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Quiz Category: History



Q. Who wrote ‘Vasavadatta’?

A. Bhas

B. Dandin

C. Subandhu

D. Kalidas

Correct option is A

Q. The main effect of the American War of Independence was

A. establishment of a republic

B. democracy

C. socialism

D. capitalism

Correct option is A

Q. ‘Dipavamsa’ was written in

A. Sanskrit

B. Prakrit

C. Pali

D. Arabic

Correct option is C

Q. The French society was divided into

A. one group

B. two groups

C. Three groups

D. four groups

Correct option is C

Q. Uposatha was practiced —

A. By widows of the Brahmnical religion through periodic fasting

B. By Buddhist monks in an assembly

C. By the Kapalikas as symbolic renunciation of pleasure in external objects

D. By the Tantrilcs as part of their worship of shakti

Correct option is B

Q. The sphinx was carved out of

A. Rocks

B. Piece of stone

C. Minerals

D. Gold

Correct option is A

Q. Arabs conquered Iran by

A. AD 657

B. AD 650

C. AD 652

D. AD 658

Correct option is A

Q. The first battle of the American War of Independence took place in the year

A. 1776, 4 July

B. 1778, 14 August

C. 1776, 28 July

D. 1789, 14 July

Correct option is A

Q. The Post-Gupta social structure in North India was marked by the —

A. Growing importance of women

B. Lessening of untouchability

C. Proliferation of castes

D. Revival of slavery

Correct option is C

Q. The Jaunpuri or the Sharqi style of architecture developed during the reign of—

A. Mubarak Shah Sharqi

B. Shamsuddin Ibrahim Shah Sharqi

C. Mahmud Shah Sharqi

D. Hussain Shah Sharqi

Correct option is B