{"id":53161,"date":"2024-04-15T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=53161"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:50:00","slug":"who-founded-the-vikramashila-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-founded-the-vikramashila-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Who founded the Vikramashila University?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a977bbb7d6b2\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Devapala                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Dharmapala                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Dhruva                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Gopala                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. Dharmapala<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Dharmapala was the second king of the Pala dynasty of Bengal, India. He ruled from 770 to 810 CE. He was a great patron of Buddhism and founded the Vikramashila University, one of the most important centers of Buddhist learning in India.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A. Devapala<\/strong> was the third king of the Pala dynasty. He ruled from 810 to 850 CE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>C. Dhruva<\/strong> was the first king of the Pala dynasty. He ruled from 750 to 770 CE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>D. Gopala<\/strong> was the founder of the Pala dynasty. He ruled from 750 to 770 CE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vikramashila University was a Buddhist monastic university in ancient India. It was founded in the 8th century CE by Dharmapala, the second king of the Pala dynasty. The university was located in the town of Vikramashila, which is now in the Indian state of Bihar.<\/p>\n<p>Vikramashila University was one of the most important centers of Buddhist learning in India. 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