UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of daily subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on History and Culture to check your progress. Find links to previous quizzes for UPSC towards the end of the article. 🚨 Click Here to read the UPSC Essentials magazine for May 2026. Share your views and suggestions in the comment box or at [email protected]🚨 (b) The love story of Dushyanta and Shakuntala (c) The conflict between the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata (d) The life of King Harsha and his sister Rajyashri Relevance: UPSC often asks questions on Indian culture that go beyond well-known texts and personalities, testing an aspirant’s awareness of lesser-known literary works, plays, and artistic traditions. Sometimes, not-so-popular plays and authors silently enter the question paper to increase its difficulty level, making it important to study cultural developments comprehensively rather than focusing only on famous works. Explanation Story continues below this ad Kundamala is a 6th-7th century CE Sanskrit …