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- Question 1 of 7
1. Question
1 pointsCategory: HistoryWho among the following had established the Vikramasila University that became an important seat of learning?
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The Pala rulers were great patrons of Buddhist learning and religion. The Nalanda University was revived by Dharmapala. He also founded Vikramasila University which was second only to Nalanda in fame.
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The Pala rulers were great patrons of Buddhist learning and religion. The Nalanda University was revived by Dharmapala. He also founded Vikramasila University which was second only to Nalanda in fame.
- Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: HistoryWhich of the following statements about Al- Biruni’sKitab- ul- Hind is/are incorrect?
- It is written in Arabic.
- It deals only with issues of politics and administration of the day.
- Sanskrit traditions have influenced the structural aspects of the text.
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Al-Biruni’s Kitab Ul Hind is written in Arabic. It is voluminous book divided in 80 chapters with subjects covering from philosophy, religion, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, manners etc. The book adopts adistinctive structure in each chapter beginning with a question following up with description based on Sanskritik traditions.
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Al-Biruni’s Kitab Ul Hind is written in Arabic. It is voluminous book divided in 80 chapters with subjects covering from philosophy, religion, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, manners etc. The book adopts adistinctive structure in each chapter beginning with a question following up with description based on Sanskritik traditions.
- Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: HistoryConsider the following statements:
- Cotton was cultivated at Mehrgarh.
- Cities like Harappans reared cattle, sheep, goat and buffalo.
- Earliest domesticated plants were wheat and barley and animals were sheep and goat.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh about 7000 years ago. Actual pieces of cloth were found. The Harappans reared cattle, sheep, goat and buffalo. Archaeologists were also found spindlewhorls, made of terracotta and faience. These were used to spin thread.
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Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh about 7000 years ago. Actual pieces of cloth were found. The Harappans reared cattle, sheep, goat and buffalo. Archaeologists were also found spindlewhorls, made of terracotta and faience. These were used to spin thread.
- Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: HistoryWhich of the following statements with respect to Rigveda are correct?
- The Rigvedic hymns were called Sukta.
- Rigveda was being composed in the northwest of the subcontinent.
- Rigveda was read rather than recited and heard.
- Maximum hyms were for Indra, Soma and Agni.
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The oldest Veda is the Rigveda, composed about 3500 years ago. The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymn, called sukta or well-said.
The hymns are in the praise of various gods and goddesses. The three gods are especially important are Agni, the god of fire; Indra, a warrior god; and Soma, a plant from which a special drink was prepared.
The people who composed the hymns described themselves as Aryas and called their opponents Dasa or Dasyus. The Rigveda was being composed in the northwest of the subcontinent.
The Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read. It was written down several centuries after it was first composed, and printed less than 200 years ago.
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The oldest Veda is the Rigveda, composed about 3500 years ago. The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymn, called sukta or well-said.
The hymns are in the praise of various gods and goddesses. The three gods are especially important are Agni, the god of fire; Indra, a warrior god; and Soma, a plant from which a special drink was prepared.
The people who composed the hymns described themselves as Aryas and called their opponents Dasa or Dasyus. The Rigveda was being composed in the northwest of the subcontinent.
The Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read. It was written down several centuries after it was first composed, and printed less than 200 years ago.
- Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: HistoryConsider the following statements:
- Iron is the first metal used in India.
- Guptas issued a large number of gold coins in ancient period.
- Man first learnt to use fire to his advantage during paleolithic age.
- Rigvedic society was a tribal society.
Which Statements is/are True.
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The Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. Since man first discovered copper (Around 9000BC), a naturally occurring, relatively pure metal.
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The Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. Since man first discovered copper (Around 9000BC), a naturally occurring, relatively pure metal.
- Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: HistoryConsider the following statement/s about the Indus Valley Civilization:
- In the houses there were no windows in the walls along the ground level
- The houses had their own bathroom paved with bricks with drains connected through the wall to the street drains.
- The wells were not presents in the settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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Some houses have remains of staircases to reach a second storey or the roof. Many houses had wells, often in a room that could be reached from the outside and perhaps used by passers-by. Scholars have estimated that the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro was about 700.
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Some houses have remains of staircases to reach a second storey or the roof. Many houses had wells, often in a room that could be reached from the outside and perhaps used by passers-by. Scholars have estimated that the total number of wells in Mohenjodaro was about 700.
- Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: HistoryThe earliest Punch-marked coins (c. sixth century BCE onwards) were made up of:
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To some extent, exchanges were facilitated by the introduction of coinage. Punch-marked coins made of silver and copper (c. sixth century BCE onwards) were amongst the earliest to be minted and used. These have been recovered from excavations at a number of sites throughout the subcontinent. Numismatists have studied these and other coins to reconstruct possible commercial networks.
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To some extent, exchanges were facilitated by the introduction of coinage. Punch-marked coins made of silver and copper (c. sixth century BCE onwards) were amongst the earliest to be minted and used. These have been recovered from excavations at a number of sites throughout the subcontinent. Numismatists have studied these and other coins to reconstruct possible commercial networks.
