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UPSC 2020 · Q82 · Ancient History › Gupta Empire · Save

With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as

(a) ports handling foreign trade
(b) capitals of powerful kingdoms
(c) places of exquisite stone art and architecture
(d) important Buddhist pilgrimage centres
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Answer: (a) ports handling foreign trade
UPSC 2019 · Q10 · Ancient History › Gupta Empire · Save

With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
(b) It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
(c) The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
(d) The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.
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Answer: (a) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
UPSC 2006 · Q144 · Ancient History › Gupta Empire · Save

The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?

(a) Mahapadma Nanda
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Samudragupta
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Answer: (d) Samudragupta
UPSC 2000 · Q91 · Ancient History › Gupta Empire · Save

Assertion (A): The origin of feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns.

Reason (R): There was considerable expansion of the feudal system during the Gupta period.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
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Answer: (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
UPSC 1999 · Q23 · Ancient History › Gupta Empire · Save

Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period?

(a) Tamralipti
(b) Broach
(c) Kalyan
(d) Cambray
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Answer: (a) Tamralipti
UPSC 1997 · Q90 · Ancient History › Gupta Empire · Save

The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called

(a) rupaka
(b) karshapana
(c) dinara
(d) pana
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Answer: (a) rupaka
UPSC 1995 · Q18 · Ancient History › Gupta Empire · Save

In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period women and sudras speak

(a) Sanskrit
(b) Prakrit
(c) Pali
(d) Sauraseni
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Answer: (b) Prakrit