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

_______ was given the title “Kaviraja”.

(a)

Chandragupta I

(b)

Samudragupta

(c)

Chandragupta II

(d)

Srigupta

Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave temple of Gupta Period ?
(i) Udayagiri cave (Odisha)
(ii) Ajanta and Ellora caves (Maharashtra)
(iii) Elephanta cave (Maharashtra)
(iv) Bagh (Madhya Pradesh)

(a)

i

(b)

ii

(c)

iii

(d)

iv

____________ is the notable lyric of Kalidasa.

(a)

Sankunthalam

(b)

Raghuvamsa

(c)

Kumarasambhava

(d)

Megaduta

_____________ issued by Gupta kings contain legends and figures.

(a)

Gold

(b)

Coins

(c)

Silver

(d)

All the above

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

(a)

Gupta

(b)

Chandrarupta I

(c)

Chandrarupta II

(d)

Both (b) and (c)

___________ was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins.

(a)

Chandrarupta I

(b)

Chandrarupta II

(c)

Gupta

(d)

None the these

___________ were used both for religious and secular purposes.

(a)

Ashtadhyayi

(b)

Mahabhashya

(c)

Sanskrit

(d)

Clay figurines

Dharmasastras and ____________ form the core of this body of literature.

(a)

puranas

(b)

Ashtadhyayi

(c)

Mahabhashya

(d)

Gupta

Samudragupta himself had established his fame as _______________

(a)

Jaina

(b)

Amarasimha

(c)

Kaviraja

(d)

Visakadatta