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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Which among the following sites provide the earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the Indian subcontinent?
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Located in Kacchi plains of Baluchistan. Mehrgarh provides the earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent and probably south Asia. It is considered a precursor to Indus Valley Civilization.
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Located in Kacchi plains of Baluchistan. Mehrgarh provides the earliest evidence of settled agriculture in the subcontinent and probably south Asia. It is considered a precursor to Indus Valley Civilization.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Among the earliest Chalcolithic cultures in India, the Ahar or Banas culture was discovered in the
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Nearly 100 sites of the culture have been located along its principal axis, ie, the valleys of river Banas and its tributaries and sub-tributaries in Banswara, Udaipur etc. The technology at Ahar was based mainly on copper and very few microblades and microliths have been discovered.
Ahars were a separate culture from GJs. The Ganeshwar-Jodhpur complex, located in the Northeast Rajasthan, was an early centre of agriculture and copper metallurgy in the subcontinent.
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Nearly 100 sites of the culture have been located along its principal axis, ie, the valleys of river Banas and its tributaries and sub-tributaries in Banswara, Udaipur etc. The technology at Ahar was based mainly on copper and very few microblades and microliths have been discovered.
Ahars were a separate culture from GJs. The Ganeshwar-Jodhpur complex, located in the Northeast Rajasthan, was an early centre of agriculture and copper metallurgy in the subcontinent.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
The easternmost Harappan site amongst the following is
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The Indus Civilization had more than five million of its inhabitants m apex. The residents of the ancient Indus river valley evolved new techniques in handicrafts like seal carvings & camelian products and metallurgy or designing of bronze, copper, tin and led. The cities of the era are well known for urban painting, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems and clusters of large non-residential buildings. Gujarat & Jammu in India, Baluchistan in Pakistan, Afghanistan are the sites from where the objects of Indus Valley were found. Also, various sculptures, seals, bronze vessels pottery, gold jewels and anatomically detailed figures in terracotta, bronze and steatite were also been found at the excavation sites.
Harappans made various toys and games like the cubical dice which has one to Six holes on each of its side were found at the site of Mohenjo-Daro.
Finally, several coastal settlements like Sotlagen-dor which is astride of Dasht River in the North of Jiwani, Sokhta Koh which is astride of Shadi River in the North of Pasni and Balakot near Sonmiani in Pakistan along with Lothal in Western India, testify to their role as Harappan trading outposts.
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The Indus Civilization had more than five million of its inhabitants m apex. The residents of the ancient Indus river valley evolved new techniques in handicrafts like seal carvings & camelian products and metallurgy or designing of bronze, copper, tin and led. The cities of the era are well known for urban painting, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems and clusters of large non-residential buildings. Gujarat & Jammu in India, Baluchistan in Pakistan, Afghanistan are the sites from where the objects of Indus Valley were found. Also, various sculptures, seals, bronze vessels pottery, gold jewels and anatomically detailed figures in terracotta, bronze and steatite were also been found at the excavation sites.
Harappans made various toys and games like the cubical dice which has one to Six holes on each of its side were found at the site of Mohenjo-Daro.
Finally, several coastal settlements like Sotlagen-dor which is astride of Dasht River in the North of Jiwani, Sokhta Koh which is astride of Shadi River in the North of Pasni and Balakot near Sonmiani in Pakistan along with Lothal in Western India, testify to their role as Harappan trading outposts.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
In the Early Vedic period, who was known as Vishayapati?
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In the Rig Vedic or early Vedic period:
The head of graham or family is Grahapati.
The leader of village or grama is Gramani.
The leader of Visu (a group of villages) is Vishayapati
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In the Rig Vedic or early Vedic period:
The head of graham or family is Grahapati.
The leader of village or grama is Gramani.
The leader of Visu (a group of villages) is Vishayapati
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Which of the following religious and social movements in the Gangetic valley form part of the ‘Shaman’ tradition?
1. Jainism
2. Vaishnavism
3. Bhakti movement
4. Buddhism
Choose the correct answer using the codes given.
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6th century BCE marks the beginning of new religious and social movements in the Gangetic valley in the form of Buddhism and Jainism which were part of the shaman tradition.
Both religions became popular as they opposed the Varna and jati systems of the Hindu religion.
Ashoka emerged as the most powerful king of the Mauryan dynasty who patronised the Shaman tradition in the 3 century BCE.
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6th century BCE marks the beginning of new religious and social movements in the Gangetic valley in the form of Buddhism and Jainism which were part of the shaman tradition.
Both religions became popular as they opposed the Varna and jati systems of the Hindu religion.
Ashoka emerged as the most powerful king of the Mauryan dynasty who patronised the Shaman tradition in the 3 century BCE.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding the teachings of Mahavira.
