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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 73 of 200

Q73
History of IndiaGupta & Post-Gupta Period
Who had Nine Jewels in his royal court?
  1. a.Chandragupta II
  2. b.Samudragupta
  3. c.Chandragupta I
  4. d.Chandragupta Maurya

Answer: (A) Chandragupta II

Tradition credits Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) with the Navaratnas, nine learned men including Kalidasa, Amarasimha and Varahamihira. Samudragupta, Chandragupta I and Chandragupta Maurya are not linked with the Nine Jewels.