1. Who is known as the Napoleon of India? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2005 UPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-II Vikramaditya
(C) Great Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta
2. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta? [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta-II
(C) Kumargupta
(D) None of the above
3. Gupta dynasty ruled during [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003]
(A) 319-500 A.D.
(B) 319-324 A.D.
(C) 325-375 A.D.
(D) 566-597 A.D.
4. Who of the following rulers had performed four Ashwamedhas? [UPPCS (Mains) 2003, 2011]
(A) Pushyamitra Shunga
(B) Pravarasena-I
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Chandragupta-II
5. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was [UPPCS (Pre) 2009
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Srigupta
6. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following? [IAS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Mahapadma Nanda
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Samudragupta
7. The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta-I
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Samudragupta
8. Prayag Prashashti tells about the military campaign of [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumaragupta
9. An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prasasti of Samudragupta? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Dara Shikoh
10. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Rajendra-I
(C) Amoghavarsha
(D) Gautamiputra Shatkarni
11. The iron column, located in the courtyard of Delhi’s Quwwat-ul- Islam Mosque is a retention of [Orissa PSC (Pre) 2016]
(A) Ashok (B) Chandra
(C) Harsha (D) Anangpal
12. Which dynasty was distracted the most by the Hunas invasion? [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Maurya
(B) Kushan
(C) Gupta
(D) Shunga
13. The Hunas invaded India during the reign of [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Budhagupta
14. Who among the following Gupta Rulers conquered Hunas? [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
(A) Chandragupta-II
(B) Kumaragupta-I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Bhanugupta
15. From which inscription it is known that Skandagupta defeated Hunas? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014]
(A) Bhitari Pillar Inscription
(B) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(C) Mandsaur Inscription
(D) Udayagiri Inscription
Answer Sheet:-
1. (D)
2. (B)
3. (A)
4. (B)
5. (C)
6. (D)
7. (D)
8. (B)
9. (A)
10. (A)
11. (B)
12. (C)
13. (C)
14. (C)
15. (A)