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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-Chanakya legend is

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Tripatakas     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 5 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓5.Identify the Buddhist literature from the following   A. Tripitakas   B. Angas   C.  Aranyakas   D. Upanishads Show Answer Tripitaka Note: A Tripataka, traditionally contains three 'baskets' of teachings : a Sutta Pitaka, a Vinaya Pitaka, and an Abhidhamma Pitaka . Tripataka is the three main categories of texts that make up the Buddhist canon. canon :-a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine. 🔑 Key Points The Tripitaka is the traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures. The version canonical to Theravada Buddhism is generally referred to in English as the Pali Canon. Mahayana Buddhism also holds the Tripitaka to be authoritative but, unlike Theravadins, it al

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Pali language     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 4 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓4.The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in A.       Pictographical texts B.       Sanskrit texts C.       Pali texts D.       Prakrit texts Show Answer Pali texts Note: The Pali texts are the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures preserved in the language, in which they were originally written. 🔑 Key Points ✔ Pali is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent which is closely related to Sanskrit , and one of the major languages of Buddhist scriptures and literature. ✔Pali language has been used for over 2000 years by Theravada Buddhists of India, Sri Lanka, and South East Asia , who traditionally believed it to be the very language spoken by the B

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers: Ajanta and Ellora caves     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 2 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓ 2.The caves of Ajanta and Ellora belongs to  A. Jains B. Buddhists C. Sikhs D. Hindus Show Answer Buddhists 🔑 Key Points ✔Ajanta and Ellora caves , considered to be one of the finest examples of ancient rock-cut caves , are located near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, India. ✔ Ajanta and Ellora   caves  have been listed among the  UNESCO World Heritage Sites of India  since the year  1983 . ✔ Ajanta Caves , well known for their ancient wall paintings , the Ellora caves are renowned for their extraordinary architecture . Both the caves have sculptures. ✔ The elaborate sculptures and paintings at Ajanta and Ellora caves are inspired by diverse stories of Lord Buddha and various

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers: First sermon of Lord Buddha     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 1 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on indian history of Buddhism and Jainism. ❓ 1 .Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at A. Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh B. Nalanda in Bihar C. Bodhgaya in Bihar D. None of these Show Answer Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh Note: After achieving enlightenment, Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer park in Sarnath in Uttarpradesh . 🔑 Key Points ✔Buddha gave the First Sermon at Sarnath in 11th century in a deer forest at Sarnath , north of Bodhgaya , where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior. ✔His real name was Siddharth . ✔ Gautama Buddha , known by his other names S iddhattha Gotama or Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha Shakyamuni. ✔He is regarded as the founder of the world religion of Buddhi

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers: Harappan Culture     Pre-Historic Period-Question 40 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 40.The most important text of Vedic  mathematics is? A. Satapatha Brahman B. Atharvaveda C. Chhandogya Upanishad D. Sulva Sutras Show Answer Sulva Sutras Note: Sulva Sutra is the oldest book on Indian Geometry . They are part of the larger corpus of texts called the Shrauta Sutras , considered to be appendices to the vedas. They are the only sources of knowledge of Indian Mathematics from the Vedic period. The Sulva Sutras are believed to be written between 600-300 BC. They contained instructions for making special altars to the Gods . 🔑 Key Points ✔ The four major Sulva Sutras , which are mathematically the most significant, are those composed by Baudhayana, Manava, Apastam

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers: Harappan Culture     Pre-Historic Period-Question 37 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q37.The Harappans were? A. Rural B. Urban C. Nomadic D. Tribal Show Answer Urban Note: The Harappan cities were well planned to support the social and economic needs of their inhabitants. The Urbanism of the Harappan civilization is related to its mature phase. Many scholars have called the Harappan urbanization as 'The Urban Revolution' which could not have been possible without the strong central authority, specialized economic organization and socio-cultural unity. 🔑 Key Points ✔ The Indus Valley Civilization is the earliest known culture of the Indian subcontinent of the kind now called “ urban ” , and the largest of the four ancient civilizations, which also

