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History – Guptas
The term Zorrab Khana' denotes
(A) Secretariat (B) Mint
(C) Council of Chamber (D) Smaller unit of Province
(E) Answer not known
ANSWER B
Pick out the two books written by vishakadatta
1. Kavya Dharsha
II. Madrarakshasha
III. Kundamala
IV. Devi Chandraguptam
(A) II and IV (B) III and IV
(C) I and II (D) II and III
ANSWER A
Which one of the statement is incorrect regarding the Guptas?
(A) Coins depicts the figures of Chandragupta and Kumara devi
(B) Harisena was one of the important officers of Chandragupta
(C) Samudragupta inscription found in Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad
(D) Inscription from Iran reveals the information of Samudragupta
ANSWER B
The most outstanding Buddhist writer in Sanskrit was
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Bharavi
(C) Asvaghosa
(D) Kumaradasa
ANSWER C
Who's period the Gupta empire reached to the Arabian Sea?
(A) Sri Gupta
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-I
(D) Chandragupta-II
ANSWER D
Who was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins?
(A) Chandragupta - I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Srigupta
ANSWER C
Who was the patron of the great Buddhist Scholar Vasubondu?
(A) Sri Gupta
(B) Ghatotkacha
(C) Chandra Gupta-1
(D)Samudra Gupta
ANSWER D
Who composed “Pancha Siddhantika”, the five astronomical system?
(A) Brahmagupta
(B) Aryabhatta
(C) Varahamihira
(D) Subhandhu
ANSWER C
Who was the author of 'Kavyadarsa"?
(A) Visakadatta
(B) Dandin
(C) Kalidasa
(D) Bharavi
ANSWER B
The Allahabad Pillar inscription was inscribed by his minister
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Varahamihira
(C) Saragar
(D) Harisena
ANSWER D
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Arthasastra - Megasthanes
(B) Indica - Kautilya
(C) Harshacharita - Bana
(D) Ratnavali - Chandra Gupta Maurya
ANSWER C
Match the List I with List II and choose your answer from codes given below:
List I (Person) List II (Titles)
(a) Arya Bhatta - 1. Newton of India
(b) Skanda Gupta - 2.Hero of Asia and Europe
(c) Chandra Gupta II - 3. Destroyer of the Sakas
(d) Kalidasa - 4. Shakespeare of India
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 1 3 2 4
ANSWER A
