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Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
The first ruler of the Gupta dynasty who adopted the grand title of maharaj- adhiraja was ______________.

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Samudragupta

  2. Chandragupta

  3. Skandhagupta

  4. Both (a) and (c)

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chandragupta I ( 319-350 CE) was a king of the Gupta dynasty, who ruled in northern India. His title Maharajadhiraja ("king of great kings") suggests that he was the first emperor of the dynasty.

The 'ashvamedha' was the sacrifice of _______________.
history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Horse

  2. Cow

  3. Bull

  4. Goat

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Ashvamedha is a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the srauta tradition of Vedic religion. It was used by ancient Indian kings to prove their imperial sovereignty: a horse accompanied by the king's warriors would be released to wander for a period of one year.

Who among the following Gupta rulers were a poet and a musician and was adorned with the title of Kaviraja or King of poets?

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Chandragupta I

  2. Samudragupta

  3. Skandagupta

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Amongst the following, who contributed most to the Bhagvata cult?

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Parthians

  2. Indo- Greeks

  3. Kushanas

  4. Guptas

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Correct Option: D

The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmana was given by the ruling dynasty known as

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. The Guptas

  2. The Palas

  3. Rashtrakutas

  4. Pratiharas

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Correct Option: A

The name of the poet Kalidasa is mentioned in the

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Allahabad Pillar inscription

  2. Aihole inscription

  3. Alapadu grant

  4. Hanumakonda inscription

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Correct Option: B

The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta-II was _______.

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Fa-Hien

  2. Hiuen-Tsang

  3. Alberuni

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fa - Hien is the famous Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II. Fa - Hien started from China in 399 A.D and covering all the way through the deserts came up to Peshawar.

Samudragupta issued which type of coins?

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Archer type

  2. Swordsman type

  3. Asvamedha type

  4. Horseman type

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samudragupta issued Archer type of coin. The obverses of such coins represent the king with a bow and garud-dhvaja. The name of Samudragupta is written under the left hand. On the four sides of the king there is a word written in a circular form. And the word can be mentioned as 'Apratiratho vijtya kshitia sucharitai divam jayati'. On the reverse of the coin goddess Lakshami has been represented seated on the throne and having in her hand the flower of lotus. The right side of this figure the word 'Kratantaparashu' is written.

According to a Chinese source, who sent a missionary to Samudragupta for permission to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?

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  1. Kirtivarman

  2. Yashodharman

  3. Meghavarman

  4. Shashanka

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Meghavarman sent a missionary to Samudragupta for permission to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya. Samudragupta granted permission to Buddhist king of Ceylon Meghavarman to build a monastery at Bodh Gaya.

The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman says that a dam on the Sudarshan lake for irrigation was constructed by ______.

history the gupta: empire gupta period the vardhans kannauj: age of harshavardhana

  1. Skandagupta

  2. Pushyagupta

  3. Bhanugupta

  4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Junagarh rock insciption of Rudraadaman says that dam on the Sudarshan lake for irrigation was constructed by Pushyagupta. Pushyagupta, the governor of Saurashtra under Chandragupta Maurya constructed Sudarshan lake.