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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
1. Consider the following statements:
Ancient handwritten manuscripts were made from palm leaves.
For this, the leaves of the birch tree found in the Himalayan Region were also used.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: A
Explanation:
Palm leaves were used for writing. Although not the leaves of the bhurj tree, its bark was used for writing.
Incorrect
Answer: A
Explanation:
Palm leaves were used for writing. Although not the leaves of the bhurj tree, its bark was used for writing.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
2. Consider the following statements:
During this period, there were significant changes in the climate of the world, and the heat started increasing.
Due to this, grasslands were formed in many areas, which resulted into the increase in the number of grass-eating animals.
Fish also became a significant source of food during this period.
The above statements are related to:
Correct
Answer: C
Explanation:
Environmental changes are seen extensively in the Mesolithic period. Its time is considered from 12000 years ago to 10000 years ago.
Due to climate change, grasslands started being formed during this period. Due to which the number of animals dependent on grass increased.
Fish also became an important source of food during this period.
Incorrect
Answer: C
Explanation:
Environmental changes are seen extensively in the Mesolithic period. Its time is considered from 12000 years ago to 10000 years ago.
Due to climate change, grasslands started being formed during this period. Due to which the number of animals dependent on grass increased.
Fish also became an important source of food during this period.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
3. From the 6th century BC to the next 1000 years, Magadha remained the capital of the central power in India. According to early Buddhism and Jainism, which one of the following was responsible for this?
Correct
Answer: B
Explanation:
6th century BC Magadha remained the center of central power in India for the next 1000 years. It was important to have a fertile agricultural area, good iron mines found in the Magadha region, access to water transport built by the Ganges and its tributaries, and the passage of Uttarapatha land route. However, early Jain and Buddhist texts attribute the policies of the then kings to the rise of Magadha.
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Answer: B
Explanation:
6th century BC Magadha remained the center of central power in India for the next 1000 years. It was important to have a fertile agricultural area, good iron mines found in the Magadha region, access to water transport built by the Ganges and its tributaries, and the passage of Uttarapatha land route. However, early Jain and Buddhist texts attribute the policies of the then kings to the rise of Magadha.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
4. Ashoka’s Dhamma is generally believed to have been influenced by Buddhism, but which of the following statements contradicts this belief?
Correct
Answer: D
Explanation:
Ashoka’s Dhamma was largely a practical Dhamma. Of course, he was influenced by Buddhism but this Dhamma did not completely influence him. In his inscriptions, he described the moral duties for the general public to perform in practical life. In this, serving the parents advocated the freedom of all sects to reside. Ashoka also appointed Dhamma Mahamattas to spread his Dhamma. Ashoka advocates in an inscription to improve people’s lives in this world and in the world hereafter through the medium of Dhamma. That is, he talks of reincarnation, which is contrary to the Buddhist belief.
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Answer: D
Explanation:
Ashoka’s Dhamma was largely a practical Dhamma. Of course, he was influenced by Buddhism but this Dhamma did not completely influence him. In his inscriptions, he described the moral duties for the general public to perform in practical life. In this, serving the parents advocated the freedom of all sects to reside. Ashoka also appointed Dhamma Mahamattas to spread his Dhamma. Ashoka advocates in an inscription to improve people’s lives in this world and in the world hereafter through the medium of Dhamma. That is, he talks of reincarnation, which is contrary to the Buddhist belief.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
5. With reference to Gotra, consider the following statements:
Members of the Gotra could not marry among themselves.
After marriage, women were considered to belong to the Gotra of the husband instead of the father.
Gotras were named after Vedic sages.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: C
Explanation:
Around 1000 BC. Gotra system was arranged. The practice was to classify people, especially Brahmins, into gotras. Each Gotra was named after a Vedic sage. The members of that Gotra were considered to be the descendants of the said sage. There were two rules of the Gotra, according to which the members of the Gotra could not marry among themselves and after marriage the women were considered to be of the husband’s Gotra instead of the father.
Incorrect
Answer: C
Explanation:
Around 1000 BC. Gotra system was arranged. The practice was to classify people, especially Brahmins, into gotras. Each Gotra was named after a Vedic sage. The members of that Gotra were considered to be the descendants of the said sage. There were two rules of the Gotra, according to which the members of the Gotra could not marry among themselves and after marriage the women were considered to be of the husband’s Gotra instead of the father.
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