1. Who is called the "Napoleon of India"?
- A. Chandragupta Maurya
- B. Samudragupta
- C. Ashoka
- D. Harshavardhana
- Answer: B. Samudragupta
2. Which ruler sent a missionary to Samudragupta’s court for permission to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?
- A. Kanishka
- B. Rudradaman
- C. Meghavarman
- D. Gondophernes
- Answer: C. Meghavarman
3. Who composed the Allahabad pillar inscription?
- A. Kalidasa
- B. Harisena
- C. Chanakya
- D. Banabhatta
- Answer: B. Harisena
4. Which title was assumed by Samudragupta?
- A. Devanamapriya
- B. Vikramaditya
- C. Kaviraj
- D. Chakravartin
- Answer: C. Kaviraj
5. Who visited the court of Chandragupta II?
- A. Hieun Tsang
- B. Megasthenes
- C. Fa-Hien
- D. Marco Polo
- Answer: C. Fa-Hien
6. Which inscription is related to Chandragupta II?
- A. Allahabad Pillar
- B. Mehrauli Iron Pillar
- C. Junagarh Inscription
- D. Nasik Inscription
- Answer: B. Mehrauli Iron Pillar
7. Who defeated the Saka Kshatrapa Rudrasimha III?
- A. Samudragupta
- B. Ashoka
- C. Kanishka
- D. Chandragupta II
- Answer: D. Chandragupta II
8. Who founded the Nalanda Mahavihara?
- A. Ashoka
- B. Kanishka
- C. Kumaragupta I
- D. Skandagupta
- Answer: C. Kumaragupta I
9. Who was the last great ruler of the Gupta dynasty?
- A. Chandragupta I
- B. Skandagupta
- C. Samudragupta
- D. Kumaragupta I
- Answer: B. Skandagupta
10. Who assumed the title ‘Vikramaditya’ after repelling the Hunas?
- A. Chandragupta II
- B. Samudragupta
- C. Skandagupta
- D. Kumaragupta I
- Answer: C. Skandagupta
11. Who was the greatest king of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty?
- A. Prabhakar Vardhana
- B. Harshavardhana
- C. Banabhatta
- D. Rajyavardhana
- Answer: B. Harshavardhana
12. Who visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
- A. Hieun Tsang
- B. Fa-Hien
- C. Megasthenes
- D. Marco Polo
- Answer: A. Hieun Tsang
13. Who built the Kailasha temple at Ellora?
- A. Krishna I
- B. Dantidurg
- C. Amoghavarsha
- D. Simhavishnu
- Answer: A. Krishna I
14. Who wrote the first Kannada poetry 'Kaviraj Marg'?
- A. Dantidurg
- B. Krishna I
- C. Amoghavarsha
- D. Harshavardhana
- Answer: C. Amoghavarsha
15. Which dynasty ruled Orissa and constructed the Sun Temple at Konark?
- A. Pallavas
- B. Gangas
- C. Rashtrakutas
- D. Chalukyas
- Answer: B. Gangas
16. Who founded the town of Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)?
- A. Simhavishnu
- B. Narasimhavarman
- C. Krishna III
- D. Rajaraja I
- Answer: B. Narasimhavarman
17. Who was the second king of the Palas known for founding Vikramashila University?
- A. Gopala
- B. Devapala
- C. Dharmapala
- D. Mahipala
- Answer: C. Dharmapala
18. Who was the greatest ruler of the Pratiharas?
- A. Bhoja
- B. Mihir
- C. Vatsaraja
- D. Yashovarman
- Answer: A. Bhoja
19. Which temples were built during the reign of Chandellas of Bundelkhand?
- A. Ajanta
- B. Ellora
- C. Khajuraho
- D. Sanchi
- Answer: C. Khajuraho
20. Who founded the Chalukyas of Vatapi?
- A. Pulakesin I
- B. Jayasimha
- C. Vikramaditya I
- D. Harsha
- Answer: B. Jayasimha
21. Who defeated the Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna III at the Battle of Takkolam?
- A. Rajaraja I
- B. Rajendra I
- C. Purantaka I
- D. Narasimhavarman
- Answer: C. Purantaka I
22. Which Chola king led a naval expedition against the Shailendra Empire?
- A. Rajaraja I
- B. Rajendra I
- C. Vijayalaya
- D. Aditya I
- Answer: A. Rajaraja I
23. Who annexed the whole of Sri Lanka and took the title of Gangaikonda?
- A. Rajaraja I
- B. Rajendra I
- C. Vijayalaya
- D. Aditya I
- Answer: B. Rajendra I
24. Which figure belongs to the Chola period?
- A. Buddha
- B. Vishnu
- C. Nataraja (Dancing Shiva)
- D. Krishna
- Answer: C. Nataraja (Dancing Shiva)
25. Which Gupta king married a Lichchhavi princess to strengthen his position?
- A. Samudragupta
- B. Chandragupta I
- C. Chandragupta II
- D. Kumaragupta I
- Answer: B. Chandragupta I
26. Who was the greatest king of the Pallavas?
- A. Simhavishnu
- B. Narasimhavarman
- C. Krishna I
- D. Rajaraja I
- Answer: B. Narasimhavarman
27. Which inscription was first deciphered by James Princep?
- A. Allahabad Pillar
- B. Mehrauli Iron Pillar
- C. Brahmi script of Ashokan edicts
- D. Junagarh Inscription
- Answer: C. Brahmi script of Ashokan edicts
28. Who was known as Vikramaditya and issued silver coins in the memory of victory over Sakas?
- A. Samudragupta
- B. Chandragupta I
- C. Chandragupta II
- D. Kumaragupta I
- Answer: C. Chandragupta II
29. Who built the Sanchi Stupa?
- A. Kanishka
- B. Ashoka
- C. Samudragupta
- D. Harshavardhana
- Answer: B. Ashoka
30. Who built the famous rock-cut rathas and pagodas at Mamallapuram?
- A. Simhavishnu
- B. Narasimhavarman
- C. Krishna I
- D. Rajaraja I
- Answer: B. Narasimhavarman