Indian History MCQ Set-26

Gupta Empire MCQ for SSC, UPSC , NDA, State PSC, Railway recruitment examinations, Police recruitment examinations and related government job recruitments examinations by the state governments and the union government of India.

Q.1 Which of the following period is considered as the “Golden Age of India”?

A. Reign of Gupta Empire

B. Reign of Maurya Empire

C. Reign of Mughal Empire

D. Reign of Vakataka Empire

Answer: A. Reign of Gupta Empire

Q.2 The Gupta Empire was founded by:

A. Sri Gupta

B. Chandragupta-I

C. Samudragupta

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sri Gupta

Q.3 The title “Indian Napoleon” is given to which of the following Gupta King?

A. Chandragupta-I

B. Samudragupta

C. Harshvardhana

D. None of these

Answer: B. Samudragupta

Note: Historian V.A Smith referred Samudragupta as the ‘Napolean of India’

Q.4 In the Allahabad pillar inscription, achievements of which Gupta king is recorded?

A. Chandragupta-I

B. Samudragupta

C. Harshvardhana

D. Sri Gupta

Answer: B. Samudragupta

Note: The Allahabad Pillar inscription, composed by Samudragupta’s courtier Harishena, credits him with extensive conquests.

Q.5 Fa-hien visited the Gupta kingdom during the rule of which of the following Gupta king?

A. Chandragupta-I

B. Samudragupta

C. Chandragupta-II

D. Harhvardhana

Answer: C. Chandragupta-II

Q.6 Poet Kalidasa resided in the court of which Gupta King?

A. Samudragupta

B. Chandragupta-I

C. Vikramaditya

D. Sri Gupta

Answer: C. Vikramaditya

Q.7 Which of the following Chinese pilgrim visited Nalanda University during the reign of Harshavardhana?

A. Fa-Hien

B. Hiuen Tsang

C. I-Tsang

D. None of thse

Answer: B. Hiuen Tsang

Q.8 Who among the following Gupta king was a follower of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism and convened to popularize it?

A. Vikramaditya

B. Harshavardhana

C. Chandragupta-I

D. Samudragupta

Answer: B. Harshavardhana

Note: Harshavardhana was a follower of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism and he convened the Prayag assembly to popularize it.

Q.9 Nalanda University was a great centre of learning of which of the following religion?

A. Hinduism

B. Buddhism

C. Jainsm

D. None of these

Answer: B. Buddhism

Q.10 Which of the following languages were literary language and vernacular language in the Gupta period?

A. Sanskrit was literary language and Prakit was vernacular language

B. Sanskrit was literary language and Pali was vernacular language

C. Prakit was literary language and Pali was vernacular language

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sanskrit was literary language and Prakit was vernacular language

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