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Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 1)

Class 7 · Foundation (Classes 6–9)

Ch 7 · The Gupta Era: An Age of Tireless Creativity

Real UPSC Prelims questions from 2016–2026, linked to this book. Try each one first, then open the answer. 2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.

Prelims 2025 · Q15

Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of

(a)Samudragupta
(b)Chandragupta II
(c)Kumaragupta I
(d)Skandagupta

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UPSC's answer: (b)

NCERT answers it: Class 7 Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 1), Ch 7 (The Gupta Era: An Age of Tireless Creativity); Class 12 Themes in Indian History, Part I, Theme 2 (Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies (c. 600 BCE–600 CE)).

How to solve it with NCERT: Class 7 Exploring Society (Part 1), ch 7: Faxian visited in the early 5th century CE. Class 12 Themes in Indian History, Part I, Theme 2: Chandragupta II ruled c. 375–415 CE. The dates fit only (b).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2025), question 15 ↗

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