14000+ MCQs Ancient History (The Gupta and the Post-Gupta Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. Who of the following was the writer of Mudrarakshasa?
2. Which of the following lawgivers of the post Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slave by nature?
3. Which type of land was called ‘Aprahat’?
4. Consider the following statements.
I. Maukhari were the vassals of Pala dynasty. II. Maukhari dynasty ruled over much of Uttar Pradesh and Magadh. Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.
5. What was the the main source of income during the Gupta period?
6. Who founded Maitraka dynasty?
7. The ‘Panchasiddhantika’ of Varahamihira is based on:
8. Consider the following statements.
(i) Gupta rulers were the vassals of Kushans.
(ii) The original kingdom of the Guptas comprised Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
9. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of:
10. What type of Governance system was during Gupta period?
11. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
12. An inscription by which of the following is found on the pillar containing Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta?
13. Kalidas was in ruling period of:
14. Who had killed Ramagupta?
15. Which of the following was the most powerful ruler of Maitraka dynasty?
16. Where was the capital of Gauda kingdom?
17. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopedic in nature?
18. Ajanta caves were built during period of:
19. Who founded the Maukhari dynasty?
20. Who founded Vardhan dynasty (Pushyabhuti dynasty) in Thaneshwar?
21. In Gupta Age, guilds formed the major institutions in:
22. What was the court language of Gupta rulers?
23. Which of the following university was patronised by Harsha?
24. Hiuen-Tsang, hailed as the prince of pilgrims, visited India during the reign of king:
25. Match List I (Scholar/Author) with List II (Field of Expertise) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Scholar/Author) | List II (Field of Expertise) |
| A. Visakhadatta | 1. Medicine |
| B. Varahamihira | 2. Drama/Playwright |
| C. Charaka | 3. Astronomy/Astrology |
| D. Brahmagupta | 4. Mathematics |
26. In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in:
27. Which one of the following Indian Mathematician invented decimal place value?
28. Who was founder of Nalanda University?
29. Match the following (Chandragupta II's Navratnas).
| List I (Navratna) | List II (Related Field) |
| A. Kalidasa | 1. Physician |
| B. Sanku | 2. Architecture/Vastu Shastra |
| C. Vararuchi | 3. Literature/Poetry |
| D. Dhanvantri | 4. Grammarian/Linguist |
30. Which of the following drama was not written by Kalidas?
31. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was:
32. In Ancient India, which dynasty’s rule is considered as the golden age?
33. Which of the following clearly define ‘Mitaksara’?
34. During Hiuen-Tsang tour in India most famous city for the production of cotton clothes was:
35. The gradual decline of towns was a important feature of which period?
36. Fa-hien’s mission to India was to:
37. The ancient Indian Play Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta has its subject on:
38. Which of the following is not the work of Harsha?
39. Shaiva saints were called:
40. Harshavardhana organised two great religious conventions in:
41. Maximum number of inscriptions have been found in the reign of which Gupta ruler?
42. Which is called Lokayata Darshan?
43. The Gupta Samvat was founded by:
44. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by:
45. The Allahabad pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
46. Consider the following statements.
I. During post-Gupta period, Hinduism became the most dominant religion of India. II. In post Gupta period, Tantricism had a great hold on Mahayana form of Buddhism. Select the correct answer using the code below.
47. Shankar’s philosophy is called as:
48. Consider the following foreign visitors to India.
I. Al-Biruni
II. Fa-Hien
III. Hiuen Tsang
IV. Megasthenese
The correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is:
49. Who sent Hiuen-Tsang as an emissary in the court of Harsha?
50. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and Surdas speak:
