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Vikramshila University was famous for__________.

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  1. Mahayana Buddhism

  2. Hinayana Buddhism

  3. Tantric form of Buddhism

  4. Sufi Philosophy

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Correct Option: C

Who attacked and destroyed the famous Buddhist monasteries of Nalanda and Vikramshila?

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  1. Mahmud Ghazini

  2. Qutubuddin Aibalk

  3. Alauddin Khilji

  4. Bakhtiyar Khilji

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Correct Option: D

Who founded the Vikramashila University?

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  1. Devapala

  2. Dharmapala

  3. Dhruva

  4. Gopala

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Answer - (B) - Dharmapala

Vikramashila is located in present-day Bihar. Vikramashila University was one of the two most important centers of learning in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda University. Vikramashila University was founded by king Dharmapala in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.

Hampi is located in the ________ basin.

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  1. Krishna-Tungabhadra

  2. Mahanadi-Godavari

  3. Tungabhadra-Kaveri

  4. Narmada-Tapti

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hampi is located in the Krishna-Tungabhadra basin, which formed the nucleus of the Vijayanagara Empire, founded in 1336. The magnificent ruins at Hampi reveal a well-fortified city. No mortar or cementing agent was used in the construction of these walls and the technique followed was to wedge them together by interlocking.

Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the ____________.

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  1. Palas

  2. Paramaras

  3. Chandelas

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: A

Vikramashila University had _______ viharas.

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  1. Five

  2. Six

  3. Ten

  4. Fourteen

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Correct Option: B

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences given below:
It is world's longest mountain range ____________.

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  1. The Mt. Everest

  2. The Ural Mountains

  3. The Karakoram range

  4. The Andes

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Diego Garcia is ______________________.

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  1. A character in one of Shakespeare's dramas

  2. A river in South America

  3. An aeroplane jet fighter

  4. A British Island in the India Ocean

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. it's a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago

Which country of the South America is known as 'Granary of Europe' ?

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  1. Argentina

  2. Chile

  3. Brazil

  4. Bolivia

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Correct Option: A

River Mississippi Falls into _________.

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  1. Hudson Bay

  2. Caspian Sea

  3. Pacific Ocean

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

River Mississippi Falls into Gulf of Mexico.

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent.