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Question 21. Which of the following pairs indicating the contents of the sacred Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly matched?
  1.    Abhidhamma Pitaka — philosophical development of the Buddha’s teachings
  2.    Vinaya Pitaka — rules of monalstic discipline
  3.    Suttra Pitaka — Stories of the Buddha’s previous births (Jataka stories)
  4.    Dhammapada — The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Dhammapada — The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath
Answer: (d)
Question 22. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jains literature?
  1.    Acaranga sutra
  2.    Therigatha
  3.    Sutrakritanga
  4.    Brihat kalpasutra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Therigatha
Answer: (b)
Question 23.  
List-I
List-II
A. Time taken by the Earth to orbit the sun 
1. Aryabhatta
B. Calculation of the value of π (pi)
2. Bhaskaracharya
C. Invention of the digit Zero 
3. Budhayana
D. The game of snakes & ladders
4. Gyanadev 
Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 3 2 4
  2.    2 4 1 3
  3.    2 3 1 4
  4.    1 4 2 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2 3 1 4
Answer: (c)
The correct match list is:
Aryabhatta — Invention of the digit zero.
Bhaskaracharya — Time taken by the earth to orbit the sun.
Budhayana — Calculation of the value of π (Pi)
Gyandeva — The game of snakes and ladders
Zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians dating as early as the 5th century. They widely used it in calculations, astronomy, and astrology. Zero was spread by Arabians to Europe and thereon it was spread all over.
The famous Hindu mathematician, Bhaskaracharya, in his treatise Surya Siddhanta, calculated the time taken for the earth to orbit the sun to nine decimal places (365.258756484 days).
Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations were – Time taken by earth to orbit the sun (5th century): 365.258756484 days.
The value of Pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
The game of snakes and ladders is most popular in almost all houses and across all countries of the world. The credit for the game should go to the 13th century Marathi saint-poet composer Gyanadev, Jnanadeva, also known as Jnanashwar. When the saint invented the game it was called Mokshapat.
Question 24. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on:
  1.    a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman
  2.    a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore
  3.    the story of the power struggle between two Aryan
  4.    the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta
Answer: (d)
Question 25. Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic Age?
  1.    Old Stone Age
  2.    New Stone Age
  3.    Copper Age
  4.    Iron Age
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Copper Age
Answer: (c)
Question 26. Consider the following statements: Al-Beruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind is

  1. A sympathic study of Indian civilization.

  2. Mainly a political history of India.

  3. Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi’ s plundering raids of India.

  4. Mainly a study of India’s cultural, social and intellectual history.


Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
  1.    1 and 4
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    2 and 4
  4.    Alone
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
Question 27. Most of the Upanishads seem to have been composed by whom?
  1.    Kshatriyas
  2.    Brahmins
  3.    Buddhists
  4.    Non-aryans
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kshatriyas
Answer: (a)
Question 28. The earliest evidence of Silk in India comes from the archaeological site of
  1.    Nevasa
  2.    Bhagwanpura
  3.    Rangpur
  4.    Ropar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nevasa
Answer: (a)
Question 29. Which of the following Brahmana texts belongs to Atharvaveda?
  1.    Aitareya
  2.    Shatpatha
  3.    Gopatha
  4.    Panchavinsh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gopatha
Answer: (c)The Gopatha Brahmana is the only Brahmana, a genre of the prose texts describing the Vedic rituals, associated with the Atharvaveda.
Question 30. The first cereal used by man was
  1.    Wheat
  2.    Rice
  3.    Barley
  4.    Sorghum
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Barley
Answer: (c)

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