MCQ Gupta Dynasty SET 14

1. The themes of the murals of the Ajanta Caves are

1. Decorative designs which include a variety of animals, trees and flowers.
2. Portraits of various Buddhas and Bodhiysattvas.
3. Narrative scenes portraying Jataka stories.

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2. Which of the following port handled North Indian trade during the Gupta period?

3. Which book is considered as the Gupta equivalent of Kautilya’s Arthasastra?

4. Harivamsa Purana was written by

5. Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period ?

6. The king Pulakeshin II belonged to which Dynasty ?

7. Who shifted the Chahamana capital from Sambhar to Ajmer?

8. Pick out the incorrect statement?

9. The Kaivarta rebellion occurred in Bengal during the reign of

10. The finest specimens of Buddhist paintings are found in the caves at Bagh and Ajanta. How do the Buddhist paintings at Bagh differ from those found at Ajanta?

11. Which of the following was a strong centre of the Pasupatas during the time of Chandragupta II?

12. Who wrote ‘Devichandraguptam’?

13. Which of the Pallava rulers founded the city of Mahabalipuram?

14. Kumarsambhavam describes the story of the birth of

15. The first inscriptional evidence of Satipratha has been found from