1. Mahavira regarded all objects have souls.
2. He preached that work is worship and encouraged the practice of agriculture.
3. He advocated a very holy and ethical code of life.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Mahavira regarded all objects, both animate and inanimate, have souls and various degrees of consciousness. They possess life and feel pain when they are injured. Mahavira rejected the authority of the Vedas and objected to the Vedic rituals. He advocated a very holy and ethical code of life Even the practice of agriculture was considered sinful as it causes injury to the earth, worms and animals. Similarly the doctrine of asceticism and renunciation was also carried to extreme lengths by the practice of starvation, nudity and other forms of self-torture.
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Mahavira regarded all objects, both animate and inanimate, have souls and various degrees of consciousness. They possess life and feel pain when they are injured. Mahavira rejected the authority of the Vedas and objected to the Vedic rituals. He advocated a very holy and ethical code of life Even the practice of agriculture was considered sinful as it causes injury to the earth, worms and animals. Similarly the doctrine of asceticism and renunciation was also carried to extreme lengths by the practice of starvation, nudity and other forms of self-torture.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Which of the following statements is not correct about Nalanda University?
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Apart from Chinese pilgrims, there are records from the Gupta period, especially Kumaragupta l , records under Harsha and also Pala dynasty.
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Apart from Chinese pilgrims, there are records from the Gupta period, especially Kumaragupta l , records under Harsha and also Pala dynasty.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
The famous Padmapani painting in the Ajanta Caves depicts
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It has been chosen to adorn new 1,000 currency notes in India. It is a beautiful painting of Ajanta caves. This segment from Gardner’s Art through the Ages: Non- Western Perspectives (2009) describes the scene shown: the Bodhisattva Padmapani sits among a crowd of devotees, both princesses and commoners. With long, dark hair hanging below a jewelled crown, he stands holding his attribute, a blue lotus flower, in his right hand. The artist has carefully considered the placement of the painting in the cave. The Bodhisattva gazes downward at worshipers passıng through the entrance to the shrine on their way to the rock-cut Buddha image in a cell at the back of the cave.
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It has been chosen to adorn new 1,000 currency notes in India. It is a beautiful painting of Ajanta caves. This segment from Gardner’s Art through the Ages: Non- Western Perspectives (2009) describes the scene shown: the Bodhisattva Padmapani sits among a crowd of devotees, both princesses and commoners. With long, dark hair hanging below a jewelled crown, he stands holding his attribute, a blue lotus flower, in his right hand. The artist has carefully considered the placement of the painting in the cave. The Bodhisattva gazes downward at worshipers passıng through the entrance to the shrine on their way to the rock-cut Buddha image in a cell at the back of the cave.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Dakshinapatha and Uttarapatha were
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Dakshinapatha is a historical which has been used to describe the great southern highway in India, traveling from Magadha to Pratishthana.
Uttarapatha or the great northern road ran from Taxila in Afghanistan, through the modern Punjab up to the western coast of Yamuna.
Following the course of Yamuna, it went southwards up to Mathura, from there it passed on to Ujjain in Malwa and to Broach on western coast.
The most important ruler of the Satavahanas, Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni and other Satavahana rulers were known as lords of the Dakshinapatha.
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Dakshinapatha is a historical which has been used to describe the great southern highway in India, traveling from Magadha to Pratishthana.
Uttarapatha or the great northern road ran from Taxila in Afghanistan, through the modern Punjab up to the western coast of Yamuna.
Following the course of Yamuna, it went southwards up to Mathura, from there it passed on to Ujjain in Malwa and to Broach on western coast.
The most important ruler of the Satavahanas, Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni and other Satavahana rulers were known as lords of the Dakshinapatha.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Dhamma mahamattas, in the history of India, were officials who were appointed to administer
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Ashoka tried to hold his empire together by propagating dhamma, the principles of which, as we have seen, were simple and virtually universally applicable.
This, according to him, would ensure the well-being of people in this world and the next.
Special officers, known as the dhamma mahamatta, were appointed to spread the message of dhamma.
Dhamma Policy included included respect towards Brahmanas and those who renounced elders, generosity towards worldly life, treating slaves and servants kindly, and respect for religions and traditions other than one’s own. 4. However, they gradually developed into a type of priesthood of Dhamma with great powers and soon began to interfere in politics.
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Ashoka tried to hold his empire together by propagating dhamma, the principles of which, as we have seen, were simple and virtually universally applicable.
This, according to him, would ensure the well-being of people in this world and the next.
Special officers, known as the dhamma mahamatta, were appointed to spread the message of dhamma.
Dhamma Policy included included respect towards Brahmanas and those who renounced elders, generosity towards worldly life, treating slaves and servants kindly, and respect for religions and traditions other than one’s own. 4. However, they gradually developed into a type of priesthood of Dhamma with great powers and soon began to interfere in politics.
