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A. Tick ( ) the correct option.3

1. When the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated?
(a) In 185 BCE (b) 184 BCE (c) 186 BCE

2. Who was the son of Chandragupta I?
(a) Ashoka (b) Samudragupta (c) Chandragupta II
3. Chandragupta II was a patron of:
(a) art (b) literature (c) both (a) & (b)

4. After Chandragupta II, his son ______________ succeeded him.
(a) Kumaragupta (b) Samudragupta (c) no one

5. The ______________ numerals were first used by the Indians.
(a) Arabic (b) Roman (c) Sanskrit

B. Write True or False.

1. Chandragupta II was the son of Ghatotkacha.
2. The Prayag Prashasti is the main source of information on Samudragupta’s
conquests.
3. Chandragupta I was not a good ruler and a great conqueror.
4. Samudragupta is often called the ‘Napoleon of India’.

5. Kalidasa lived during the reign of Chandragupta I.
6. The Gupta period is called the Golden Age of ancient India.

7. Chandragupta II is credited with maintaining in his court nine luminaries or great
scholars.

C. Match the following columns.
Column A Column B

1. Greatest ruler of the Gupta Dynasty (a) Tamralipti
2. Chinese pilgrim (b) Hunas

3. Destroyers of the Gupta power (c) Samudragupta

4. Port on the eastern coast (d) Sarnath
5. Ashvamedha (e) Fa Hien

6. Image of ‘Seated Buddha’ (f) Delhi
7. Iron Pillar (g) Horse sacrifice

D. Fill in the blanks.
1. In the northern territories, a new empire arose when a ruler named _________ ascended
the throne in 320 CE.

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