Q. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?

Correct Answer

Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son

More Questions on Harshavardhana Empire

  • Q. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
    A)Pulakesin-Il
    B)Pulakesin-I
    C)Vikramaditya-I
    D)Vikramaditya-II
    Answer: Pulakesin-Il
  • Q. Varahamihira is
    A)A space shuttle
    B)An astronaut
    C)A power station
    D)An ancient astronomer
    Answer: An ancient astronomer
  • Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
    A)Hungarians
    B)Arabs
    C)Hunas
    D)Turks
    Answer: Hunas
  • Q. Where was the introductory capital of Harsha?
    A)Kannoj
    B)Paryag
    C)Thaneshwar
    D)Mathura
    Answer: Thaneshwar
  • Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Shaivism
    D)Bhagavatism
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?
    A)Kumaragupta
    B)Vikramaditya
    C)Harshavardhana
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Kumaragupta
    C)Skandgupta
    D)Chandragupta
    Answer: Skandgupta
  • Q. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?
    A)Rastrakutas
    B)Gurjar Partiharas
    C)Palas
    D)Paramaras
    Answer: Paramaras
  • Q. The official court language of the Guptas was
    A)Prakrit
    B)Pali
    C)Hindi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Sanskrit
  • Q. Which was the oldest University?
    A)Kanauj
    B)Gandhara
    C)Nalanda
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
    A)Nishka
    B)Kakini
    C)Rupyaka
    D)Dinar
    Answer: Rupyaka
  • Q. The title ‘Indian Napoleon’ has been attached to
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    C)Chandragupta-I
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan’s period was
    A)I-tsang
    B)Fa-hien
    C)Nishka
    D)Hiuen Tsang
    Answer: Hiuen Tsang
  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?
    A)Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
    B)They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
    C)The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
    D)Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
    Answer: Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
  • Q. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
    A)Sudraka
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Sri Harsha
    D)Gunadhva
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. Harsha was defeated by
    A)King of Valabhi
    B)Sasanka
    C)Bhaskarvarman
    D)Pulakeshin II
    Answer: Pulakeshin II
  • Q. The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was
    A)Taxila
    B)Kanchi
    C)Nalanda
    D)Vallabhi
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. Who among the following, propounded the theory of zero?
    A)Chanakya
    B)Charak
    C)Aryabhatta
    D)Varahamihira
    Answer: Aryabhatta
  • Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
    A)Vagabhatta
    B)Bhanugupta
    C)Aryabhatta
    D)Varahamihira
    Answer: Aryabhatta

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