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THE AGE OF THE GUPTAS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

THE FOUNDER OF THE GUPTA DYNASTY

a)

CHANDRAGUPTA I

b)

SRI GUPTA

c)

GHATOTKACHAGUTA

2.

FA-HIEN THE CHINESE TRAVELER CAME TO INDIA DURING THE REIGN OF

a)

SRI GUPTA

b)

CHANDRAGUPTA I

c)

SAMUDRAGUPTA

3.

FA HIEN TRAVELED INDIA FOR

a)

20 YEARS

b)

15 YEARS

c)

13 YEARS

4.

FO-KWO-KI MEANS

a)

THE TRAVELS OF FA-HIEN

b)

FA-HIEN AND INDIA

c)

THE INDIAN TRAVEL

5.

FA-HIEN IN HIS BOOK WROTE ABOUT THE CITY OF

a)

MAGADHA

b)

KALINGA

c)

PATALIPUTRA

6.

NUMBER OF MONASTERIES THE CITY OF PATALIPUTRA HAD

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

7.

FA HIEN WAS AMAZED TO SEE THE GRANDEUR OF THE PALACE OF

a)

CHANDRAGUPTA I

b)

SAMUDRAGUPTA

c)

ASHOKA

8.

FA HIEN IN HIS BOOK MENTIONED ABOUT

a)

EXCELLENT SCHOOL

b)

EXCELLENT COLLEGE

c)

EXCELLENT HOSPITAL

9.

THE GUPTAS WERE THE FOLLOWED OF

a)

BUDDHISM

b)

SHAIVISM

c)

VAISNAVISM

d)

JAINISM

10.

THE GREATEST LITERARY GENIUS OF THE GUPTA PERIOD WAS

a)

HARISENA

b)

KALIDASA

c)

CHANAKYA

11.

The period from 320 to 550 AD is known as the ___________________ of the Guptas.

a)

Imperial Age

b)

Classical Age

c)

Golden Age

12.

Another name for Allahabad Pillar inscription.

(a)  

13.

THE LANGUAGE USED IN THE INSCRIPTIONS OF ALLAHABAD PILLAR WAS

a)

URDU

b)

PERSIAN

c)

SANSKRIT

d)

HINDI

14.

ABHIJANA SHAKUNTALAM WAS WRITTEN BY

a)

HARISENA

b)

KALIDASA

c)

VISHAKADATTA

15.

DEVI CHANDRAGUPTAM WAS WRITTEN BY

a)

KALIDASA

b)

VISHAKADATTA

c)

HARISENA

16.

ALLAHABAD PILLAR GIVES US DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF

a)

CHANDRAGUPTA

b)

SRI GUPTA

c)

SAMUDRAGUPTA

17.

THE YAJNA PERFORMED BY SAMUDRAGUPTA WAS

a)

VAJPEYA YAJNA

b)

ASHWAMEDHA YAJNA

c)

RAJASUYA YAJNA

18.

THE VISHNU TEMPLE HAD

a)

FLAT ROOF

b)

SHIKHARAS

c)

DOME

19.

THE MOST OUTSTANDING SPECIMEN OF BUDDHA'S SCULPTURE WERE

a)

SEATED BUDDHA

b)

STANDING BUDDHA

c)

SLEEPING BUDDHA

d)

LAUGHING BUDDHA

20.

WHICH RULER OF THE GUPTA DYNASTY WAS A MUSICIAN

a)

SRIGUPTA

b)

CHANDRAGUPTA I

c)

SAMUDRAGUPTA

21.

THE LYRICAL POETRY

a)

SHAKUNTALAM

b)

RITU SAMBHARA

c)

RAGHUVAMSA

22.

Where is Nalanda University located?

(a)  

23.

Which Chinese scholar gives a lot of details about the Nalanda University?

(a)  

24.

Name any 4 subjects studied at Nalanda University.

(a)  

25.

Another name for Vishnu Temple and where is it located?

(a)  

26.

The exteriors of the temples were decorated with scenes of _________________.

a)

Ramayana

b)

Mahabharata

c)

Bhagvad GIta

27.

The two famous books written by Aryabhatta were ________________ and _______________.

(a)  

28.

(a)   is explained in his work Surya Siddhanta.

29.

First important ruler of Gupta dynasty

a)

Samudra Gupta

b)

Vikramadithya

c)

ChandraGupta 1

30.

Surya Siddhanta was by

a)

Aryabhatta

b)

Varahmihira

c)

Rtusamhara