Gupta Empire – Political History

41. Which of the following was not a key achievement of Samudra Gupta?
a) Expansion of the Gupta Empire
b) Defeat of the Kshatrapas
c) Patronage of the arts
d) Construction of the Ashoka Pillar

42. Which of the following was not a key achievement of Chandra Gupta II?
a) Patronage of the arts
b) Defeat of the Shakas
c) Construction of the Vishnu Temple at Deogarh
d) Conquest of Central Asia

43. Who was the famous Chinese traveler who visited India during the Gupta period and wrote about it in his book, the Si-Yu-Ki?
a) Fa Hien
b) Huen Tsang
c) Marco Polo
d) Ibn Battuta

44. Who was the famous ruler of the Gupta Empire who is also known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?
a) Chandra Gupta I
b) Samudra Gupta
c) Chandra Gupta II
d) Skanda Gupta

45. Which of the following was not a key religious development during the Gupta period?
a) Emergence of Mahayana Buddhism
b) Emergence of Tantric Buddhism
c) Emergence of Jainism
d) Emergence of Hinduism