Gupta and Post-Gupta Period MCQs with Answers Quiz 4

Question 1. The most ancient monastery in India is _________.

(A) Bhaja

(B) Vikramshila

(C) Udantpuri

(D) Nalanda

Question 2. The famous Travelogue ‘Si-Yu-Ki’ is linked with _______.

(A) Hiuen-Tsang

(B) Megasthenes

(C) Al Biruni

(D) Fahien

Question 3. During Hiuen Tsang tour in India most famous city for the production of cotton, clothes were ______.

(A) Kanchi

(B) Pataliputra

(C) Mathura

(D) Varanasi

Question 4. The Chalukyan ruler Pulakeshin’s victory over Harsha was in the year?

(A) 634 A.D.

(B) 622 A.D.

(C) 618 A.D.

(D) 612 A.D.

Question 5. Emperor Harsha had shifted his capital from Thaneshwar to?

(A) Rajgriha

(B) Kannauj

(C) Delhi

(D) Prayag

Question 6. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by _________.

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Muhammad Bin Tuglaq

(C) Qutubddin Aibak

(D) Bakhtiyar Khalji

Question 7. The Chinese traveller who visited Bhinmal was __________.

(A) I-Tsing

(B) Hieun-Tsang

(C) Sangyun

(D) Fahien

Question 8. Hiuen-Tsang was contemporary of ___________.

(A) Ku-Yen-Vu

(B) Taai-Sunga

(C) Tung-Kuaan

(D) None of these

Question 9. Among the following rulers who had defeated Harshavardhana? 

(A) Pulakeshin-II

(B) Pulakeshin-I

(C) Vikramaditya II

(D) Kirtivarman II

Question 10. The capital of Harsha’s empire was?

(A) Thaneshwar

(B) Prayag

(C) Pataliputra

(D) Kannauj

Question 11. Nalanda University was destroyed by _________.

(A) Mughals

(B) Sythians

(C) Kushans

(D) Muslims

Question 12. The major reason behind remembering Hiuen-Tsang is? 

(A) Composition of Sei-Yu-Kei

(B) Trust in Buddhas

(C) Study in Nalanda

(D) Respect for Harsha

Question 13. Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana’s rules?

(A) Taranath

(B) I-Tsing

(C) Hiuen-Tsang

(D) Fa-Hien

Question 14. Emperor Harsha’s Southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by _________.

(A) Vikramaditya-II

(B) Vikramaditya-I

(C) Pulakeshin-II

(D) Pulakeshin-I

Question 15. Who has written the ‘Harshacharita’? 

(A) Parimalgupta

(B) Vishnugupta

(C) Banabhatta

(D) Aryabhatta

Question 16. Chinese writers mention India by the name of __________.

(A) Sikia-Pono

(B) Si-Yu-Ki

(C) Yin-Tu

(D) Fo-Kwo-Ki

Question 17. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of _________.

(A) Nalanda

(B) Magadh

(C) Vikramshila

(D) Taxila

Question 18. In whose reign-period the Chinese Traveller Hiuen-Tsang visited India?

(A) Chandragupta-I

(B) Chandragupta Maurya

(C) Harsh

(D) Chandragupta-II

Question 19. The place in U.P. where Harsh Vardhana organised the Buddha mega convention? 

(A) Sarnath

(B) Ayodhya

(C) Prayag

(D) Kashi

Question 20. Information regarding time of Harsha is contained in the books of _______.

(A) Kalidasa

(B) Kalhan

(C) Harisena

(D) None of these

Question 21. Chinese traveller I-Tsing was on the tour of Bihar in about? 

(A) 672 A.D.

(B) 637 A.D.

(C) 635 A.D.

(D) 405 A.D.

Question 22. The term ‘Kausheya’ has been used for _________.

(A) Wool

(B) Silk

(C) Flax

(D) Cotton

Question 23. Poet Bana was inhabitant of?

(A) Thaneshwar

(B) Pataliputra

(C) Bhojpur

(D) None of these

Question 24. Harshavardhan organised two great religious conventions in?

(A) Vallabhi and Prayag

(B) Thaneshwar and Vallabhi

(C) Prayag and Thaneshwar

(D) Kannauj and Prayag

Question 25. The capital of Maukharri was? 

(A) Kannauj

(B) Thaneshwar

(C) Purushpur

(D) None of these

Question 26. Nalanda is located in _______.

(A) Bihar

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Question 27. 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?

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 and 3

(B) 2 and 3

(C) Only 1

(D) All of these

Question 28. With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct?

1. Different kinds of specialised surgical instruments were in common use by A.D. first century.
   
2. Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of A.D. third century.
   
3. The concept of the sine of an angle was known in the A.D. fifth century.
   
4. The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in A.D. seventh century.
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) 3 and 4

(D) ) 1 and 2

Question 29. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below. 

1. Vikram Samvat began in 58 B.C.
2. Saka Samvat began in 78 A.D.
3. The Gupta era began in 319 A.D.
4. The era of Muslim rule in India began in 1192 A.D.
   

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 2

Question 30. With reference to the guilds (Shreni) of ancient India that played a very important role in the country’s economy which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. Every guild was registered with the central authority of the state and the King was the chief administrative authority on them.
   
2. The wages, rules of work, standard and prices were fixed by the guild.
   
3. The guild had judicial powers over its members.
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

Question 31. Match the following and select the correct answer from the code given below. 

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Question 32. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below.

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Question 33. Match List-I with List-II and choose the answer according to the code.

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Question 34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below.

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