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Life in the Gupta Age — UPSC Prelims Practice

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India's Golden Age: Society, Statecraft, and Culture Under the Guptas•hard•11 questions•~12 min

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Question 01

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Which of the following correctly describes the administrative hierarchy of the Gupta Empire from highest to lowest unit?

Question 02

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Consider the following statements regarding the Gupta judicial system: 1. For the first time in Indian history, civil and criminal law were clearly defined and demarcated. 2. Guilds of artisans and merchants were governed by state-appointed judges. 3. Many laws continued to be based on differences in varnas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 03

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The migration of a guild of silk weavers from Lata (western India) to Mandasor in Malwa during the mid-fifth century AD is historically significant because it:

Question 04

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With reference to land grants in the Gupta period, consider the following: 1. Beneficiaries of land grants could collect from peasants all taxes that would otherwise have gone to the emperor. 2. Villages granted to beneficiaries could not be entered by royal agents or retainers. 3. The practice of granting land to religious functionaries was first started by the Guptas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 05

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Which of the following statements about the Ajanta paintings is/are correct? 1. The paintings cover the period from the first to the seventh century AD. 2. Most of the paintings at Ajanta belong to the Gupta period. 3. They depict events from the life of Gautama Buddha and previous Buddhas. 4. The colours of these paintings have significantly faded due to the passage of time.

Question 06

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The Amarakosa, a Sanskrit lexicon that has been learnt by heart by students in traditional Sanskrit education, was compiled by Amarasimha who was a luminary in the court of which Gupta ruler?

Question 07

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Consider the following about the Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi): 1. It was manufactured in the fourth century AD. 2. It has not gathered any rust in the subsequent fifteen centuries — a testament to advanced Gupta metallurgy. 3. It is impossible to have produced such a pillar in any iron foundry in the West until about a century ago. 4. It bears an inscription of Samudragupta recording his military campaigns. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question 08

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Which of the following best explains the observation that the Gupta political system 'appears to be feudal in several ways'?

Question 09

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With reference to the social conditions of the Gupta period, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Question 10

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Which of the following is a correct match between the literary work and its associated description in the context of Gupta period literature? 1. Abhijnanasakuntalam — Play by Kalidasa; considered one of the best hundred literary works in the world 2. Romaka Sidhanta — An astronomical work influenced by Greek ideas 3. Aryabhatiya — A work on Sanskrit grammar based on Panini and Patanjali 4. Vishnupurana — A Purana compiled in honour of Vishnu during the Gupta period Select the correct answer:

Question 11

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Regarding plays produced in India during the Gupta period, which of the following is a distinctive feature noted by historians?

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Life in the Gupta Age — UPSC Prelims Practice

Which of the following correctly describes the administrative hierarchy of the Gupta Empire from highest to lowest unit?

The migration of a guild of silk weavers from Lata (western India) to Mandasor in Malwa during the mid-fifth century AD is historically significant because it:

The *Amarakosa*, a Sanskrit lexicon that has been learnt by heart by students in traditional Sanskrit education, was compiled by Amarasimha who was a luminary in the court of which Gupta ruler?

Which of the following best explains the observation that the Gupta political system 'appears to be feudal in several ways'?

With reference to the social conditions of the Gupta period, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Regarding plays produced in India during the Gupta period, which of the following is a distinctive feature noted by historians?

The Amarakosa, a Sanskrit lexicon that has been learnt by heart by students in traditional Sanskrit education, was compiled by Amarasimha who was a luminary in the court of which Gupta ruler?