Question 1

Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta I

Answer

Ashoka

Answer

Chandragupta II

Answer

Samudragupta

Question 2

What was the capital of the Gupta Empire?

Accepted Answer

Pāṭaliputra

Answer

Kanchipuram

Answer

Ujjayinī

Answer

Kāmarūpa

Question 3

Which ruler is known for expanding the Gupta Empire to its greatest extent?

Accepted Answer

Samudragupta

Answer

Chandragupta II

Answer

Harsha

Answer

Chandragupta I

Question 4

Which Gupta ruler was also known as 'Vikramāditya'?

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta II

Answer

Skandagupta

Answer

Chandragupta I

Answer

Samudragupta

Question 5

Which Gupta ruler's achievements are praised in the prayāga praśhasti inscription?

Accepted Answer

Samudragupta

Answer

Chandragupta II

Answer

Kālidāsa

Answer

Chandragupta I

Question 6

Who was the famous mathematician and astronomer during the Gupta era?

Accepted Answer

Āryabhaṭa

Answer

Samudragupta

Answer

Varāhamihira

Answer

Kālidāsa

Question 7

Which famous ancient Indian text did Varahamihira author?

Accepted Answer

Brihat Samhita

Answer

Arthashastra

Answer

The Ramayana

Answer

Mahabharata

Question 8

What literary work is Kalidasa famous for?

Accepted Answer

Ramayana

Answer

Arthashastra

Answer

Mahabharata

Answer

Shakuntala

Question 9

What did Faxian, the Chinese traveler, contribute to our understanding of Gupta India?

Accepted Answer

Descriptions of Gupta art

Answer

Information about Gupta trade routes

Answer

Accounts of Indian Buddhism and monasteries

Answer

Details about the Gupta military

Question 10

Faxian, the Chinese traveler, came to India during which century?

Accepted Answer

5th century CE

Answer

6th century CE

Answer

4th century CE

Answer

3rd century CE

Question 11

Which of the following was a significant contribution of Āryabhaṭa?

Accepted Answer

He proposed that the Earth spins on its axis.

Answer

He invented the zero.

Answer

He invented algebra.

Answer

He wrote the Mahabharata.

Question 12

What is the significance of the Iron Pillar of Delhi?

Accepted Answer

It demonstrates advanced metallurgy with no rust after centuries

Answer

It was built by the Vakatakas

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It served as a military monument

Answer

It commemorates Chandragupta II

Question 13

What was a notable feature of the Iron Pillar of Delhi?

Accepted Answer

It does not rust despite being over 1,600 years old.

Answer

It is the tallest pillar in India.

Answer

It was dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi.

Answer

It was built from gold.

Question 14

What were the Ajanta Caves primarily known for?

Accepted Answer

Their stunning rock-cut sculptures and murals

Answer

Their fortifications

Answer

Their agricultural significance

Answer

Their administrative buildings

Question 15

Which inscription provided information about land grants in the Gupta Empire?

Accepted Answer

Inscriptions on copper plates

Answer

Scrolls

Answer

Stone tablets

Answer

Coins

Question 16

Which kingdom was a significant power contemporary to the Guptas, ruling in parts of modern-day Assam?

Accepted Answer

Kāmarūpa

Answer

Magadha

Answer

Pallava

Answer

Vākāṭaka

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