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The Gupta Dynasty

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the appropriate answer of the question : Who were the kings of Gupta Empire (Choose more than 1 or all that apply)

a)

Samudragupta

b)

Kumaragupta

c)

Skandagupta

d)

Chandragupta II

e)

Brahmagupta

2.

Who wrote Abhijnanashakuntalam ?

a)

Aryabhatta

b)

Chanakya

c)

Brahmagupta

d)

Kalidasa

3.

The Gupta rulers made _ their court language.

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Hindi

c)

English

d)

Prakrit

4.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 
a)

Brahmin, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Sudras

b)

Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras

c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
5.
Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?
a)
warrior
b)
priests
c)
farmers
d)
merchants
6.

These people headed the districts in the Gupta administration

a)

Vishayapati

b)

Senapati

c)

Urban planners

7.

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the Gupta Empire?

a)

Veterinary clinics

b)

Concept of round Earth

8.

The main religion of the Gupta Empire was

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianty

d)

Islam

9.

Whose court was adorned by the nava ratnas or nine gems

a)

Samudragupta

b)

Chandragupta I

c)

Chandragupta II

d)

Srigupta

10.

What mathematical practice is rooted in ancient India and still in use today?

a)

irrigation system

b)

decimal system

c)

metric sytem

11.

What is the meaning of Pilgrim ?

a)

examples of something

b)

a person who supports artist and writers

c)

the practice of writing dictionary

d)

a person who travels to holy places

12.

Which was the ancient source or place of education in the Gupta empire

a)

Takshashila University

b)

Nalanda university

c)

Tashkent university

d)

Pushpa Giri university

13.

Which ancient scientist or philosopher wrote about important mathematical and astronomical concepts during the Gupta empire?

a)

Charaka

b)

Vagabhata

c)

Sushruta

d)

Aryabhatta

14.

Which of these were not taught in detail at the Universities during the Gupta Empire

a)

medicine

b)

astronomy

c)

astrology

d)

philosophy

15.
Which of the following would indicate a stable society?
a)
art, sculpture, literature, scientific advances
b)

weapons and large army

c)

large houses

d)
written languages
16.
What field of study would you need to be an expert in to build tall complex buildings?
a)
economics
b)
religion
c)
mathematicians
d)
astrology
17.

What are examples of advancements in science and technology during the Gupta Empire? (MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWERS!)

a)

Mapping movements of planets and stars

b)

Theory that the Earth was round

c)

The concept of Algebra

d)

Aqueducts

18.

The main religion of the Gupta Empire was

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianty

d)

Islam

19.

How did the Guptas give local areas more independence than the Mauryas?

a)

Royal governors were allowed to take turns being the king.

b)

The Guptas set up a central government to rule the empire.

c)

The Guptas set up provinces in which leaders could make many of their own decisions.

d)

The Guptas set up provinces that made decisions for the central government.

20.

Which of the following was an important Gupta contribution in mathematics?

a)

counting to nine

b)

developing the decimal system

c)

shaping iron pillars

d)

subtracting numbers