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  1. Which was the oldest University?

  2. A.

    Gandhara

    B.

    Kanauj

    C.

    Nalanda

    D.

    Vaishali


  3. Who was the court poet of Harsha?

  4. A.

    Ravi Kirti

    B.

    Bhani

    D) Vishnu Sharma

    C.

    Banabhatta


  5. Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan's period was

  6. A.

    Fa-hien

    B.

    I-tsang

    C.

    Nishka

    D.

    Hiuen Tsang


  7. Gupta Dynasty was famous

  8. A.

    Art and architecture

    B.

    Imperialism

    C.

    Revenue and land reform

    D.

    None of these


  9. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was

  10. A.

    Kanishka

    B.

    Ashoka

    C.

    Bimbisara

    D.

    Harshavardhana


  11. The official court language of the Guptas was

  12. A.

    Pali

    B.

    Prakrit

    C.

    Hindi

    D.

    Sanskrit


  13. Who was called India's Nepoleon because of his victories?

  14. A.

    Skandagupta

    B.

    Chandragupta

    C.

    Brahmagupta

    D.

    Samudragupta


  15. The Gupta king who assumed the title of

    ‘Vikramaditya' was

  16. A.

    Skandagupta

    B.

    Samudragupta

    C.

    Chandragupta – II

    D.

    Kumaragupta


  17. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was

  18. A.

    Bhanugupta

    B.

    Vagabhatta

    C.

    Aryabhatta

    D.

    Varahamihira


  19. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?

  20. A.

    Kumaragupta

    B.

    Samudragupta

    C.

    Skandgupta

    D.

    Chandragupta