16. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one among the statements given below was not the cause? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Huna invasion
(B) Feudal set-up of administration
(C) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas
(D) Arab invasion
17. Who is known as ‘Saka-conqueror’? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta
18. Who was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins? [UP UDA/LDA (Spl)(Mains) 2010]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Kumargupta
19. From the third century A.D. when the Huna invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) African trade
(B) Western-European trade
(C) South-East Asian trade
(D) Middle-Eastern trade
20. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period? [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Tamralipti
(B) Bhadoch
(C) Kalyan
(D) Cambay
21. India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with South-East Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of the early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations? [IAS (Pre) 2011]
(A) As compared to other coun-tries, India had a better ship-building technology in ancient and medieval times
(B) The rulers of Southern India always patronised traders, brahmin priests and Buddhist monks in this context
(C) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
(D) Both (A) and (B) are convinc-ing explanation in this context
22. Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil Country during the Gupta period were associated with which of the following? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Textile manufacture
(B) Gems and precious stones
(C) Handicrafts
(D) Opium cultivation
23. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta Period? [UPPSC (RI) 2014]
(A) Bhadoch
(B) Kalyan
(C) Cambay
(D) Tamralipti
24. Who among the following is known for his Ayurvedic thematic composition during Gupta period? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002 IAS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Saumilla
(B) Shudraka
(C) Shunaka
(D) Sushruta
25. Who among the following is not associated with medicine in ancient India? [IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Dhanvantri
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Charaka
(D) Susruta
26. Who of the following among the Nine Gems of Chandragupta was associated with Astrology? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Vararuchi
(B) Sanku
(C) Kshapanak
(D) Amar Singh
27. Kalidas was in the ruling period of [MPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta-I
(D) Chandragupta-II
28. Which (among these) are Gupta’s gold coins? [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Kaudi
(B) Dinara
(C) Nishka
(D) Pan
29. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called [IAS (Pre) 1996 UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002]
(A) Karshapana
(B) Dinara
(C) Rupaka
(D) Nisc
30. Who of the following was the first Gupta ruler to issue coins? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010 UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Chandragupta-I
(B) Ghatotkacha
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Srigupta
Answer Sheet:-
16. (D)
17. (C)
18. (C)
19. (C)
20. (A)
21. (C)
22. (A)
23. (D)
24. (D)
25. (B)
26. (C)
27. (D)
28. (B)
29. (C)
30. (A)