SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Ghatotkacha
|
|
|
Samudragupta
|
|
|
Chandragupta I
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The Allahabad Pillar inscription and the Eran stone inscription of Samudragupta state that his father Chandragupta selected him as the next king.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sa-mu-dra-gu-pta, (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of the dynasty. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty’s political and military power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chandragupta I was the grandson of Sri Gupta and the father of Samudragupta. He married a Lichchhavi princess, Kumaradevi in hopes of getting pride and resources. Lichchhavis were a clan of another Mahajanapadas called the Vijjis. He adopted the title of Maharajadhiraj, which means ‘king of all kings’.