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Who wrote 'Aryabhattiyam' Suryasiddhanta'?

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  1. Baskara

  2. Varahamihira

  3. Brahma Gupta

  4. Aryabhatta

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Correct Option: D

'Navniketanam' is a treatise on ______.

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  1. Polity

  2. Medicine

  3. Economics

  4. Philosophy

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Correct Option: B

Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

James Mill divided Indian history into three periods Hindu, Muslim and Christian?

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False. In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher divided the Indian History into three periods - Hindu, Muslim and British.

Historians have usually divided Indian History into Ancient, Medieval and _________.

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  1. Archaic

  2. Modern

  3. Contemporary

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Historians have divided the Indian history into 3 phases -
1) Ancient-The period initially was composed of the Vedic society and the political organization ran around the Mahajanapadas. This period also includes many great Indian dynasties like the Mauryans, Guptas, Pallavas and Cholas.
2) Medieval - This period saw invasion of the Islamic dynasties. The period is dominated by the sultanates and the Mughals. Great developments took place in terms of religion, art and architecture during this period.
3) Modern - This period focuses on India's struggle against the Britishers for independence and by the end of this phase we see the formation of India as a Democratic republic.

For which events in past specific dates can be determined?

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  1. Battles of kings

  2. Birth and death of king

  3. Year of king's marriage

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The inscriptional sources of the past dynasties and the eulogies as well can help in determining the dates of the reign of a particular king, some important battles, matrimonial alliances etc. This helps in determining the proper chronological order of the historic events.

The completion of one cycle is called _____.

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  1. Chakra

  2. Yuga

  3. Birth

  4. Death

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Indian system views time in a cyclic manner. This is also called ‘Kalachakra’. There is no end in sight for Kalachakra. After one rotation of this chakra is completed, the second one starts. The completion of one cycle is called yuga. In this way, history is narrated as Tretayuga, Dwaparayuga etc. 

Dates are important to history because they help in chronologically showing cause and effect relationships between events.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dates are important to history because, they help in chronologically showing cause and effect relationships between events.

By knowing exactly when things occurred, historians can also more accurately compare different societies at specific points in time.
Hence, the above statement is true.

Why do we try and divide history into different periods?

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  1. To capture the characteristics of a time

  2. To capture the characteristics of knowledge

  3. To capture the characteristics of education

  4. To capture the characteristics of happiness

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We try and divide history into different periods in order to capture the characteristics of time. Also, it is done to capture the central features of that particular time. It is important to demarcate the difference between periods as they reflect our ideas about the past. Also, we come to know about the region involved and chronological study of events.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

James Mill thought that all Asian societies were at a ________ level of civilization than Europe.

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  1. Lower

  2. Equal

  3. Middle

  4. Upper

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

James Mill, a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher felt that the Indians and Asians were less civilized than the Europeans. He was of the opinion that only the Europeans could civilize them. He perceived people of India as superstitious and technologically less advanced. Also, he was disrespectful toward women.

Thus, the correct answer is A.