Dear TNPSC Aspirants, practice most things to get very good at them, more mock test you attend, get a better idea of the questions you might encounter on test day. so we people in sigaramthodu prepared a free online mock test for tnpsc group 2/2A and group 4 syllabus. In this mock test we covered "The Guptas" on History topic you can attend this test in english as well as tamil.
TNPSC தேர்வா்களே இங்கு "குப்தர்கள்" பற்றிய மாதிரி தேர்வு கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது, அதை தேர்வர்கள் பயிற்சி செய்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.
Reference : 11th History Vol-1, 6th Social Science Term-3, 11th Old History Book
History Related Tests:
- Indus valley civilization.
- Marathas
- Vijayanagar & Bahmani Kingdoms
- Mughals
- Chalukyas & Pallavas
- Later Cholas & Pandyas
- South Indian history.
Learning Objectives :
- To learn the importance of Gupta rule in Indian history.
- To understand the significance of land grants and its impact on agricultural economy of the empire.
- To acquaint ourselves with the nature of the society and the socio-economic life of the people of the time.
- To know the development of culture, art and education during the period.
Summary :
- After the Mauryan Empire, the Gupta kingdom emerged as a great power.
- Sri Gupta founded the Gupta dynasty.
- Samudragupta (335–375 CE) conquered and consolidated the empire.
- Chandragupta II through his conquests and matrimonial alliances extended the empire further.
- Kumara Gupta founded the Nalanda University.
- Skanda Gupta repulsed the Huns but Huns’ invasion strained his treasury.
- The Gupta kings claimed divine status and were assisted by Council of Ministers and a band of officials.
- The Gupta rulers patronised art, literature and science. Kalidasa, Harisena, Amarasimha, Dhanvantri and Varahamihira adorned their court.
- The drain of treasury because of Huns’ invasion and the weak successors of later Guptas led to the disintegration of the Gupta Empire.