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The Group usage here is a little cumbersome, so I am creating this thread to make sure that all questions with doubts stay in one place. Can someone push all the doubts and queries here? I will make this an announcement?


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SFG BATCH 2  Test 42 Q 5

Statement 3:

3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of this animal.

 As per TN board book, it is actually not mentioned that Indus valley people  are not aware of Horses.

(Pg No. 20)

As per wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surkotada


Statement 3 must be wrong.Answer should be "A".






Its a previous year question. You should refer to the UPSC answer key and not wiki.

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Test 42

Q 7- explanation of statement 1 Sthulbahu was the leader of svetambars and Bhadrabhu was leader of Digambars.

Q-24 -  Buddha does not recognize the existence of soul and god (NCERT RS Sharma). so how can Statement 2 be incorrect ?


For the 7th Question, you are correct. But in any case, the statement is incorrect. Maybe they mistyped it in the explanation. 

Q. 24) Buddha neither accepted nor rejected the existence of God. He was more concerned about

the individual and his actions. This is the statements from IGNOU book. 

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yraj38said

SFG test-42

Q-3, rituals were there in Yajurveda and Sacrifices were there in Atharvaveda

Q-7, 2nd Jain Council 513 A.D. or 526 A.D. so it is 6th century not 5th.

Q-14, Patliputra is on the confluence of Gandak and Ganga

Q-16 Domestication of animals started in Neolithic. ( A few associations may be seen later mesolithic age).

Q.3) The Atharva Veda mentions about the practices and the details of the rituals of the Non- Aryan People and their related activities during the later Vedic period. 

Q.7) But I read the statement in the NCERT. ( I hope forum gives an explanation for this). Not sure about it myself. 

Q.14) It is situated on the confluence of three rivers, the Ganga, the Gandak, and the Son. So, this statement is correct. 

Q.16) Always remember this, Domestication of animals started in the Mesolithic period only. This is a very common fact. 

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Sthulbahu was from digambar or svetambar?

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@Disciple  Tamilnadu book gives same explanation so they didn’t mistype. But NCERT differs. Which is correct?


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@Disciple  Tamilnadu book gives same explanation so they didn’t mistype. But NCERT differs. Which is correct?


Can you please tell me where the statement is mentioned that Bimbisara was a disciple of Buddha? In old ncert or the new ones? I couldn't find the statement or might have missed it.

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Test 42 Q 42,  According to the answer given by UPSC every object didn't have soul ( idea of Jiva / Ajiva ), As per right knowledge of Jainism.

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yraj38said

SFG test-42

Q-3, rituals were there in Yajurveda and Sacrifices were there in Atharvaveda

Q-7, 2nd Jain Council 513 A.D. or 526 A.D. so it is 6th century not 5th.

Q-14, Patliputra is on the confluence of Gandak and Ganga

Q-16 Domestication of animals started in Neolithic. ( A few associations may be seen later mesolithic age).

Q.3) The Atharva Veda mentions about the practices and the details of the rituals of the Non- Aryan People and their related activities during the later Vedic period. 

Q.7) But I read the statement in the NCERT. ( I hope forum gives an explanation for this). Not sure about it myself. 

Q.14) It is situated on the confluence of three rivers, the Ganga, the Gandak, and the Son. So, this statement is correct. 

Q.16) Always remember this, Domestication of animals started in the Mesolithic period only. This is a very common fact. 

Please get your facts right. You have got misinformations. 

I have rechecked for the above facts from three soruces- R. S. Sharma,  Old Ncert(Makhan Lal)  and S. K. Pandey. 

All of them have unanimously metioned Neolithic period as domestication of animals. And please look for the time scales too.

Same is true for the other questions too.

only contentious fact  is the place  of confluence of Sone and Ganga. You may simply check it on google earth. Though Son River used flow south of Patna in the past but now river Punpun flows there in it's minor paleo-channels. 

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batch 2  test no. 43 ..the given answer is wrong

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Test 43 Q13

2. The Mehrauli Iron inscription mentioned his extensive conquest

Doesnt Mehrauli inscription belong to Chandragupta II?

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This is wrong. Official UPSC key says D-1,2&3 is the right answer.

Disciple,
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mhs11said

Test 43 Q13

2. The Mehrauli Iron inscription mentioned his extensive conquest

Doesnt Mehrauli inscription belong to Chandragupta II?

Yes you are right, it only mentions King Chandra and historians have identified him as Chandragupta II. 

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yraj38said

yraj38said

SFG test-42

Q-3, rituals were there in Yajurveda and Sacrifices were there in Atharvaveda

Q-7, 2nd Jain Council 513 A.D. or 526 A.D. so it is 6th century not 5th.

Q-14, Patliputra is on the confluence of Gandak and Ganga

Q-16 Domestication of animals started in Neolithic. ( A few associations may be seen later mesolithic age).

Q.3) The Atharva Veda mentions about the practices and the details of the rituals of the Non- Aryan People and their related activities during the later Vedic period. 

Q.7) But I read the statement in the NCERT. ( I hope forum gives an explanation for this). Not sure about it myself. 

Q.14) It is situated on the confluence of three rivers, the Ganga, the Gandak, and the Son. So, this statement is correct. 

Q.16) Always remember this, Domestication of animals started in the Mesolithic period only. This is a very common fact. 

Please get your facts right. You have got misinformations. 

I have rechecked for the above facts from three soruces- R. S. Sharma,  Old Ncert(Makhan Lal)  and S. K. Pandey. 

All of them have unanimously metioned Neolithic period as domestication of animals. And please look for the time scales too.

Same is true for the other questions too.

only contentious fact  is the place  of confluence of Sone and Ganga. You may simply check it on google earth. Though Son River used flow south of Patna in the past but now river Punpun flows there in it's minor paleo-channels. 

I am quoting the NEW NCERT here,

Domestication was a gradual process that took place in many parts of the world.It began about 12,000 years ago.Virtually all the plant and animal products that we use as food today is a result of domestication. Some of the earliest plants to be domesticated were wheat and barley. The earliest domesticated animals include sheep and goats. The period when we find environmental changes, beginning about 12,000 years ago till about 10,000 years ago is called the Mesolithic (middle stone). 

http://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/fess102.pdf



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@mhs11 Was talking about Q-7. Sthulbahu one.


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@mhs11 Was talking about Q-7. Sthulbahu one.


Ok. There seem to be some errors in TN textbook.

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test 44 Q7

4. Baburnama was written in the Persian language.

The above statement is given as incorrect. But Babur wrote 'Tuzuk-e Babari'( in Chagtai Turkish) and Abul Fazl translated this into persian under the title 'Babarnama'. The statement should be right?

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test 44 Q12

1. Akbar introduced the use of the 'Tudor arch' (four centered arch).

This statement is given as correct.  But, First 'Tudor arch' was seen in Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq. Can  someone verify?

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@mhs11 we will be working on the preview by this week. thanks


mhs11,
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Sfg test 44

question number 19 and 49

1) question number 19 - Abul fazl was not poet but he was a court writer
2) question number 49-shershah introduce RUPAIYA as a silver coin and not DAM
I request you to take appropriate actions regarding these questions.
Thank you.
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