History(Ias > History ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Question 1. Gupta dynasty was famous for

Patronage of literary work
Art and architecture
Imperialism
Revenue and land reforms

Explanation:-

Answer: Option B. -> Art and architecture
:
B

Question 2. Who among the following assumed the title of Ksitipasatapatih (Lord of hundred Kings)?

Samudragupta
Chanakya
Chandragupta
Skandagupta

Explanation:-

Answer: Option D. -> Skandagupta
:
D

Question 3. The achievement of Samudragupta are described in the

Girnar inscription
Sarnath inscription
Allahabad Pillar inscription
Hatigumpha inscription

Explanation:-

Answer: Option C. -> Allahabad Pillar inscription
:
C

Question 4. Which of the following Gupta rulers was equally great in the art of peace, wars and personal accomplishment?

Chandragupta II
Skanda Gupta
Samudragupta
Chandragupta I

Explanation:-

Answer: Option A. -> Chandragupta II
:
A

Question 5. Kadambari was written by

Harsha
Banabhatta
Kalidasa
Kautilya

Explanation:-

Answer: Option B. -> Banabhatta
:
B

Question 6. Mitakshara, an authoritative treatise on Hindu law, was written by

Vigneswara
Manu
Jimutavahana
Hemadri

Explanation:-

Answer: Option A. -> Vigneswara
:
A

Question 7. Kalhan's Rajatarangini is a history of

Kashmir
Chandragupta's reign
Harsha's reign
Rajasthan

Explanation:-

Answer: Option A. -> Kashmir
:
A

Question 8. Dhanvantri, a renowed physician of ancient India, adorned the court of

Kanishka
Ashoka
Samudragupta
Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Explanation:-

Answer: Option D. -> Chandragupta Vikramaditya
:
D

Question 9. After the decline of the Guptas, a large part of North India was reunited by

Harshavardhana
Chalukyas
Rajputs
Saka Satraps

Explanation:-

Answer: Option B. -> Chalukyas
:
B

Question 10. Kalidasa lived during the reign of

Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
Samudragupta
Ashoka, the Great

Explanation:-

Answer: Option B. -> Chandragupta II
:
B