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51	The earliest coins of the subcontinent, made of silver and copper, are called:	History Agrarian change, towns and trade	Easy
52	Which agricultural change helped raise paddy yields in some regions in this period?	History Agrarian change, towns and trade	Medium
53	Historians debate the meaning of land grants. One view is that they reflect:	History Agrarian change, towns and trade	Medium
54	A historian studying everyday rural life finds that inscriptions say little about it. What is the best explan…	History Agrarian change, towns and trade	Hard
55	Under whose leadership did work on the critical edition of the Mahabharata begin in 1919?	History The critical edition of the Mahabharata	Easy
56	How long did the project to prepare the critical edition of the Mahabharata take?	History The critical edition of the Mahabharata	Easy
57	What method did the scholars use to prepare the critical edition?	History The critical edition of the Mahabharata	Medium
58	One major finding of the critical edition project was that:	History The critical edition of the Mahabharata	Medium
59	Why did the editors record regional variations in footnotes and appendices rather than discarding them?	History The critical edition of the Mahabharata	Hard
60	Tracing descent from father to son and grandson is called:	History Kinship and marriage	Easy
61	Marrying outside one's own kin group or gotra is known as:	History Kinship and marriage	Easy
62	Draupadi's marriage to the five Pandavas is an example of:	History Kinship and marriage	Medium
63	Satavahana rulers were identified by names derived from their mothers. What does this most reasonably suggest?	History Kinship and marriage	Medium
64	A Satavahana queen retained her father's gotra name after marriage. Which Brahmanical rule does this go again…	History Kinship and marriage	Hard
65	According to the Dharmashastras, the ideal occupation of the Kshatriyas was to:	History Varna, jati and social mobility	Easy
66	Which Rigvedic hymn describes the varnas emerging from the body of the primeval man?	History Varna, jati and social mobility	Easy
67	The Shaka ruler Rudradaman was regarded as a mlechchha by Brahmanical texts, yet he repaired the Sudarshana l…	History Varna, jati and social mobility	Medium
68	A silk weavers' guild migrated from Lata to Mandasor and built a temple to the sun god. This example best ill…	History Varna, jati and social mobility	Medium
69	How did jati differ from varna as a basis of social classification?	History Varna, jati and social mobility	Hard
70	Gifts received by a woman at her marriage, which she could retain, were called:	History Property and gender	Easy
71	According to the Manusmriti, the paternal estate was to be divided:	History Property and gender	Easy
72	Who could inherit a woman's stridhana, according to the norms described in the texts?	History Property and gender	Medium
73	The land grant issued by Prabhavati Gupta is significant because it shows that:	History Property and gender	Medium
74	Why does the dice-game episode in which Draupadi is staked interest historians of gender?	History Property and gender	Hard
75	The original story of the Mahabharata was probably composed by charioteer-bards known as:	History The Mahabharata as a dynamic text	Easy
76	The Mahabharata is traditionally attributed to the sage:	History The Mahabharata as a dynamic text	Easy
77	Historians divide the content of the Mahabharata into which two broad categories?	History The Mahabharata as a dynamic text	Medium
78	What important change in the text took place between c. 200 BCE and 200 CE?	History The Mahabharata as a dynamic text	Medium
79	The Mahabharata grew from fewer than 10,000 verses to about 100,000 verses. What best explains this growth?	History The Mahabharata as a dynamic text	Hard
80	Which ruler of Bhopal funded the museum and guest house at Sanchi?	History Sanchi and the stupa	Easy
81	The semi-circular mound of earth forming the main part of a stupa is called the:	History Sanchi and the stupa	Easy
82	The balcony-like structure on top of the stupa, representing the abode of the gods, is the:	History Sanchi and the stupa	Medium
83	An inscription at Sanchi records that a guild of ivory workers paid for part of a gateway. What does this tel…	History Sanchi and the stupa	Medium
84	Why did the Sanchi stupa survive while the Amaravati stupa did not?	History Sanchi and the stupa	Hard
85	Which part of the Tipitaka contains rules for monks and nuns of the sangha?	History The Buddha and Buddhism	Easy
86	Who was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni?	History The Buddha and Buddhism	Easy
87	The Buddhist idea of anicca means that the world is:	History The Buddha and Buddhism	Medium
88	A follower avoids both extreme fasting and a life of luxury. Which teaching of the Buddha is she following?	History The Buddha and Buddhism	Medium
89	Which development is associated with Mahayana Buddhism?	History The Buddha and Buddhism	Hard
90	In Jaina tradition, Mahavira is regarded as the:	History Mahavira and Jainism	Easy
91	The word "tirthankara" literally refers to those who:	History Mahavira and Jainism	Easy
92	According to Jainism, how can one escape the cycle of karma?	History Mahavira and Jainism	Medium
93	A Jaina monk is careful not to harm even insects while walking. This reflects the belief that:	History Mahavira and Jainism	Medium
94	Which of the following was NOT one of the five vows taken by Jaina monks and nuns?	History Mahavira and Jainism	Hard
95	The small square room housing the main image in early temples was called the:	History Puranic Hinduism and temples	Easy
96	In Vaishnavism, the incarnations of Vishnu are known as:	History Puranic Hinduism and temples	Easy
97	The Kailashnatha temple at Ellora is remarkable because it:	History Puranic Hinduism and temples	Medium
98	Why were the Puranas written in simple Sanskrit verse?	History Puranic Hinduism and temples	Medium
99	A local deity in a region came to be worshipped as a form of Vishnu. Historians interpret this mainly as:	History Puranic Hinduism and temples	Hard
100	In early Buddhist sculpture, an empty seat was used to indicate:	History Understanding sculpture	Easy