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  1. 901UPSC1995HistoryEnglish

    ‘Zero’ was discovered by

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    Correct option: D — An anonymous Indian

  2. 902UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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    Correct option: B — The Natural History - Ptolemy

  3. 903UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    The most ancient musical instrument in given option is

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    Correct option: B — Veena

  4. 904UPPSC1992HistoryEnglish

    Match the following. List-I (a) Panini (b) Vatsyayan (c) Chanakya (d) Kalhana List-II 1. Kamasutra 2. Rajatarangini 3. Ashtadhyayi 4. Arthashastra

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    Correct option: A — a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

  5. 905UPPSC2009HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following classical works of literature were written during the Gupta Era? 1. Amarakosh 2. Kamasutra 3. Meghaduta 4. Mudrarakshasa Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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    Correct option: D — 1, 2, 3 and 4

  6. 906UPSC1996HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer. List-I (a) Vishakhadatta (b) Varahamihira (c) Charaka (d) Brahmagupta List-II 1. Medicine 2. Drama 3. Astronomy 4. Mathematics

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    Correct option: C — a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4

  7. 907KPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists. List-I (Authors) (a) Bharavi (b) Harsha (c) Kalidasa (d) Rajasekhara List-II (Works) 1. Kapurmanjari 2. Kiratarjuniyam 3. Malavikagnimitram 4. Nagananda

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    Correct option: D — a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1

  8. 908RPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following Sanskrit works has taken up their theme from the Mahabharata? 1. Naishdhiyacharita 2. Kiratarjuniyam 3. Sisupalavadha 4. Dasakumaracharita Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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    Correct option: D — 1, 2 and 3

  9. 909UPPSC2002HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists. List-I (Court Poet) (a) Amir Khusrau (b) Kalidasa (c) Harisena (d) Banabhatta List-II (King) 1. Chandra Gupta II 2. Samudra Gupta 3. Harshavardhana 4. Allauddin Khalji

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    Correct option: B — a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

  10. 910UPPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following works were authored by Harsha? 1. Priyadarshika 2. Nagananda 3. Harshacharita 4. Ratnavali Select your answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: B — 1, 2 and 4

History practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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