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Which was the last Buddhist text produced in India?

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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:vamsatthappakasini,Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 6 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓6. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India A. Divya Vandana B. Dohakosa C. Vajrachedika D. Vamsatthappakasini Show Answer Vamsatthappakasini(or Mahavamsa-Tika ) Note: Vamsatthappakasini text gives us information about the origin of the Mauryas . It is among the last Buddhist text written in India. 🔑 Key Points Mahavamsa, Dipavamsa, Kulavamsaand,  Vamsatthappakasini are Buddhist Chronicles of Ceylon which are written in Pali . Mahavamsa mentions that Ashoka’schildren Mahendra and Sanghamitra introduced and propagated Buddhism in Sri Lanka . The earliest Buddhist sourc e to mention The Chandragupta Maurya-Chan...
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Modern History of India GK Questions:Advent of Europeans-Part 2

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Gk Questions on Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements

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Previous Year Paper SSC Modern History Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements   Previous year paper ssc questions    GK Questions| Modern History of India| Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements    |   Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements-Part 1 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz: Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements of Modern History of India. 1. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the reign of ? A. Babur B. Akbar C. Aurangzeb D. Jahangir Show Answer Akbar Note: Tulsidas is considered to be one of the greatest of the Hindu saints of India . He is considered to be one of the most famous representatives of the Bhakti school of Hinduism . In the year Vikram Samvat 1631 (1575 CE), Tulsidadas started composing the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya . The 'Ramcharitmanas', also called 'Tulsi-...
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States of India:Assam

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Assam        ASSAM India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories . The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. India became a democratic country on 15th August 1947 , after its independence. All the decisions are made by the representatives chosen by the people under a set of fundamental rules called the “Constitution”. The Constitution is the supreme law of the country and was affirmed by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 . It came into action on 26 January 1950. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution guarantees it to be a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular and Democratic Republic with a parliamentary system of government. Currently, there are 28 states and 8 Union Territories in India. The States Reorganization Act, formed in 1956 was a prime force in reorganizing the margins of Indian states along semantic lines. Thi...
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Previous year ssc Indian History:Dynasties of Ancient India-Part1

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Previous Year Paper ssc Indian History:Dynasties of Ancient India gk Questions with answers-Part1   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |    Dynasties of Ancient India-Part1 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History:Dynasties of Ancient India. 1. Ashoka embraced Buddhism? A. Before Kalinga war B. After the Kalinga War C. Just before his death D. When he was a Crown Prince Show Answer After the Kalinga War Note: Emperor Ashoka was the third king of the Mauryan Dynasty( 304-232 BCE ). He ruled a kingdom that stretched from the Hindu Kush to the Bay of Bengal, it was India's first great empire. Remorseful after his bloody campaign and conquest of Kalinga, Ashoka embrace...
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