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  1. The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was:

  2. A.

    Kanchi

    B.

    Taxila

    C.

    Nalanda

    D.

    Vallabhi


  3. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?

  4. A.

    Vikramaditya

    B.

    Kumaragupta

    C.

    Harshvardhana

    D.

    Kanishka


  5. The title ‘Indian Napolean' has been attached to

  6. A.

    Chandra Gupta Maurya

    B.

    Samudragupta

    C.

    Chandragupta

    D.

    Harshavardhana


  7. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in

  8. A.

    Buddhism

    B.

    Jainism

    C.

    Vaishnavism

    D.

    Tantra


  9. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?

  10. A.

    Sri Gupta

    B.

    Chandragupta

    C.

    Ghatotkacha

    D.

    Kumaragupta


  11. India's trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the

  12. A.

    Arabs

    B.

    Hungarians

    C.

    Huns

    D.

    Turks


  13. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

  14. A.

    Chandra Gupta Maurya

    B.

    Samudra Gupta

    C.

    Vikramaditya

    D.

    Skand Gupta


  15. During which Gupta King's reign did the Chinese traveller Fa-hien visit India?

  16. A.

    Chandra Gupta I

    B.

    Samudra Gupta

    C.

    Chandra Gupta II

    D.

    Kumara Gupta


  17. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?

  18. A.

    They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India

    B.

    Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son

    C.

    The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times

    D.

    Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased


  19. Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of

  20. A.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    B.

    Samudragupta

    C.

    Chandragupta Vikrmaditya

    D.

    Harsha