Which Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
(A) Kumaragupta
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Chandragupta
Correct Answer : Skandagupta
Question Asked : SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre) Exam 2002
Explanation : Skandagupta was a Gupta Emperor of northern India. He is generally considered the last of the great Gupta Emperors who faced some of the greatest challenges in the annals of the empire having to contend with the Pushyamitras and the Hunas (a name by which the ‘White Huns’ were known in India). He crushed the Hun invasion in 455 and managed to keep them at bay; however, the expense of the wars drained the empire's resources and contributed to its decline.
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