General Knowledge – Section 1- History of India | Ancient History – Gupta and Post-Gupta Period | Part 1

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)

 

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