Top Frequently Asked Questions
History – Guptas
Match
the following:
(a)
Manram 1. Common place
(b)
Saptanga 2. Administrative unit
(e)
Enperayam 3. Meeting hall
(d)
Podiyil 4. Seven
limbs
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3
4
2 1
(B) 3
2 1 4
(C) 4
3 2 1
(D) 4 2
1 3
(E) Answer
not known
ANSWER A
Which
Gupta ruler issued Allahabad stone Pillar Inscription?
(A)
Chandragupta I
(B)
Samudragupta
(C)
Kumaragupta I
(D)
Skandagupta
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER B
Who
erected non-ruted Iron Pillar in the Qutb Minar complex at Mehrauli?
(A)
Samdra Gupta
(B)
Kumara Gupta I
(C)
Chandra Gupta II
(D)
Vishnu Gupta
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER C
The
travel accounts of Chinese explorer Faxian mentioned about the following city
as ancient metropolis
(A)
Vaisali
(B)
Sanchi
(C)
Pataliputra
(D)
Taxila
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER A
Match
the following
(a)
Mahabaladhi Krita 1.
Commander of the Cavalry
(b)
Mahashvapati 2. Commander in
Chief
(c)
Mahapilupati 3. Chief
Justice
(d)
Mahadanda Nayak 4.
Commander of the elephant force
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4
3 2 1
(B) 2
1 4 3
(C) 1
2 3 4
(D) 3
2 4 1
(E) Answer not known
ANSWER B
"The
Gupta period is in the annals of classical India almost what the Periclean age
is in the History of Greece". Who said the above statement?
(A) Dr.
V.A. Smith
(B) Dr.
Keith
(C) Dr.
Altekar
(D)
Barnett
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER D
In the Maratha administration ‘Sumant’
is named as
(A)
Prime Minister
(B)
Commander-in-Chief
(C)
Judge
(D)
Foreign Minister
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER D
Which
one of the following was as an important port of the eastern coast during the
Gupta period?
(A)
Broach
(B)
Japara
(C)
Tamralipti
(D)
Kalyan
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER C
Match
the correct classification of land during the Gupta period.
(a)
Kshetra 1. Waste
land
(b)
Khila 2.
Cultivable land
(c)
Aprakata 3. Habitable land
(d)
Vasti 4.
Jungle land
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1
2 3 4
(B) 4
2 1 3
(C) 2
1 4 3
(D) 3
4 1 2
ANSWER C
Choose
the incorrect match:
(i) Suba - Sipahsalar
(ii)
Sarkar - Faujdar
(iii)
Pargana - Shiqdar
(iv) Village - Bakhshi
(A) (i)
and (ii) only
(B) (ii)
only
(C)
(iii) and (iv) only
(D) (iv)
only
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER D
During which rule of dynasty first self-immolation of widow took place in India?
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Cholas
(C) Guptas
(D) Mauryas
(E) Answer not known
ANSWER C
Huns
invaded India during the reign of
(A)
Kumara Gupta
(B) Rama
Gupta
(C)
Skanda Gupta
(D)
Vishnu Gupta
(E)
Answer not known
ANSWER C
