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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