Which is the least reliable of the sources for the study of Gupta period?

(a)

Literary sources

(b)

Epigraphical sources

(c)

Numismatic sources

(d)

Myths and legends

___________, a Chinese traveller, presented an idyllic picture of Indian society in the fifth century CE.

(a)

Itsing

(b)

Hieun-Tsang

(c)

Fahien

(d)

Wang-Hieun-Tse

The first regular Buddhist work on logic was written by __________

(a)

Dignaga

(b)

Vasubandhu

(c)

Chandrogamia

(d)

Varahamihira

_____________ issued by Gupta kings contain legends and figures.

(a)

Gold

(b)

Coins

(c)

Silver

(d)

All the above

The first ruler of the Gupta Empire was _________.

(a)

Sri Gupta

(b)

Ghatotkacha

(c)

Gupta Empire

(d)

Chandragupta I

__________ appointed his son Samudragupta to succeed him in 335 CE.

(a)

Gupta

(b)

Chandrarupta I

(c)

Chandrarupta II

(d)

Both (b) and (c)

___________ defeated northern rulers like the Huns, Kambojas and Kiratas.

(a)

Chandrarupta I

(b)

Chandrarupta II

(c)

Gupta

(d)

All the Above

___________ was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins.

(a)

Chandrarupta I

(b)

Chandrarupta II

(c)

Gupta

(d)

None the these

The art of Ajanta and Bagh shows the ___________ of painting at its best.

(a)

Madhyadesa School

(b)

Ashtadhyayi

(c)

Mahabhashya

(d)

Smritis

___________ were used both for religious and secular purposes.

(a)

Ashtadhyayi

(b)

Mahabhashya

(c)

Sanskrit

(d)

Clay figurines