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Answer: Option D. -> Dhammapada — The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option B. -> Therigatha
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
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.
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.
Answer: Option D. -> the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option C. -> Copper Age
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Question 26. Consider the following statements: Al-Beruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind is
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
- A sympathic study of Indian civilization.
- Mainly a political history of India.
- Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi’ s plundering raids of India.
- Mainly a study of India’s cultural, social and intellectual history.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option A. -> Kshatriyas
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option A. -> Nevasa
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
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.
Answer: (c)The Gopatha Brahmana is the only Brahmana, a genre of the prose texts describing the Vedic rituals, associated with the Atharvaveda.
Answer: Option C. -> Barley
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)