Question

The Gupta emperor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ had the title of Vikramaditya.
A.Vishnugupta
B.Chandragupta I
C.Chandragupta II
D.Samudragupta

Answer 1

Hint: The founder of the Gupta Empire, Chandra Gupta I. He was the grandson of Sri Gupta, the Gupta line's first known emperor. Chandragupta II had a Vikramaditya title. Due to his generosity, bravery, and patronage of
scholars, he is also described as an ideal ruler.

Complete answer:
Chandragupta 2 was the Gupta ruler, son of Samudragupta (335 - 375 ce) & Datta Devi, who ruled over whole North India, West India, Deccan & Part of South India (Indirectly). He adopted the title of legendary Vikramaditya, possibly a ruler of Ujjain around 57 BCE.
Chandragupta II, a powerful and vigorous monarch, was well suited to control an extensive empire. Some of his silver coins bear the title Vikramaditya ('Sun of Valour'), which means that he was a prototype of the later Hindu custom for King Vikramaditya. At the beginning of the 4th century, in Magadha and around modern-day Bihar, the Guptas set up and controlled a few small Hindu kingdoms and covered most of north-central India. Their time of rule was called the Golden Age of India.

He further annexed territories that gave him the western coastline, including Saurashtra. To extend his empire, he used marital alliances. With the Nagas and the Vakatakas, he set up marital alliances.
In marriage, he gave his daughter Prabhapavatigupta to Vakataka Maharashtra ruler Rudrasena II. He also annexed three kingdoms of Satrapa and assumed the title of Sakari (destroyer of the Sakas). He defeated Rudrasimha III, the Saka king, thus capturing Saurashtra and Kathiawar.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C)

Note: His other names include Vikrama, Devagupta, Devaraja, Simhavikrama, Vikramaditya Sakari, etc. Through the western ports, the kingdom’s prosperity grew through trade links with Roman Empires.