56. Which of the following are latter Gupta rulers?
(i) Purvagupta
(ii) Buddhagupta
(iii) Narsimnagupta
(iv) Brahmagupta
Codes
(a) I, II and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) Only IV
(d) All of these
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57. Consider the following statement.
I. Mihirakula was the Saka ruler.
II. He was the great patron of Shaivism.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
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58. Consider the following statements about Gupta Empire.
I. Harisena was the court poet of Samudragupta and wrote an account of his conquests in the same pillar at Allahabad, which carries the inscription of the peace loving Ashoka.
II. Chandragupta-II adopted the title of Vikramaditya as a mark of victory over the Shaka Kshatrapas of Western India.
III. The successive invasions of the Hunas was themain factor behind the fall of the Gupta empire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only II
(b) Only III
(c) I and III
(d) All of these
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59. Consider the following foreign visitors to India.
I. Al-Biruni II. Fa-Hien
III. Hiuen Tsang IV.Megasthenese
The correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is
(a) IV, III, I, II
(b) II, IV, III, I
(c) IV, II, III, I
(d) I, II, IV, III
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60. What was the court language of Gupta rulers?
(a) Pali
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Hindi
(d) Prakrit
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