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Name the later Gupta ruler who had performed the Ashvaghosha Yajna (Horse Sacrifice) and assumed the Imperial title of Maharajadhiraj?

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  1. Kamarupa

  2. Mahasena Gupta

  3. Aditya Sen

  4. Kumaragupta III

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Correct Option: C

The coins of which of the following rulers reveal their love for music?

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  1. Maurya

  2. Nandas

  3. Guptas

  4. Cholas

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Correct Option: C

During the period of Hiuen Tsang's visit, the city most famous for the production of cotton cloth was-

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  1. Benaras

  2. Pataliptura

  3. Mathura

  4. Ujjain

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Correct Option: C

During the Gupta period, the village affairs were managed by the village headman with the assistance of the _______.

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  1. Amatya

  2. Mahattara

  3. Vishyapati

  4. Gopa

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Correct Option: C

The Ajanta cave paintings mostly belong to the period of the  _____.

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  1. Mughals

  2. Mauryas

  3. Chalukyas

  4. Guptas

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Correct Option: D

Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south, besides being an accomplished veena player?

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  1. Skandagupta

  2. Samudragupta

  3. Chandragupta I

  4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

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Correct Option: B

Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the 'Golden Age' of ancient India.
Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins.

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  1. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A

  3. A is true but R is false

  4. A is false but R is true

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following statement is wrong?

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  1. Chandragupa I started the Gupta Era in 319- 20 AD.

  2. Samudragupta was the greatest king of Gupta dynasty.

  3. Chandragupta II was succeeded by his son Skandagupta.

  4. During the reign of Skandagupta, Gupta Empire was invaded by Huns.

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Correct Option: C

What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?

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  1. To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism

  2. To amass wealth

  3. To know the geography of India

  4. To establish political ties with India

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?

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  1. Visit of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang

  2. Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta

  3. Significant contribution to poetry and literature by Banabhatta

  4. Macedonian invasion

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Correct Option: B