Question

The golden age of Indian culture included a high production of art music and scientific discoveries. This output occurred during which of the following Empires?
(A) Mauryan
(B) Gupta
(C) Han
(D) Qin

Answer 1

Hint: It was referred to as an ancient Indian empire present from the mid-to- end of 3rd century CE to 543 CE. At its zenith, from about 319 to 467 CE, it covered a lot of the India's subcontinent. The 5th-century CE Sanskrit poet name Kalidasa credits them with having conquered around twenty-one kingdoms, both inside and outside India, that also included the kingdoms of Parasites, the Hunas, the Kambojas, tribes that were located in the west and east Oxus valleys, the Kinnaras, Kiratas, and others.

Complete solution:
The prosperity established under the leadership of the Gupta Empire, had covered a lot of the Indian subcontinent from about 320-550 CE, enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors. This period was known as the Golden Age of India as it was marked by great inventions and discoveries in the fields science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy. Such discoveries crystallized elements of what is generally considered Hindu culture.
Chandragupta II contributed in the promotion of the synthesis of science, art, philosophy, and religion, in part, since his court consisted of the Navartna, or the Nine Jewels, that was a group of nine scholars who had produced advancements in numerous academic fields.
Chinese traveler Fa Xian had visited India from 399-405 CE, in the reign of Emperor Chandragupta II. He had recorded all of his observations in a journal that was published later.

Therefore option B is correct.

Note-
The Gupta Dynasty also promoted Hinduism, but at the same time supported Buddhist and Jain cultures also. Gupta Buddhist art had influenced East and Southeast Asia because the trade between regions arose. The Gupta Empire then became a significant cultural center and influenced the nearby kingdoms and regions in places like Burma, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia. Classical forms of Indian music and dance, created under the Guptas, are practiced even today all over Asia.