Imperial Guptas UPSC Questions

Imperial Guptas MCQ Questions

13.
_____ adopted the title of "Vikramaditya"
A.
Skandagupta
B.
Chandragupta II
C.
Chandragupta I
D.
Kumaragupta
ANSWER :
B. Chandragupta II
14.
By 485 AD, the Hunas occupied _____ Malwa and a substantial portion of Central India.
A.
Southern
B.
Northern
C.
Western
D.
Eastern
ANSWER :
D. Eastern
15.
With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs:
List I - Literary work List II - Author
1) Devichandragupta Bilhana
2) Hammira-Mahakavya Nayachandra Suri
3) Milinda-panha Nagarjuna
4) Nitivakyamrita Somadeva Suri
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
UPSC - 2023
A.
Only one
B.
Only two
C.
Only three
D.
All four
ANSWER :
B. Only two
16.
Match the following
List I (Chronology ) List II
a) 3 C i.) Gupta era started by Chandragupta I
b) 230 ii.) Dynasty of Guptas gained power
c) 275 iii.) End of Kushan power in North India
d) 319-20 iv.) The original kingdom of Guptas comprised UP and Bihar at the end of this century
A.
a-ii,b-i,c-iv,d-iii
B.
a-i,b-ii,c-iii,d-iv
C.
a-iv,b-iii,c-ii,d-i
D.
a-iii,b-ii,c-iv,d-i
ANSWER :
C. a-iv,b-iii,c-ii,d-i
17.
Match the following
List I (Chronology (AD) ) List II
a) 319-34 i.) Chandragupta I
b) 335-80 ii.) Chandragupta II
c) 380-412 iii.) Visit of Fa-hsien
d) 399-414 iv.) Samudragupta
A.
a-i,b-iv,b-ii,d-iii
B.
a-i,b-ii,c-iii,d-iv
C.
a-iv,b-iii,c-ii,d-i
D.
a-iii,b-ii,c-iv,d-i
ANSWER :
A. a-i,b-iv,b-ii,d-iii
18.
Match the following
List I (Chronology (AD) ) List II
a) 5 C i.) End of Skandagupta's reign
b) 467 ii.) Hunas occupied Central India and eastern Malwa
c) 473 iii.) Huna invasion in the second half of this century
d) 485 iv.) Migration of guild silk weavers from Gujarat to Malwa
A.
a-i,b-iv,b-ii,d-iii
B.
a-i,b-ii,c-iii,d-iv
C.
a-iv,b-iii,c-ii,d-i
D.
a-iii,b-i,c-iv,d-ii
ANSWER :
D. a-iii,b-i,c-iv,d-ii