Indian Art & Culture MCQ Set-4

Gupta Empire Art and Culture MCQ for competitive examinations in India such as UPSC, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, NDA, State PSC, Police recruitment and various government job recruitment examination by the Government of India, PSUs and the state Governments in India.

Q.1 The Nalanda University was founded by which of the following Gupta Emperor?

A. Chandragupta I

B. Samudragupta

C. Kumargupta I

D. Chandragupta II

Answer: C. Kumargupta I

Note: The Nalanda University was established at Badagoan,Bihar in the 5th century during the reign of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I.

Q.2 Who among the following Gupta Emperor commissioned the Allahabad Pillar Inscription?

A. Samudragupta

B. Kumargupta I

C. Chandragupta I

D. Chandragupta II

Answer: A. Samudragupta

Note: An inscription, also known as the Prayag Prashasti, is attributed to the 4th century CE Gupta emperorSamudragupta, and follows immediately below the edicts of Ashoka. It is considered “the most important historical document of the classical Gupta age”.

Q.3 Who among the following Navaratnas of Vikramaditya was a Sanskrit grammarian?

A. Kalidasa

B. Amarasimha

C. Vararuchi

D. Vetala Bhatta

Answer: B. Amarasimha

Note: Amarasimha was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet from ancient India and one of the Navaratnas of the court of Gupta emperor Vikramaditya.

Q.4 Raghuvamsha, a Sanskrit Mahakavya was written by:

A. Kalidasa

B. Harsha

C. Vararuchi

D. Vetala Bhatta

Answer: A. Kalidasa

Note: The notable works of Kalidasa, the great Indian poet are Raghuvamsha, Meghaduta, Kumarasambhavam, Abhijyanamshakuntalam and Vikramorvaisham.

Q.5 Which of the following orthodox school of Indian philosophy became fully articulated durint the Gupta Empire?

A. Samkhya

B. Vedanta

C. Nyaya

D. Mimansa

Answer: B. Vedanta

Q.6 The Gupta art was preceded by which of the following art?

A. Mauryan Art

B. Kushan Art

C. Shunga Art

D. None of these

Answer: B. Kushan Art

Note: Kushan art, the art of the Kushan Empire in northern India, flourished between the 1st and the 4th century CE.

Q.7 Iron Pillar of Delhi was constructed by which of the following Gupta Emperor?

A. Chandragupta I

B. Samudragupta

C. Kumargupta I

D. Chandragupta II

Answer: D. Chandragupta II

Note: The iron pillar of Delhi is a structure 23 feet 8 inches high with 16 inches diameter was constructed by Chandragupta II , and now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India.

Q.8 The Mankuwar Buddha was inscribed during the reign of which of the following Gupta Emperor?

A. Kumargupta I

B. Samudragupta

C. Chandragupta I

D. Vikramaditya

Answer: A. Kumargupta I

Q.9 Which among the following is CORRECT about the Udayagiri cave of Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh?

I. It is a twenty rock cut caves constructed in early 5th century CE.

II. Only one cave is dedicated to Jainism and all other to Hinduism.

III. The Hindu caves contains rock cut structure of Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Shaivism.

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. I, II & III

Answer: D. I, II & III

Q.10 The Sultanganj Buddha, currently located in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery of England is made of which of the following metal?

A. Gold

B. Copper

C. Iron

D. Silver

Answer: B. Copper

Note: E. B. Harris, a railway engineer discovered the Buddha made of Copper during excavations that he carried out on ancient remains near the Sultanganj station around 1861. The statue is dated to between 500 and 700 AD.

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