2017 · Q60
Which one of the following statements about the Gupta period is NOT correct?
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- AForced labour (Vishti) became more common than before in this period
- BA passage in the Vishnu Purana refers to the Guptas enjoying all the territories along the Ganga up to Prayaga
- CThe Mehrauli inscription suggests that Chandragupta fought against a confederacy of enemies in Bengal and also led a campaign into the Punjab
- DSaurashtra was not a part of the Gupta Empire
Explanation
Vishti (forced labour) did become more common in the Gupta period, the Vishnu Purana passage on warfare and the Mehrauli pillar inscription’s account of Chandragupta’s campaigns are correctly described. But Saurashtra was part of the Gupta Empire – Skandagupta’s Junagadh inscription records his governor Parnadatta there. Hence (D) is the statement that is NOT correct.