Question No:1
Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty ?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Srigupta
C. Samudragupta
D. Skandgupta
Question No:2
Who was the court poet of Smudragupta ?
A. Asvaghosha
B. Nagarjuna
C. Aryabhatta
D. Harisena
Question No:3
The Prayage Prasasti/Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with which one of the following ?
A. Mahapadmananda
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D. Samudragupta
Question No:4
There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings ?
A. Bagh Caves
B. Ellora caves
C. Lomesh Rishi Cave
D. Nasik Caves
Question No:5
Harshavardhana was defeated by—
A. Prabhakaravardhana
B. Pulkesin II
C. Narasimhavarmana
D. Sasanka
Question No:6
Which of the following was NOT composed by Harshavardhana ?
A. Harshacharita
B. Ratnavali
C. Priyadarshika
D. Nagananda
Question No:7
In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by T’ang emperor ?
A. Rajraja I
B. Rajendra I
C. Harshavardhana
D. Prantaka I
Question No:8
Which of the following rulers checked Harshavardhana’s expedition in South India ?
A. Pulkesin I
B. Pulkesin II
C. Vikramaditya I
D. Vikramaditya II
Question No:9
The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipur am were built under the patronage of the—
A. Chola kings
B. Pandya kings
C. Pallava kings
D. Satavahan kings
Question No:10
Which one of the following inscriptions mentions Pulkesin IFs military success against Harshavardhana ?
A. Allahabad Pillar Inscription
B. Aihole Inscription
C. Damodarpur Copper-plate Inscription
D. Bilsad Inscription
Question No:11
Who was written the ‘Harshacharita’ ?
A. KaJidasa
B. Banabhatta
C. Vishnugupta
D. Parimalgupta
Question No:12
Two great religious conference were held by king Harshavardhana at—
A. Kannauj and Prayag
B. Prayag and Thaneshwar
C. Thaneshwar and Vallabhi
D. Vallabhi and Prayag
Question No:13
Who sent Hieun-Tsang as an envoy to Harsha’s court ?
A. Tai Tsung
B. Tung – Kuan
C. Ku Yen-Wu
D. None of these
Question No:14
Where was the capital of Sasanka ?
A. Samatata
B. Tamralipta
C. Kama Suvarna
D. Lakhnawati
Question No:15
Assertion (A) : Harshavardhana convened the Prayag
Assembly. Reason (R) : He wanted to popularise only the Mahayan form of Buddhism.
Codes:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Question No:16
Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by—
A. Pulkesin I
B. Pulkesin II
C. Vikramaditya I
D. Vikramaditya II
Question No:17
Which among the following is the oldest dynasty ?
A. Maurya
B. Glupta
C. Kushan
D. Kanva
Question No:18
What do the painting of Ajanta depict ?
A. Ramayana
B. Mahabharata
C. Jatakas
D. Panchatantra
Question No:19
The subject-matter of Ajanta painting pertains to—
A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Vaishnavism
D. Shavism
Question No:20
Where did the game of Chess originate ?
A. India
B. Persia
C. Arabia
D. Europe