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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