranya
(c) Udranga
(d) Uparnika
Q35. Tormad was from the racial group of
(a) Sithian
(b) Huna
(c) Yaochi
(d) Saka
Q36. In ancient period, which Varna was also called as ‘Sarthavaha’?
(a) Brahmana
(b) Kshatriya
(c) Vaishya
(d) Shudra
Q37. The game of ‘Chess’ is said to have originated in
(a) China
(b) Iran
(c) Indonesia
(d) India
Q38. The Rashtrakuta dynasty rose to power in the:
a) Northern India
b) Central India
c) Eastern India
d) Deccan
Q39. The famous Kailashnath temple at Ellora was built by the:
a) Chalukyas
b) Pallavas
c) Rashtrakutas
d) Cholas
Q40. The Gurjara-Pratiharas were ultimately overthrown by:
a) Palas
b) Rashtrakutas
c) Chahamanas
d) Ghaznavids
Q41. ‘Sankhya’ Philosophy is propounded by
(a) Gautam
(b) Jaimini
(c) Kapila
(d) Patanjali
Q42. Who propagated ‘Yoga Darshan’?
(a) Patanjali
(b) Gautam
(c) Jaimini
(d) Shankaracharya
Q43. When is International Yoga Day celebrated ?
(a) 2 April
(b) 21 June
(c) 5 June
(d) 21 May
Q44. Which one of the following is the highest value according to Charvaka?
(a) Dharma
(b) Artha
(c) Kama
(d) Moksha
Q45. The Nyaya Philosophical system was propagated by:
(a) Charvaka
(b) Gautama
(c) Kapila
(d) Jaimini
Q46. Mimansa was initiated by
(a) Kanad
(b) Vasistha
(c) Vishwamitra
(d) Jaimini
Q47. The theory of Karma is related with :
(a) Nyaya
(b) Mimansa
(c) Vedanta
,(d) Vaisheshika
Q48. Al-Masudi was an Arab traveler who visited India during the reign of:
a) Palas
b) Pratiharas
c) Rashtrakutas
d) Chalukyas
Q49. The Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna III was defeated by:
a) Dharmapala
b) Chalukyas
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Q50. The Chola ruler Rajaraja I conquered:
a) Gujarat
b) Kalinga
c) Sri Lanka
d) Malwa
Q51. The Founder of Advait Philosophy is
(a) Sankaracharya
(b) Ramanujacharya
(c) Madhvacharya
(d) Mahatma Buddha
Q52. Who among the following is called the founder of Indian Atomism?
(a) Maharshi Kapil
(b) Maharshi Goutam
(c) Maharshi Kanad
(d) Maharshi Patanjali
Q53. Which of the following philosophies of India propounded the atom theory?
(a) Yoga
(b) Nyaya
(c) Sankhya
(d) Vaisheshika
Q54.The Capital of Maukhari was
(a) Thanesar
(b) Kannauj
(c) Purushpur
(d) None of the above
Q55. Among the following rulers who had defeated Harshavardhana?
(a) Kirtivarman II
(b) Vikramaditya II
(c) Pulkeshin I
(d) Pulakeshin II
Q56. In whose reign-period the Chinese Traveller HiuenTsang visited India ?
(a) Chandragupta – II
(b) Harsh
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Chandragupta- I
Q57. The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of -:
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Ramagupta
(d) Srigupta
Q58. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang studied at the University of
(a) Taxila
(b) Vikramshila
(c) Magadh
(d) Nalanda
Q59. The term ‘Kausheya’ has been used for
(a) Cotton
(b) Flax
(c) Silk
(d) Wool
Q60. Chinese writers mention India by the name of
(a) Fo-Kwo-ki
(b) Yin-tu
(c) Si-Yu-Ki
(d) Sikia-Pono
Q61. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by :
(a) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(b) Qutubddin Aibak
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Q62. Nalanda is located in
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Q63. During Post Gupta Period, main business centre was
(a) Kannauj
(b) Ujjain
(c) Dhar
(d) Devgiri
Q64. In travel through India, Fahhien has mentioned a hospital, it was located at
(a) Ujjain
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Tamralipti
(d) Pataliputra
Q65. Which of the following is not included in Chardham?
(a) Puri
(b) Dwaraka
(c) Mansarovar
(d) Rameshwaram
Short Questions on Gupta Empire
From where did the Gupta Empire begin?
A. Gupta Sri
Q2. Of all the Gupta monarchs, who is regarded as the greatest?
A. Vikramaditya, or Chandragupta II
Q3. Which city served as the Gupta Empire’s capital?
Pataliputra, A.
Q4. Which Gupta-era iron pillar is renowned for its ability to withstand corrosion?
A. Delhi’s Iron Pillar
Q5. What architectural style of temples was most popular during the Gupta era?
A. Nagara design
Q6. Who composed the renowned Sanskrit drama ‘Abhijñānaśākuntalam’ during the Gupta era?
A. Kalidasa
Q7. What is the name of the important Gupta-era mathematical treatise written by Aryabhata?
Aryabhatiya
Q8. Who among the Gupta emperors vanquished the western Indian Shaka rulers?
Samudragupta, A.
Q9. What coin was in circulation during the Gupta era, and its name?
A. Dinara
Q10. Which kind of art flourished at its height in the Gupta era?
A. Artistic Sculpture
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What were the Gupta Empire’s principal accomplishments?
The sciences, literature, and the arts all flourished during the Gupta Empire. Notable accomplishments encompass the compositions of Kalidasa, the advancement of the Nagara style of temple construction, and the contributions made by Aryabhata in the fields of mathematics and astronomy.
Who were the notable Post-Gupta Period emperors?
Harshavardhana of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty, Pulakesin II of the Chalukya Dynasty, and Dharmapala and Devapala of the Pala Dynasty in eastern India are among the notable monarchs of the Post-Gupta Period.
What caused the Gupta Empire to fall?
Weak heirs to Skandagupta, Huna (a branch of the Huns) invasions, and the emergence of feudatories expressing their independence from central authority were among the reasons contributing to the decline of the Gupta Empire.
What was the status of trade and commerce in the Post-Gupta Period?
During the Post-Gupta Period, trade and commerce flourished due to the establishment of new trade routes such as the Silk Road, the emergence of urban centres, and the introduction of new coin kinds by different kingdoms.
Which literary masterpieces were created during the Post-Gupta Era?
The Post-Gupta Period produced some notable literary works, such as Banabhatta’s Kadambari, Harsha’s play Nagananda, and the Prabandha literature, which includes Katha-sarit-sagara. Sanskrit remained the predominant literary language.