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151	The consonant "p" belongs to which place of articulation?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Phonetics and grammar	Easy
152	Sounds produced with a strong puff of breath, such as kh and gh, are called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Phonetics and grammar	Easy
153	In "He cut the fruit with a knife", the knife is the instrument. In Panini's terms this karaka is	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Phonetics and grammar	Medium
154	Which consonant is voiced and aspirated in the dental group?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Phonetics and grammar	Medium
155	Why did Panini use pratyaharas such as "ac" derived from the Shiva Sutras?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Phonetics and grammar	Hard
156	How many syllables does a Gayatri verse of three lines with eight syllables each contain?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Prosody	Easy
157	In matra counting, a guru (heavy) syllable counts as	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Prosody	Easy
158	Using only light and heavy syllables, how many different patterns are possible for a line of 4 syllables?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Prosody	Medium
159	The common shloka of the epics is a form of which metre?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Prosody	Medium
160	Pingala groups syllables in threes, each light or heavy. How many such groups are possible, and why?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Prosody	Hard
161	Yaska's Nirukta divides words into how many classes?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on language	Easy
162	The theory of sphota, which treats meaning as grasped as a whole, is most closely associated with	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on language	Easy
163	According to the Paniniya Shiksha, how many places of articulation are there?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on language	Medium
164	In Patanjali's story, Brihaspati teaches Indra word by word for a thousand divine years without finishing. Wh…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on language	Medium
165	A teacher says that a sentence like "bring the cow" is understood as a single meaningful whole rather than as…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on language	Hard
166	Harappan bricks generally followed which ratio of length : breadth : thickness?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Harappan technologies	Easy
167	The Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro was made watertight partly by using	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Harappan technologies	Easy
168	If a Harappan brick is 7 cm thick, what length would you expect if it follows the standard ratio?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Harappan technologies	Medium
169	The bronze "dancing girl" from Mohenjo-daro was made by which technique?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Harappan technologies	Medium
170	Harappan weights doubled in the series 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. What is the total of all six weights?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Harappan technologies	Hard
171	Fine, glossy, mirror-like black pottery of about 700–200 BCE is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pottery and glass	Easy
172	The Sanskrit word for glass is	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pottery and glass	Easy
173	Painted Grey Ware is mostly associated with	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pottery and glass	Medium
174	An archaeologist finds pottery decorated with rows of tiny marks made by a toothed wheel at a coastal site ne…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pottery and glass	Medium
175	Which combination of materials was basic to traditional glass making?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pottery and glass	Hard
176	The Grand Anicut across the Kaveri is traditionally attributed to	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Water management	Easy
177	Kuhls, channels that divert water from streams to fields, are a traditional system of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Water management	Easy
178	According to the Junagadh inscription, what did Rudradaman I do to the Sudarshana lake?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Water management	Medium
179	A desert village collects rainwater from a prepared catchment into a covered underground pit for drinking. Th…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Water management	Medium
180	Which sequence correctly traces the history of the Sudarshana lake?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Water management	Hard
181	Kalamkari textiles are made by	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textiles and writing technology	Easy
182	Birch bark used as a writing material in ancient India is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textiles and writing technology	Easy
183	In dyeing, a mordant is used to	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textiles and writing technology	Medium
184	Patola of Patan is called a double ikat because	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textiles and writing technology	Medium
185	In south India, letters scratched on palm leaves with a stylus were made readable by	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Textiles and writing technology	Hard
186	The traditional centre of attar making in Uttar Pradesh is	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pyrotechnics, cosmetics and perfumes	Easy
187	Texts on the testing and grading of precious stones are called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pyrotechnics, cosmetics and perfumes	Easy
188	What made the rockets of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan especially effective?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pyrotechnics, cosmetics and perfumes	Medium
189	Alaktaka, mentioned in Sanskrit literature, was used to	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pyrotechnics, cosmetics and perfumes	Medium
190	A perfumer heats rose petals in water in a copper still and collects the fragrant vapour in a vessel containi…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Pyrotechnics, cosmetics and perfumes	Hard