Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – June 25, 2018

When the Congress ministries in the Provinces resigned, the British wanted to get support of the Congress for war. This was responded by Lord Linlithgow in the sort of a proposal which is called August Offer. The Congress did not approve the August Offer. Jawahar Lal Nehru said that the whole idea was “dead and doornail”.

The All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) is a non-governmetal organisation (NGO) based in Delhi. It was founded in 1927 by margaret Cousins ”as an organisation dedicated to upliftment and betterment of women and children”. It had played a crucial role to pass sarda act-raising the marriage age of girl.

The aim of Mimamsa is to give rules for the interpretation of the Vedas. The goal of Mimamsa is to provide enlightenment on dharma. The set of ritual obligations and prerogatives, if properly performed, maintains the harmony of the world.  Since dharma cannot be known through either perception or reasoning, one must depend on revelation in the Vedas, which are considered eternal and infallible.

The Maitraka kings who ruled Western India constructed a monastery at Vallabhi their capital. While Nalanda was the centre for Mahayana Buddhism, Vallabhi achieved fame as the centre for Hinayana Buddhism. The Maitraka kings spent lavishly to maintain the university. They gave every encouragement and assistance to Buddhist studies at this institution. In the 7th century Vallabhi was as prosperous and famous as Nalanda. Odantapuri was a Buddhist Mahavihara in what is now Bihar, India. It was established by the Pala Emperor Gopala I in the 8th century. Jagaddala Mahavihara (fl. late 11th century – mid-12th century) was a Buddhist monastery and seat of learning in Varendra, a geographical unit in present north Bengal in Bangladesh.[1] It was founded by the later kings of the Pāla dynasty, probably Ramapala (c. 1077-1120), most likely at a site near the present village of Jagdal in Dhamoirhat Upazila in the north-west Bangladesh on the border with India, near Paharapur.

Statement 1 is true It is the last vow prescribed by the Jain ethical code of conduct.The vow of sallekhana is observed by the Jain ascetics and lay votaries at the end of their life by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids.Sallekhana is allowed when normal life according to religion is not possible due to old age, incurable disease or when a person is nearing his end.It is a highly respected practice among the members of the Jain community.

Statement 2 is false The duration of the practice could be up to twelve years or more.

Statement 3 is false Thousands of Jain community members took out a silent march to protest the recent Rajasthan High Court order banning the practice of Santhara or Sallekhana.The Rajasthan high court had held that the practice of Santhara or Sallekhana is a form of suicide and is illegal, eliciting protests by the community across the country.The Supreme Court stayed the decision of the Rajasthan High Court and lifted the ban on Sallekhana

The rules governing the use of zero appeared for the first time in Brahmagupta’s Brahmasputha Siddhanta

Kalhana’s Rajatarangini is one of the works of history which is indeed a solitary example of its kind written between 1148 and 1149. It enjoys great respect among the historians for its approach and historical content. Kalhana’s work of Rajatarangini consists of 7826 verses, which are divided into eight books called Tarangas (“waves”)