Imperial Guptas UPSC Questions

History-Ancient History

Imperial Guptas MCQ Questions


1.
After the breakup of the Mauryan Empire, the _____ and the Kushans emerged as the two larger powers.
A.
Fa-Hein
B.
Hiuen
C.
Satavahanas
D.
Nanda
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ANSWER :
C. Satavahanas
2.
Chandragupta I married a _____ princess, in all probability from Nepal, that strengthened his position.
A.
Lachchhavi
B.
Sinhas
C.
Vishyas
D.
Sudras
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ANSWER :
A. Lachchhavi
3.
Chandragupta's son and successor was _____
A.
Skandagupta
B.
Samudragupta
C.
Chandragupta
D.
Kumaragupta
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ANSWER :
B. Samudragupta
4.
Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?
A.
Skandagupta
B.
Samudragupta
C.
Chandragupta
D.
Harishena
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ANSWER :
D. Harishena
5.
The inscription of Harishena about Samudragupta was at
A.
Allahabad
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Bihar
D.
Mysore
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ANSWER :
A. Allahabad
6.

Which of the following isn't correctly matched?

List I (Groups conquered ) List II (Places and rulers)
a) Group One i.) Ganga and Yamuna doab
b) Group Two ii.) Eastern Himalayan states
c) Group Three iii.) Vindhya forest regions
d) Group Four iv.) Eastern Deccan
e) Group Five v.) Afghanistan
A.

Only i

B.

Both ii and iv

C.

i,ii,iii

D.

All are correctly matched

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ANSWER :

D. All are correctly matched