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Samudragupta's Eran inscription records the installation of an idol of which god?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandragupta II's coins call him a devotee of which god?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandragupta II's daughter Prabhavatigupta married a king of which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →After her husband died, Prabhavatigupta acted as what for her minor sons?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandragupta II's marriage to Kuberanaga linked the Guptas to which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →The Vikrama Samvat calendar era begins in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gupta calendar era is generally dated to roughly which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sri Lankan king sought Samudragupta's leave to build a monastery at Bodh Gaya?Read the answer and worked solution →The Allahabad Prasasti reflects Samudragupta's aspiration for which ideal?Read the answer and worked solution →Which anti-Buddhist Huna king killed monks and destroyed monasteries?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two dynasties succeeded the Guptas in the Gangetic region?Read the answer and worked solution →Which period is considered the Golden Age of India by some historians?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Gupta ruler is often identified with the legendary Vikramaditya?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city did Chandragupta II develop as a major cultural centre after conquering it?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Samudragupta's Eran inscription records the installation of an idol of which god?

  1. Shiva
  2. Vishnu
  3. Surya
  4. Buddha
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Correct answer: B. Vishnu

1. The Eran inscription records the installation of a Vishnu idol in a temple. 2. Samudragupta appears to have been Vaishnavite. 3. Shiva and Surya are not named there, and he was not a Buddhist. _Source: Wikipedia, Samudragupta, Religion_

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Chandragupta II's coins call him a devotee of which god?

  1. Shiva
  2. Brahma
  3. Indra
  4. Vishnu
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Correct answer: D. Vishnu

1. His coins and inscriptions describe him as parama-bhagvata, a devotee of Vishnu. 2. One coin shows him receiving a discus from Vishnu. 3. Shiva, Brahma and Indra are not his stated deity. _Source: Wikipedia, Chandragupta II, Religion_

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Chandragupta II's daughter Prabhavatigupta married a king of which dynasty?

  1. Kadamba
  2. Vakataka
  3. Pallava
  4. Chalukya
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Correct answer: B. Vakataka

1. She married Rudrasena II, the Vakataka king of the Deccan. 2. The Kadambas were linked to the Guptas by Kumaragupta I's marriage instead. 3. Pallava and Chalukya houses are not part of this alliance. _Source: Wikipedia, Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II_

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