Important MCQs for History NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Part 32
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Q. Who was the first to assume the title of Dakshinapathapathi?
(a) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(b) Kharavela
(c) Sri Satakarni I
(d) Rudradaman I
Answer: C
Q. Which one of the following inscriptions is found on an iron pillar?
(a) Allahabad pragati
(b) Mohali pragati
(c) Earn pragati
(d) Junagadh Pragati
Answer: B
Q. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented on his coins as playing the flute or ‘Veena’ ?
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Skandgupta
Answer: C
Q. The Gupta era was started by whom and when?
(a) Ghatotkacha in 300 AD
(b) Srigupta in 310 AD
(c) Samudragupta in 324 AD
(d) Chandragupta I in 320 AD
Answer: D
Q. Which one of the following books is considered as the Guptan equivalent to Kautilya՚s Arthasastra of the Maury՚s?
(a) Kamandaka՚s Intisar
(b) Amarasimha՚s Amarakosa
(c) Sudraka՚s Mrichchhakatika
(d) Nerada Dharmasastras
Answer: A
Q. Which of the following Chinese pilgrims to India gives us some information about the first Gupta ruler?
(A) Hymen Tsang
(b) Feline
(c) It sing
(d) Wang Hymen Tso
Answer: C
Q. Which of the following Gupta ruler got the famous Sudarshan Lake of the Maryann period repaired for the second time in history, the first times being the repair by Rudradaman I?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Skandgupta
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Chandragupta II
Answer: B
Q. Who is the author of the famous Allahabad pragati?
(a) Kailas
(b) Sudraka՚s
(c) Arisen
(d) Ravi Karta
Answer: C
Q. The Nauanitakam of the Gupta period was a book on:
(a) Astronomy
(b) Mathematics
(c) Medicine
(d) Metallurgy
Answer: C
Q. Which of the following Gupta rulers is said to have embrace Buddhism towards the end of his reign and also founded the Nalanda University?
(a) Skandgupta
(b) Buddhagupta
(c) Purugupta
(d) Kumaragupta
Answer: D
Q. Kailas՚s works include:
(I) Abhijnana Sakuntala
(II) Meghadhuta
(III) Raghuuamas
(IV) Malauikagnimitram
(V) Ritusamhara
(VI) Kumarasambhaua
Select the answer from the codes below:
(a) All of them
(b) I, II, III & IV
(c) I, II, IV, V & VI
(d) I, IV, V & VI
Answer: A