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Which of the following was/were the reasons for general decline of foreign trade during the later Gupta period?
Select the answers from the codes given below:
1. Quality of goods declined
2. Arabs and Chinese intervention in the trade
3. Decline and fall of the Roman empire
4. Indian law makers declared it a great sin for a Hindu to travel by sea


A) 1, 2 and 4

B) 1, 3 and 4

C) 2, 3 and 4

D) All of the above

Correct Answer:
C) 2, 3 and 4


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