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UPSC History Quiz Covers Plassey, Heritage and Assam Moidams

UPSC History Quiz Covers Plassey, Heritage and Assam Moidams
UPSC daily subject quiz | History and Culture (Week 164) : From Plassey to UNESCO, test your knowledge · indianexpress.com

This article is a practice quiz for students preparing for the UPSC examination.

It asks questions about Indian history, culture and heritage.

One question identifies Jhaverchand Meghani as the author of Sindhudo.

Another explains how the East India Company won the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

The Nawab had more soldiers, but rain damaged his artillery and his ammunition was not protected.

Mir Jafar also withdrew his forces during the battle.

The quiz explains that India’s first three UNESCO World Heritage inscriptions were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves and Agra Fort.

It also describes Dholavira as an important Harappan city with advanced water systems.

Finally, it identifies Charaideo Moidams as burial mounds called the “Pyramids of Assam.”

Key facts

Quiz focus
History and Culture for UPSC preparation
Sindhudo
A 1930 Gujarati poetry collection by Jhaverchand Meghani
Battle of Plassey
Fought on June 23, 1757
India’s first World Heritage inscriptions
Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves and Agra Fort, inscribed in 1983
Taj Mahal inscription
Inscribed in 1984, after India’s first three World Heritage sites
Dholavira
Harappan site on Khadir island in Gujarat, inscribed in 2021
Charaideo Moidams
Ahom royal burial mounds added to the World Heritage List in 2024

Quotes

William Dalrymple

Historian cited for his account of Mir Jafar’s withdrawal during the Battle of Plassey.

“They approached at pace, and by eight began the attack with a number of heavy cannons, supported by their whole army.”
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“This, it turned out, was Mir Jafar, withdrawing just as he had promised.”
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