6th Social Science Term 3 History 3rd Lesson One Marks

6th Social Science Term 3 History 3rd Lesson One Marks. TN 6th Social Science Term 3 History The Age of Empires: Guptas One Marks for 6th standard Start Board Syllabus, Samacheer kalvi guide, TNPSC, TET, TNTET, all competitive exam. TN Samacheer kalvi Guide. 6th Important Questions.

 

1. Samudragupta was a devotee of______

a) Vishnu
b) Shiva
c) Kali
d) Murugan

2. Who’s Coin portrayed himself playing Veenai?

a) Srimeghavarman
b) Samudragupta
c) Sri Gupta
d) Dhana Nanda

3. Who earned the title ‘Kaviraja’?

a) Samudragupta
b) Chandragupta II
c) Chandragupta I
d) Kumaragupta I

4. Who among the following is known as Vikramaditya?

a) Narasimha Gupta I
b) Chandragupta II
c) Kumaragupta I
d) Sri Gupta

5. The iron pillar near Qutub Minar is believed to have been built by______

a) Samudragupta
b) Vikramaditya
c) Skandagupta
d) None

6. Lichchhavi territory lay between______

a) Ganges and the Nepal Terai
b) Ganges and Yamuna
c) Ganges and Hooghly basin
d) Yamuna and Nepal Terai

7. Who was the greatest ruler of Gupta dynasty?

a) Sri Gupta
b) Chandragupta I
c) Samudragupta
d) Chandragupta I

8. Prayog Prashasti was composed by_______

a) Nagananda
b) Priyadharshika
c) Harisena
d) Fahien

9. The Word Prashasti means_____

a) With respect to
b) in praise of
c) to commemorate
d) none

10. Which Pallava king was defeated by Samudragupta?

a) Simhavishnu
b) Mahendravarma
c) Narasimhavarma
d) Vishnugopa

11. How many Kingdoms were captured by Samudragupta in North India?

a) 10
b) 12
c) 9
d) 7

12. Who gave homage to Samudragupta from West?

a) East Bengal
b) Nepal
c) eastern part of Punjab
d) Assam

13. In which part of India slavery was institutionalised?

a) East
b) West
c) South
d) Nowhere

14. Who among the following followed Asvamedha Yagna?

a) Samudragupta
b) Chandragupta I
c) Kumaragupta I
d) Both a and c

15. Which Buddhist scholar from China, visited India during Vikramaditya’s reign?

a) Hiuen Tsang
b) It Sing
c) Fahien
d) Ibn Batuttah

16. Who’s reign does Kalidas belongs to?

a) Samudragupta
b) Vikramaditya
c) Kumaragupta
d) None

17. Which among the following are correctly matched?

1) Dhanvantri – Lexicographer
2) Harisena – Sanskrit poet
a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

18. Which among the following is/are the surnames of Chandragupta II?

a) Narendrasimha
b) Vatapi Kondan
c) Kadaram Kondan
d) Avanisimha

19. who built the famous Nalanda University?

a) Devasri
b) Chandragupta II
c) Narendrasimha
d) Kumaragupta I

20. Which Gupta ruler faced threat from Huns?

a) Kumaragupta
b) Skandagupta
c) Devaraja
d) Narendrasimha

21. The last of the great Guptas was_______

a) Vishnugupta
b) Chandragupta II
c) Baladitya
d) Skandagupta

22. According to______, the people of______ were happy and prosperous

a) Fahien, Magadha
b) It – sing, Magadha
c) Fahien, Awadh
d) It – sing, Awadh

23. Who was payed tribute by Baladitya?

a) Fahien
b) Mihirakula
c) It – sing
d) Ibn Batutah

24. Which of the following statement is correct?
1) The last recognised king of the Gupta Empire was Vishnugupta
2) After Baladitya, the great Gupta Empire faded away.

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

25. Which of the following statement is correct?
1) The Gupta king was assisted by a council of mantris (ministers).
2) The divine theory of kingship was practised by the Gupta rulers.

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

26. High-ranking officials were called________

a) Dandanayakas
b) Mahadandanayakas
c) Vishyapatis
d) Both a and b

27. Bhuktis were administered by the governors, designated as________
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a) Vishyapatis
b) Uparikas
c) Deshas
d) None

28. In which century Kushanas in the north and Satavahanas lose their greatness and strength?

a) 5th
b) 3rd
c) 4th
d) 1st

29._____ is considered to be the founder of the Gupta dynasty

a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Sri Gupta
d) Vishnu Gupta

30. Who among the following succeeded Sri Gupta?

a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Ghatotkacha
d) Vishnu Gupta

31. Who was the first Gupta ruler to be featured on coins?

a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Sri Gupta
d) Chandragupta

32. Who married Kumaradevi of the famous and powerful Lichchhavi family?

a) Sri Gupta
b) Ghatotkacha
c) Chandragupta I
d) Chandragupta II

33. Gold coins attributed to Chandragupta bear the images of_______

a) Chandragupta
b) Kumaradevi
c) Lichchhavayah
d) All the above

34. Which of the following are incorrectly matched?
1) Aprahata – forest land
2) Kshetra – cultivable land

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

35. The traders of Gupta was/were_______

a) Sresti
b) Sarthavaha
c) Gammundka
d) Both a and b

36. Which among the following statement is correct?
1) Ibn Batutaha spent many years studying Buddhism in the University.
2) Nalanda University fl ourished under the patronage of the Gupta Empire in the 5th and 6th
centuries and later under emperor Harsha of Kanauj.

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

37. _____Mahapatashalas and _____large libraries were situated on the campus

a) 3, 8
b) 8, 3
c) 4, 8
d) 8, 4

38. Nalanda University was destroyed by______

a) Qutubudin Aibak
b) Alaudin Khilji
c) Bhaktiyar Khilji
d) Babar

39. Which among the following statement is incorrect regarding Nalanda University?
1) At Nalanda, Buddhism was the main subject of study. Other subjects like Yoga, Vedic
literature and Medicine were also taught.
2) Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

40. Huns were_____ tribe

a) Nomadic
b) Semi – nomadic
c) Pastoral
d) Semi – Pastoral

41. ______ developed roadways connecting different parts of the country.

a) Guptas
b) Mauryan
c) Huns
d) Bactrian

42. Who introduced the Gupta monetary system?

a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Skanda Gupta
d) Vishnu Gupta

43. The vishyas were controlled by the officers known as_______

a) Vishyapatis
b) Gramadhyaksha
c) Uparikas
d) Deshas

44. The system of espionage included spies known as______

a) Gramika
b) Bhuktis
c) Dutakas
d) Deshas

45. Nitisara was authored by_____

a) Samudragupta
b) Kautaliya
c) Kamandaka
d) Kanishka

46. Which of the following statement is correct?
1) The military campaigns of kings like Samudragupta were financed through revenue
surpluses.
2) The condition of peasants during Gupta reign was pathetic

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

47. The Gupta gold coins were known as_____

a) Rupiah
b) Dinar
c) Dollar
d) Gupian

48. Which of the following statement is correct?
1) Mining and metallurgy were the most flourishing industries during the Gupta period
2) The most important evidence of development in metallurgy was the Mehrauli Iron Pillar
installed by King Chandragupta in Delhi.

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None

49. The society of Guptas adhered to_____

a) Patriarchal
b) Matriarchal
c) Both a and b
d) None

50. Which of the following statement is correct?
1) Polygamy was widely prevalent during Gupta period
2) Sati was practised during the Gupta rule

a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None