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Agriculture in Vedic Perid     Pre-Historic Period-Question 36 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q36. The crop which was not known to Vedic people is? A. Barley B. Wheat C. rice D. tobacco Show Answer tobacco Note: Tobacco was introduced in India by the Portuguese . 🔑 Key Points ✔Tobacco was not known by the people of the Vedic period . During this period, economic activity was dominated by agriculture . ✔ The Vedic period, or Vedic age (c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE) , is the period in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas (ca. 1300–900 BCE), was composed in the northern Indian subcontinent, between the end of the Urban Indus Valley Civilisation and a second urbanisation which began in th

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Cotton and Mehrgarh     Pre-Historic Period-Question 35 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q35.Harappan were the earliest people to produce?   A. Bronze implements   B. cotton   C. barley   D. seals Show Answer Copper Note: The Harappan were the first to grow cotton . They produced cotton cloth hundreds of years before anyone else. The Greek word for cotton is Sindon , a word derived from Sind which is a part of the Indus Valley civilization region. 🔑 Key Points ✔Farmers in the Indus valley were the f irst to spin and weave cotton. ✔In 1929 archaeologists recovered fragments of cotton textiles at Mohenjo-Daro , which is now Pakistan, dating to between 3250 and 2750 BCE. ✔ Cottonseeds founds at nearby Mehrgarh have been dated to 5000 BCE . Literary

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Kalibangan-Harappan site     Pre-Historic Period-Question 34 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q34. Kalibangan , the Indus Valley site is in? A.       Punjab B.       Gujarat C.       Rajasthan D.       Uttar Pradesh Show Answer Rajasthan Note: Kalibangan(literally black bangles ), was excavated between 1960-61 and 1968-69 , this ancient city of Indus valley civilization is located on the bank of the dry bed of the Ghaggar in Rajasthan . The pre-historic and pre-mauryan character of Indus Valley civilization was first identified at this site. Kalibangan site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori , an Italian Indologist and linguist 🔑 Key Points ✔ Kalibangan is an ancient site of the Indus valley civilization. ✔Kalibangan ( literally black bangles) is

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Terracotta and Seals     Pre-Historic Period-Question 32 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q32. Which one of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals ? A. Terracotta B. Bronze C. Iron D. Copper Show Answer Terracotta 🔑 Key Points ✔Most of the seals were made of steatite , which is a kind of soft stone . A few of them were also made of terracotta , gold, agate, chert, ivory and faience . The standard Harappan seal was square in shape with a 2X2 dimension. ✔ Seals are an impressive part of surviving art of Harappan culture. Of these the great majority have animals engraved on them and a short inscription. Terracotta which is a type of earthenware, or clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic , where the fired body is

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Findings of Harappan Sites     Pre-Historic Period-Question 33 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 33. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites ? A. Fort B. Temple with Shikhar C. Reservoirs D. Drains and Well Show Answer Temple with Shikhar Note: Shikhar over the sanctum sanctorum (The innermost sanctuary of a temple),a place where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple in North India. Shikhar was a major feature the medieval times. 🔑 Key Points ✔ No temples have been excavated from the sites of Harappan Civilization . They used to worship ' Mother and Pashupati Maharaj' . Yoni and Lingam worship culture was also prevelant in Harappa. ✔ Cow has not been found

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Seals in Harappan Civilization     Pre-Historic Period-Question 31 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q31.Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley , which one indicates the commercial and economic development ? A. Pottery B.Houses C.Seals D.Boats Show Answer Seals 🔑 Key Points ✔ Seals indicate the commercial and economic development of Harappan civilization. ✔ Seal: An emblem used as a means of authentication. Seal can refer to an impression in paper, wax, clay, or other medium . It can also refer to the device used. ✔Seals were largely used for trading activities during Harrapan period. ✔They were made of soft rock material like steatite (more commonly known as Soapstone ), terracotta and metals like copper. ✔Some seals were found in the