History: CUET Mock Test - 2 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

Pali canon, also called Tipitaka (Pali: “Triple Basket”) or Tripitaka (Sanskrit), the complete canon, first recorded in Pali, of the Theravada (“Way of the Elders”) branch of Buddhism. 

Mahatma Gandhi advocated the use of Hindustani as the national language. Hindustani was a blend of Hindi and Urdu that emerged as a major language in North and West
India during the 20th century.

The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by Harihara and Bukka, two of five brothers (surnamed Sangama) who had served in the administrations of both Kakatiya and Kampili before those kingdoms were conquered by the armies of the Delhi sultanate in the 1320s.

Al-Biruni faced following barriers:
(i) Problems of Language: He mentioned that Sanskrit was so different from Arabic and Persian.
(ii) Ideas and concept could not be easily translated from one language.
(iii) Difference in religious beliefs and practices: He belongs to Muslim community and his religious beliefs and his practices were quiet different from India.
(iv) Self absorption and insularity of the local population. According to him, the third barrier was the isolation policy of the Indians.
(v) Brahmanical works on which he was depended. Vedas, Purans, Bhagvad Gita Manusmriti, Dharamshastras, writing of Patanjali.
So, slavery in east was not a barrier according to his note.

In Ancient India, a shreni (Sanskrit: श्रेणि, romanized: śreṇi or श्रेणी śreṇī, Prakrit: seni) was an association of traders, merchants, and artisans. Generally, a separate shreni existed for a particular group of persons engaged in the same vocation or activity. Shrenis have sometimes been compared with the guilds.

The Mauryan Empire's first leader, Chandragupta Maurya, started consolidating land as Alexander the Great's power began to wane. Alexander's death in 323 B.C.E.

Of the four extant Dharmasastras, Manusmriti, Yajnavalkya Smriti and Narada Smriti are the most important surviving texts.

Ibn Batutta remained in India from 1334-1341 during the reign of Mohammad bin Tughlaq in Delhi.

The correct option is C Officers appointed by Ashoka to preach Dhamma
Ashoka appointed officials known as Dhamma Mahamatta. They travelled to different places in the empire and preached Dhamma to the subjects.

Indra was worshipped by Vedic people which dates 1500BCE onwards rest all 3 were worshipped during Indus Valley period.

Kitab-ul-Hind was written by Al-Biruni.
It is a famous Arabic text wherein he comments on Indian Sciences, Hindu religious beliefs, customs, and Social organisation.

Kshatriyas were meant to rule as kings and perform sacrifices like Ashvamedha.

In a protest against Viceroy Lord Linlithgow’s action of declaring India to be a belligerent in Second World War without consulting the Indians they resigned in october 1939.

On 4 February 1916, Gandhiji's made his first public appearance after returning from South Africa in BHU. He addressed the audience in BHU, mostly consisting of impressionable youths, princes, bedecked and bejewelled, etc.

Banawali is in Fatehabad district of Haryana.

Abdur Razzaq was an ambassador sent to India by the Sultan of Persia- Shah Rukh. His narratives are rich and colourful and gives a detailed description of Kingdom of Vijayanagara.

Between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE, Magadha (in present-day Bihar) became the most powerful Mahajanapada.

Harisena, also called Harishena or Hirisena, was a 4th-century Sanskrit poet, panegyrist, and government minister. He was an important figure in the court of Gupta emperor, Samudragupta. His most famous poem, written c. 345 C.E., describes the bravery of Samudragupta and is inscribed on the Allahabad Pillar.

The Rihla, formal title A Masterpiece to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, is the travelogue written by Ibn Battuta.

It was in Ghazni that Al-Biruni developed an interest in India. This was not unusual. Sanskrit works on astronomy, mathematics and medicine had been translated into Arabic from the eighth century onwards.

Delhi at that time was the capital of Mohammad bin Tughlaq and was one of the largest cities in world.

Calcutta was made capital by the british in 18th century rest all cities were developed by the Mughals and early Turkish dynasties.

Kitabkhana was a scriptorium where the emperor's collection of manuscripts was preserved.

Three languages were used, Prakrit, Greek and Aramaic. The edicts are composed in non-standardized and archaic forms of Prakrit. Prakrit inscriptions were written in Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts, which even a commoner could read and understand.

Harappans were discovered majorly because of their town planning system which remained clearly intact after so many centuries. The drainage system and the citadel - lower house architecture was a signature of IVC.

Evidence suggests that Khetri mines of Rajasthan were one of the major sources of copper for Harappans.

Krishnadevaraya was a medieval Indian emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, who reigned from 1509 to 1529. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva dynasty.

Chanhudaro was the only Indus city without a citadel.

"Akbar consciously made Persian the leading language of the Mughal Court." Justify the statement with the efforts made by him.