14000+ MCQs Ancient History (The Gupta and the Post-Gupta Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Which of the following clearly define ‘Mitaksara’?
2. Consider the following statements
I. The trade with South East Asia during post Gupta age registered a significant increase. II. Saurastra (Gujarat) was famous for its bell metal industry during this period. Select the correct answer using the code below.
3. Which of the following was the most powerful ruler of Maitraka dynasty?
4. Which one of the following Gupta kings had to face the first Huna invasion?
5. With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?
6. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the Feudal System?
I. A very strong centralised political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority.
II. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of Land.
III. Creation of Lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overload.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
7. The major reason behind remembering Hiuen-Tsang is:
8. There was different causes for the downfall of the Gupta Empire. Which one was not the cause among the statements given below?
9. Match List I (Eras) with List II (Reckoned from/Starting Year).
| List I (Eras) | List II (Reckoned from) |
| A. Vikrama Era | 1. 3102 BC |
| B. Saka Era | 2. 320 AD |
| C. Gupta Era | 3. 78 AD |
| D. Kali Era | 4. 58 BC |
10. Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta era?
I. Amarkosh
II. Kamasutra
III. Meghadutta
IV. Madrarakshasa
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
11. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagavata’ was:
12. Consider the following statements.
(i) The wife of Chandragupta-I was a Licchavi Princess.
(ii) He was the second Gupta ruler to attain the title of ‘Maharajadhiraja’.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.
13. The place in Uttar Pradesh where Harshavardhana organised the Buddha mega convention:
14. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (Gupta Administration Officials)
| Officers | Department |
| (a) Sandhivigrahika | Minister of War and Peace |
| (b) Mahabaladhikrita | Commander-in-Chief |
| (c) Dandapashika | Chief Justice |
| (d) Mahapratihar | Maintenance of Royal Palace |
15. With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs.
I. Parivrajaka – Renunciant and Wanderer
II. Shramana – Priest with a high status
III. Upasaka – Lay follower of Buddhism
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
16. Which is called ‘Lokayat Darshan’?
17. Assertion (A) Ramagupta had issued the copper coins. Reason (R) Copper coins have been found at Vidisha and Udaigiri.
18. Banabhatta was the court poet of?
19. Which one of the following Indian Mathematician invented decimal place value?
20. 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 |
21. Poet Bana was inhabitant of:
22. Centres located in Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil country during the Gupta period were associated with which of the following?
23. Which one of the following literary works did not belong to the Gupta period?
24. Which one of the periods marks the beginning of the Indian temple architecture?
25. The gradual decline of towns was a important feature of which period?
26. Statement I The Greek influence on the Indian art manifested itself in the form of Gandhara School of Art and moved from Taxila to Mathura and Sarnath. Statement II During Gupta period, art became entirely and truly Indian.
27. 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:
28. With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as:
29. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta ruler?
30. Harshavardhana organised two great religious conventions in:
31. Which of the following lawgivers of the post Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slave by nature?
32. Who had killed Ramagupta?
33. The iron column, located in the courtyard of Delhi’s Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is a retention of:
34. Chinese traveller Hieun-Tsang studied at the University of:
35. Who was founder of Nalanda University?
36. Which (among these) are Gupta’s gold coins?
37. Who established Gupta Samvat?
38. What was the the main source of income during the Gupta period?
39. Kalidas was in ruling period of:
40. The Gupta Samvat was founded by:
41. Which one of the following were not the ‘Antyaj’ or ‘untouchables’?
42. The rulers of which of the following dynasty have been called as ‘Shriparvatiya’ in Puranas?
43. Consider the following statement.
I. Mihirakula was the Saka ruler. II. He was the great patron of Shaivism. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
44. Who of the following was the first Gupta ruler to issue coins?
45. Who has written the autobiography of Harsha?
46. Ajanta caves were built during period of:
47. In Ancient India, which dynasty’s rule is considered as the golden age?
48. Chinese writers mention India by the name of:
49. Who is called the Napoleon of Ancient India?
50. Tormad was from the racial group of:
