MCQ Chapter 7 Class 7 Social Science Advertisement The Gupta Era: An Age of Tireless Creativity 1. Which island was a significant stop for Indian traders in the Arabian Sea?SocotraKanchipuramPāṭaliputraUjjayinīQuestion 1 of 202. Which deity were the Gupta rulers primarily devoted to?ŚhivaViṣhṇuBuddhaLakṣhmīQuestion 2 of 203. What was the name of the university patronized by the Guptas?KanchipuramNālandāUjjayinīSārnāthQuestion 3 of 204. Who authored the Sanskrit poem Meghadūtam?ĀryabhaṭaVarāhamihiraKālidāsaHarisenaQuestion 4 of 205. Which field saw significant codification during the Gupta period?AstronomyĀyurvedaArchitectureMetallurgyQuestion 5 of 206. What caused the decline of the Gupta Empire in the 6th century CE?Internal rebellionsHūṇa invasionsTrade collapsePallava conquestsQuestion 6 of 207. Which dynasty ruled in the south during the Gupta period?VākāṭakasPallavasKāmarūpaKushāṇasQuestion 7 of 208. What was Kanchipuram known as during the Pallava rule?City of a thousand templesCity of learningCity of tradeCity of warriorsQuestion 8 of 209. What was the ancient name for the Brahmaputra valley during the Kāmarūpa kingdom?MagadhaPrāgjyotiṣhaSāketaAnugaṅgaQuestion 9 of 2010. Who was the author of the mathematical treatise Āryabhaṭīya?VarāhamihiraKālidāsaĀryabhaṭaHarisenaQuestion 10 of 2011. What did Āryabhaṭa propose about the Earth?It is flatIt spins on its axisIt is the center of the universeIt is stationaryQuestion 11 of 2012. Which work by Varāhamihira covered subjects like astronomy and town planning?MeghadūtamBṛihat SamhitāĀryabhaṭīyaPrayāga PraśhastiQuestion 12 of 2013. Where were the Ajanta Caves, supported by the Guptas, located?Uttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduAssamQuestion 13 of 2014. What distinguished the terracotta sculptures of Ganga and Yamuna in Gupta art?Their attireTheir vāhanasTheir weaponsTheir inscriptionsQuestion 14 of 2015. Which temple was possibly constructed by Prabhāvatī Gupta’s daughter?NālandāKevala NarasimhaDeogarhSanchiQuestion 15 of 2016. What was the Vākāṭaka capital during the Gupta period?PāṭaliputraNandivardhanaKanchipuramUjjayinīQuestion 16 of 2017. What was a major export of the Gupta Empire in trade?PotteryTextilesCopperIronQuestion 17 of 2018. Which center was known for exquisite Buddha sculptures during the Gupta period?SārnāthUdayagiriKanchipuramRamagiriQuestion 18 of 2019. What was the purpose of ghaṭikās during the Pallava period?Military trainingCenters of learningTrade hubsReligious ritualsQuestion 19 of 2020. Who was the court poet that praised Samudragupta’s achievements?KālidāsaHarisenaĀryabhaṭaVarāhamihiraQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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