Imperial Guptas UPSC Questions

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Imperial Guptas MCQ Questions


13.

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

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ANSWER :

D. a-iii,b-i,c-iv,d-ii

14.
in 532 AD._____, the Malwa prince, challenged the Guptas and set up a victory pillar claiming his conquest of northern India.
A.
Samudragupta
B.
Yashodharman
C.
Satavahanas
D.
Sudras
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ANSWER :
B. Yashodharman
15.
The Guptas lost Bihar and UP in _____ AD.
A.
560
B.
553
C.
550
D.
574
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ANSWER :
C. 550
16.
The Goddess _____ is invariably represented on Gupta coins as Vishnu's wife.
A.
Lakshmi
B.
Parvati
C.
Saraswathi
D.
Valli
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ANSWER :
A. Lakshmi
17.
_____ became an important element in military tactics.
A.
Elephantry
B.
Infantry
C.
Cavalry
D.
Horse Archery
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ANSWER :
D. Horse Archery
18.
The most important officers in the Gupta empire were the
A.
Sudramatyas
B.
Samrdramatyas
C.
Kumaramatyas
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
C. Kumaramatyas