Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: The Age of the Guptas
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. When did the Gupta Empire flourish? [1]
(A) Around 320-550 CE
(B) Around 1000 BCE
(C) Around 100 CE
(D) Around 1500 CE
2. What is the Gupta period called? [1]
(A) India's Golden Age
(B) The Dark Age
(C) The Iron Age
(D) The Stone Age
3. Who was Aryabhata? [1]
(A) A mathematician and astronomer
(B) A poet
(C) A warrior
(D) A trader
4. What did Aryabhata contribute to? [1]
(A) Pi, zero and Earth's rotation
(B) Only poetry
(C) Only art
(D) Only warfare
5. Who was Kalidasa? [1]
(A) A celebrated Sanskrit poet and playwright
(B) A mathematician
(C) A warrior
(D) A trader
6. What are the Ajanta caves known for? [1]
(A) Beautiful paintings
(B) Modern architecture
(C) Nothing notable
(D) Only warfare records
7. What allowed Gupta achievements to flourish? [1]
(A) Stability and prosperity
(B) Constant warfare
(C) Poverty
(D) Isolation
8. What legacy did the Gupta Empire leave? [1]
(A) A lasting influence on Indian culture
(B) No legacy at all
(C) Only negative impact
(D) Only military influence
9. When did the Gupta Empire flourish? [1]
(A) Around 320-550 CE
(B) Around 1000 BCE
(C) Around 100 CE
(D) Around 1500 CE
10. What is the Gupta period called? [1]
(A) India's Golden Age
(B) The Dark Age
(C) The Iron Age
(D) The Stone Age
11. Who was Aryabhata? [1]
(A) A mathematician and astronomer
(B) A poet
(C) A warrior
(D) A trader
12. What did Aryabhata contribute to? [1]
(A) Pi, zero and Earth's rotation
(B) Only poetry
(C) Only art
(D) Only warfare
13. Who was Kalidasa? [1]
(A) A celebrated Sanskrit poet and playwright
(B) A mathematician
(C) A warrior
(D) A trader
14. What are the Ajanta caves known for? [1]
(A) Beautiful paintings
(B) Modern architecture
(C) Nothing notable
(D) Only warfare records
15. What allowed Gupta achievements to flourish? [1]
(A) Stability and prosperity
(B) Constant warfare
(C) Poverty
(D) Isolation
16. What legacy did the Gupta Empire leave? [1]
(A) A lasting influence on Indian culture
(B) No legacy at all
(C) Only negative impact
(D) Only military influence