ANCIENT INDIA Flashcards
(10 cards)
Which one of the following ancient towns is well-known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelizing water into connected reservoirs?
a) Dholavira
b) Kalibangan
c) Rakhigarhi
d) Ropar
A) DHOLAVIRA
Dholavira was known for the Water Management
Surrounded by 2 channels, the natives had built dam, reservoir, step well and canal for effective water management.
According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas?
a. Wrestling
b. Astrology
c. Accounting
d. Soothsaying
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1, 2 and 3 Only
b) 1, 3 and 4 Only
c) 2 and 4 Only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
D) 1,2,3 and 4
Mentioned in Krishna Reddy’s book
Fernao Nuniz (1534-37) was a Portuguese traveller to the court of Vijaynagar King- Achyut Raya
He mentions the following professions where women were employed in different roles
In reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following Statements is/are correct?
1. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property.
2. The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 Only
c) 1 and 3
d) 3 Only
b) 2 Only
Not given in standard reference books but in IndianExpress explained series 2020.
Mitakasara- compiled by Vijneswara, it was a commentary on Yajvalkya Smriti
Belonged to the court of Vikramadtiya VI of Kalyani Chalukyas
This book had detailes about the sucession laws of Hindu families.
With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’?
[a) The earliest Dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (sutra) style.
[b) Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas.
[c) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
[d) Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval south India.
c) Bodhisattava are part of the Mahayana/Vajrayana Tradition. They are mentioned in the Mahayana literature called as the Vaipulya Sutra- written in Sanskrit
Inside the Vaipulya Sutra- Prajna Paramita are mentioned
With reference to the history of India, the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote
[a) measurement of land
[b) coins of different monetary value
[c) classification of urban land
[d) religious rituals
a) Measurement of Land – different terms used during Gupta Age- mentioned in different inscriptions-
Kulyavapa, Dronavapa, Adhavapa And Pataka from Bengal,
Nivartana And Hhumi from central India
Nivartana And Padavarta from western India
Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?
[a) An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates
[b) A diary to be maintained for daily accounts
[c) A bill of exchange
[d) An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates
c) Hundi is a note recording a deposit made by a person. The amount deposited can be claimed in another place by presenting the record of the deposit
With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as
[a) ports handling foreign trade
[b) capital of powerful kingdoms
[c) places of exquisite stone art and architecture
[d) important Buddhist pilgrimage centres
a) Portuguese will be fighting the Battle of Chaul to control coastal areas of Western India.
With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements:
Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga
Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana
Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta-II
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[a) 1 and 2 only
[b) 2 and 3 only
[c) 3 only
[d) 1, 2 and 3
c) Statement 2- Incorrect because Amarsimha belonged to the Court of Chandra Gupta- II (he was one of the navratna). Thus, by elimination we are left with correct answer C.
Statement 3- Correct because Kalidasa belonged to the Court of Chandra Gupta- II ( he was one of the Navratna).
Statement 1- Incorrect because Panini belonged to the 5-6th Century BCE Period- he wrote Astdhyayi, where as Pushyamitra Sunga belonged to the Post Mauryan Period- 2nd Century BCE- he came to power after killing last Mauryan King- Brihadratha.
Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?: “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely.”
[a) Ashoka
[b) Samudragupta
[c) Harshavardhana
[d) Krishna Deva Raya
a) Ashoka’s Dhamma- Always talked about Tolerance among all sects.
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:
Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism.
Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.
The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered Mahayana Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[a) 1 and 2 only
[b) 2 and 3 only
[c) 3 only
[d) 1, 2 and 3
b) Fourth Council convened in Kashmir under the patronage of Kanishka
It resulted into division of all the Buddhists into two major sects
Sarvastivadins (popular in Kashmir and Mathura regions) and Mahasanghikas together forming the Mahayanists (followers of the Greater Vehicle),
Sthaviravadins and others forming the Hinayanists (followers of the Lesser Vehicle);
