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Ancient History MCQs 11 - Gupta Period
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Q . Which of the following Gupta rulers was known as Vikramaditya?
Ans - A ( Chandragupta-II ).
Chandragupta II, also named Vikramaditya, is believed to be one of the greatest rulers of the Gupta dynasty.
He ruled the Gupta Empire from 375 to 415 C.E. when the kingdom achieved its zenith, often referred to as the ‘Golden Age of India’.
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Q . Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
Ans - D ( Srigupta ).
Gupta empire emerged around the late 3rd century and brought Magadha under the control of founding member Srigupta.
The empire got prominent under the control of Chandragupta I (319-335 CE).
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Q . Fo-Kuo-King was authored by ?
Ans - D ( Fa-Hiena ).
Fa-Hien was a Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II on a religious mission. He traveled by foot from China to India and returned by sea route.
He traveled to many cities associated with the life of the Buddha – Sravasti, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Vaishali, Rajgir, etc and wrote about Taxila, Pataliputra, Mathura, and Kannauj in Middle India.
He recorded his observations in a travelog titled Fo-Kwo-King (A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms). It is one of the main literary sources to reconstruct the age of Gupta.
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Q . Who among the Gupta rulers was known as 'Lichchavidauhitra'?
Ans - C ( Samudragupta ).
Samudragupta was the greatest king of the Gupta dynasty and called the Napoleon of India.
He never faced defeat in any battle in his life.
He was the son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Lichchhavi princess Kumaradevi.
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Q . To which period of Indian history did Aryabhatta and Varahamihira (Scientist and Mathematician respectively) belong?
Ans - D ( Gupta period ).
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Q . What was the policy of Samudragupta in the south?
Ans - A (Digvijay).
This policy of Samudragupta is described as Digvijaya or defeating the enemy kings of the South, Grahana or getting the authority over the kingdoms and then Anugraha allowing them to rule their Kingdoms under his Suzerainty. In the course of his Southern Campaign, he humbled as many as twelve princes.
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Q . Who composed the Allahabad Prasasti?
Ans - A ( Harisena ).
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Q . Which emperor has been called Napoleon of India?
Ans - A ( Samudragupta ).
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