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Who edited 'Basumati', the oldest Bengali Daily paper?

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  1. Anand Mohan Bose

  2. Barindra Kumar Ghose

  3. V. D. Savarkar

  4. Surya Sen

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Correct Option: B

After the arrival of the ______ in India, the writing of history was, naturally, profoundly affected.

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  1. Dutch

  2. Portuguese

  3. French

  4. British

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The historian started giving a philosophical touch to every event he described. This was termed History. Every incident was narrated in a way beneficial to the writers. For ex: the British, while writing, projected all the freedom struggles as mutiny or riots. But the Indian writers rejected them as mutiny and instead called them a struggle for independence. 

The ______ survived as oral tradition for many generations.

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  1. Vedas

  2. Tripitikas

  3. Agamas

  4. Vedandgas

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.

  • Transmission of texts in the Vedic period was by oral tradition, preserved with precision with the help of elaborate mnemonic techniques.

  • A literary tradition is traceable in post-Vedic times, after the rise of Buddhism in the Maurya period, perhaps earliest in the Kanva recension of the Yajurveda about the 1st century BCE; however, the tradition of transmission remained active.



From which country of the Asian Continent was Bogazkui inscription discovered?

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  1. Iran

  2. Syria

  3. Turkey

  4. India

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bogazkui inscription was discovered from Turkey which mentions four Vedic gods Indra, Varuna, Mitra and Nasatyas.

What is the name of the French Archaeologist who discovered Mehrgarh ?

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  1. Serge Lancel 

  2. Jean - Francois Jarrige

  3. Andre Jodin 

  4. Camille Jullian

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mehrgarh was discovered by an archaeological team led by the French archaeologist Jean - Francois Jarrige the site was excavated continuously between 1974 and 1986. Early evidence has been found suggesting that a Civilization existed in Mehrgarh as early as 7000 BCE which is 3500 years before the Indus Civilization. Lot of influence in History has always been on Egypt and Turkey during the period 7000 BCE, but Mehrgarh was far advanced than both of them.

When was Mehrgarh discovered by Archaeologist ?

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  1. 1974

  2. 1975

  3. 1980

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mehrgarh was discovered in 1974 by an archaeological team led by the French archaeologist Jean - Francois Jarrige. Archaeological excavation of this settlement has revealed that the earliest settlers were involved in domestication of animals ang agriculture. They mainly cultivated baely and wheat. Many mud - brick structures , which are compartmented , have been discovered at Mehrgarh. Most likely they were granaries.

Which of the following was the contribution of the Mauryas to the Tamil culture? 

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  1. Art of engraving stone inscriptions

  2. Prakrit language

  3. Brahmi script

  4. The art of stone-cutting and sculpture

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following texts lays down rules for reconversion into Hindu fold of the Hindus forcibly converted to Islam?

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  1. Visnu Smriti

  2. Yajnavalkya Smriti

  3. Devala Smriti

  4. Narada Smriti

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Devala Smriti written by Deval Rishi writes down rules for reconversion into Hindu fold of the Hindus forcibly converted into Islam if someone showed his or her desire to be reconverted to Hinduism with due atonement.

Who among the following Dharmasastra writers disapproved the custom of Sati declaring it as an act of suicide?

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  1. Usana

  2. Angiras

  3. Visnu

  4. Medhatithi

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Medhatithi disapproved the custom of Sati .
  • He considered sati system identical to suicide, which was forbidden by the Vedas according to which one shall not die before the span of one’s life is run out.

Cuneiform script was shaped ______.

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  1. Pictographic

  2. Phonetic

  3. Wedged shaped

  4. Calligraphic

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The cuneiform script was wedge-shaped because people wrote it using a reed stylus cut to make a wedge-shaped mark on a clay tablet.