Division of Time and the Timeline Quiz

What is the method used for reckoning time based on the purpose of dividing it?

• Hijri Era

• BCE

• CE

• Unilinear division of time

How many days make a fortnight?

• 365 days

• 7 days

• 30 days

• 14 days

What is the smallest unit of measuring time?

• Year

• Month

• Second

• Century

What is the period for which no written records are available known as?

• Historic period

• Prehistoric period

• Common Era

• Christian Era

Which era was started to commemorate the migration of Prophet Muhammad?

• Shalivahan Shaka

• Hijri Era

• Vikram Samvat

• Shahenshahi Era

What is the Common Era also known as?

• BCE

• BC

• CE

• AD

How many hours are approximately divided in a day?

• 6 hours of daytime and 18 hours of night

• 12 hours of daytime and 12 hours of night

• 8 hours of daytime and 16 hours of night

• 10 hours of daytime and 14 hours of night

What is the first century of the Common Era written as?

• 1 - 100 BCE

• 100 - 1 CE

• 100 - 1 BCE

• 1 - 100 CE

What is the lifetime of Vardhaman Mahavir written as?

• 599 - 527 AD

• 563 - 483 BCE

• 599 - 527 BCE

• 563 - 483 AD

What is the period before the Common Era known as?

• BC

• AD

• CE

• BCE