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UPSC History Quiz Covers Plassey, Heritage and Assam Moidams
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.”
Jhaverchand Meghani authored Sindhudo, patriotic Gujarati poems linked to India’s freedom struggle.
At Plassey in 1757, the Nawab’s larger forces were weakened by rain, exposed ammunition and Mir Jafar’s withdrawal.
India ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1977; its first three inscriptions came in 1983, not including the Taj Mahal.
Dholavira, a Harappan city on Gujarat’s Khadir island, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.
Charaideo Moidams, known as the “Pyramids of Assam,” entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2024.
- Who
- UPSC aspirants studying Indian history and culture, including figures such as Jhaverchand Meghani, Siraj ud-Daulah and Mir Jafar.
- What
- A five-question subject quiz covering patriotic literature, the Battle of Plassey, UNESCO heritage inscriptions, Dholavira and Charaideo Moidams.
- Where
- The subjects span India, including Plassey in Bengal, Dholavira in Gujarat and Charaideo in Assam.
- When
- The quiz is identified as History and Culture, Week 164; the historical events and inscriptions discussed range from 1757 to 2024.
- Why
- To help UPSC candidates revise important static topics and test their knowledge of history and culture.
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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