1. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?

(a) Chandragupta-I
(b) Sri Gupta
(c) Kumaragupta
(d) Skandagupta

2. Which Gupta king founded Nalanda University?

(a) Chandragupta-I
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Ramagupta
(d) Kumaragupta

3. Who was the author of Panchatantra?

(a) Harishena
(b) Vishnu Sharma
(c) Vishakhadatta
(d) Kalidasa

4. Which Chinese pilgrim visited India during the reign of Chandragupta-II?

(a) Fa Hien
(b) Xuan Zang
(c) Yijing
(d) Huen Tsang

5. Which Gupta King is associated with the Allahabad Pillar Inscription?

(a) Samudragupta
(b) Kumaragupta
(c) Chandragupta-II
(d) Sri Gupta

6. Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?

(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Harisena
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Asvaghosha

7. The following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period?

(a) Charaka Samhita
(b) Amarakosha
(c) Mrichhakatika
(d) Abhijnanashakuntalam

8. The famous terra-cotta images of rivers Ganga and Yamuna from the Gupta period have been found at [UPSC CAPF 2012]

(a) Ahichchhatra
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Rajghat
(d) Bhitargaon

9. The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang) who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct? [UPSC CSE 2013]

1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery.
2. As regards punishment for offences, ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person.
3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

10. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system? [UPSC CSE 2015]

1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority
2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land
3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

11. With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct? [UPSC CSE 2019]

(a) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
(b) It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
(c) The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
(d) The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.

12. With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as [UPSC CSE 2020]

(a) ports handling foreign trade
(b) capitals of powerful kingdoms
(c) places of exquisite stone art and architecture
(d) important Buddhist pilgrimage centres

13. From the decline of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India? [UPSC CSE 2021]

1. The Guptas of Magadha
2. The Paramaras of Malwa
3. The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar
4. The Maukharis of Kanauj
5. The Yadavas of Devagiri
6. The Maitrakas of Valabhi

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 5
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 6
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 5 and 6

14. Silver coins issued by Guptas were known as

(a) Karshapana
(b) Pana
(c) Dinara
(d) Rupaka

15. In context with the Village Headman (Gramika) of Gupta Era in ancient India, consider the following statements:

1. The Village headman used to manage the village daily affairs with the consent of the King
2. No land transaction could be effected without the consent of the Village headman

Which among the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2