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101	Navadweep in Bengal was especially famous as a centre of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Easy
102	The monitorial or "Madras system", in which older pupils teach younger ones, was taken to Britain by	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Easy
103	William Adam is known for his reports in the 1830s on	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Medium
104	Dharampal's book "The Beautiful Tree" is important because it	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Medium
105	A 17th-century European describes Indian children tracing letters with their fingers on the ground. What does…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Hard
106	In the Rigveda, the guardian of rta, the cosmic order, is mainly	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Easy
107	The word dharma comes from a root meaning	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Easy
108	Which of the following is one of the five yamas in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Medium
109	The three rinas (debts) in Indian tradition are owed to	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Medium
110	A Vedic poet praises the regular rising of the sun and also condemns a person who lies. Which single concept …	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Hard
111	The Buddhist path that avoids both indulgence and extreme self-denial is called the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Easy
112	Which of these is one of the three core duties taught by Guru Nanak?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Easy
113	The Jain vow of aparigraha means	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Medium
114	In Jainism, the difference between mahavratas and anuvratas is that	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Medium
115	Two friends argue about whether an object is "large" or "small"; a third says each is right from a different …	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Hard
116	The Alvars of Tamil Nadu were devotees of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Easy
117	Basavanna's teaching that "work is worship" is expressed by the idea of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Easy
118	Why did Bhakti saints usually compose in regional languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Medium
119	Which saint is correctly paired with the region where he or she was active?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Medium
120	A poet mocks people who bathe in holy rivers but remain cruel at heart, and says sincere love of God is enoug…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Hard
121	The Tirukkural is divided into three sections dealing with	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Easy
122	Who wrote the Tattvartha Sutra, which contains the maxim "parasparopagraho jivanam"?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Easy
123	The Tirukkural has 133 chapters of 10 couplets each. How many couplets does it contain in total?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Medium
124	In which edict does Ashoka express remorse for the suffering caused by the Kalinga war?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Medium
125	A leader urges citizens not to praise their own group while condemning others, since this harms their own gro…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Hard
126	Dhanurveda, the traditional science of archery and warfare, is regarded as an upaveda linked with the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Easy
127	A traditional training arena for wrestling in north India is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Easy
128	Which Purana contains well-known chapters on Dhanurveda?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Medium
129	In the Mahabharata, which hero is most famous as an archer?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Medium
130	Why do many Indian martial traditions teach massage, medicated oils and knowledge of vital points alongside c…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Hard
131	Kalarippayattu is the traditional martial art of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Stick combat and Kalarippayattu	Easy
132	Silambam, a martial art using a long bamboo staff, comes from	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Stick combat and Kalarippayattu	Easy
133	In Kalarippayattu training, the stage of fighting with wooden weapons is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Stick combat and Kalarippayattu	Medium
134	Thang-ta of Manipur is a combat art mainly using	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Stick combat and Kalarippayattu	Medium
135	A student starts with kicks and flexibility drills, then sticks, then swords and finally bare-hand techniques…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Stick combat and Kalarippayattu	Hard
136	In the Mahabharata, Bhima kills the Magadha king Jarasandha in	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on martial arts	Easy
137	Marma, in Indian tradition, refers to	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on martial arts	Easy
138	According to the Sushruta Samhita, the number of marmas in the human body is	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on martial arts	Medium
139	The Mallapurana is associated with which community of wrestlers?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on martial arts	Medium
140	A text describes wrestlers' diet, seasonal training and rules for bouts. What does this tell historians about…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on martial arts	Hard
141	Malayalam belongs to which language family?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Languages of India	Easy
142	How many languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Languages of India	Easy
143	Santali and Mundari belong to the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Languages of India	Medium
144	Most modern Indian scripts, such as Devanagari, Tamil and Kannada, developed from	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Languages of India	Medium
145	A linguist finds that a language of Meghalaya shares its family with Santali, not with nearby Bodo. Which lan…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Languages of India	Hard
146	Which Vedanga deals with metre?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Study of language in India	Easy
147	The oldest surviving grammar of the Tamil language is the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Study of language in India	Easy
148	The "three sages" (munitraya) of Sanskrit grammar are	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Study of language in India	Medium
149	Panini's Ashtadhyayi is so named because it consists of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Study of language in India	Medium
150	A scholar needs to explain the origin of an obscure Vedic word. Which discipline and text would help most?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Study of language in India	Hard