| 3451 |
How long did the project to prepare the critical edition of the Mahabharata take? |
History
The critical edition of the Mahabharata |
Easy |
| 3452 |
What method did the scholars use to prepare the critical edition? |
History
The critical edition of the Mahabharata |
Medium |
| 3453 |
One major finding of the critical edition project was that: |
History
The critical edition of the Mahabharata |
Medium |
| 3454 |
Why did the editors record regional variations in footnotes and appendices rather than discarding them? |
History
The critical edition of the Mahabharata |
Hard |
| 3455 |
Tracing descent from father to son and grandson is called: |
History
Kinship and marriage |
Easy |
| 3456 |
Marrying outside one's own kin group or gotra is known as: |
History
Kinship and marriage |
Easy |
| 3457 |
Draupadi's marriage to the five Pandavas is an example of: |
History
Kinship and marriage |
Medium |
| 3458 |
Satavahana rulers were identified by names derived from their mothers. What does this most reasonably suggest? |
History
Kinship and marriage |
Medium |
| 3459 |
A Satavahana queen retained her father's gotra name after marriage. Which Brahmanical rule does this go again… |
History
Kinship and marriage |
Hard |
| 3460 |
According to the Dharmashastras, the ideal occupation of the Kshatriyas was to: |
History
Varna, jati and social mobility |
Easy |
| 3461 |
Which Rigvedic hymn describes the varnas emerging from the body of the primeval man? |
History
Varna, jati and social mobility |
Easy |
| 3462 |
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 |
| 3463 |
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 |
| 3464 |
How did jati differ from varna as a basis of social classification? |
History
Varna, jati and social mobility |
Hard |
| 3465 |
Gifts received by a woman at her marriage, which she could retain, were called: |
History
Property and gender |
Easy |
| 3466 |
According to the Manusmriti, the paternal estate was to be divided: |
History
Property and gender |
Easy |
| 3467 |
Who could inherit a woman's stridhana, according to the norms described in the texts? |
History
Property and gender |
Medium |
| 3468 |
The land grant issued by Prabhavati Gupta is significant because it shows that: |
History
Property and gender |
Medium |
| 3469 |
Why does the dice-game episode in which Draupadi is staked interest historians of gender? |
History
Property and gender |
Hard |
| 3470 |
The original story of the Mahabharata was probably composed by charioteer-bards known as: |
History
The Mahabharata as a dynamic text |
Easy |
| 3471 |
The Mahabharata is traditionally attributed to the sage: |
History
The Mahabharata as a dynamic text |
Easy |
| 3472 |
Historians divide the content of the Mahabharata into which two broad categories? |
History
The Mahabharata as a dynamic text |
Medium |
| 3473 |
What important change in the text took place between c. 200 BCE and 200 CE? |
History
The Mahabharata as a dynamic text |
Medium |
| 3474 |
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 |
| 3475 |
Which ruler of Bhopal funded the museum and guest house at Sanchi? |
History
Sanchi and the stupa |
Easy |
| 3476 |
The semi-circular mound of earth forming the main part of a stupa is called the: |
History
Sanchi and the stupa |
Easy |
| 3477 |
The balcony-like structure on top of the stupa, representing the abode of the gods, is the: |
History
Sanchi and the stupa |
Medium |
| 3478 |
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 |
| 3479 |
Why did the Sanchi stupa survive while the Amaravati stupa did not? |
History
Sanchi and the stupa |
Hard |
| 3480 |
Which part of the Tipitaka contains rules for monks and nuns of the sangha? |
History
The Buddha and Buddhism |
Easy |
| 3481 |
Who was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni? |
History
The Buddha and Buddhism |
Easy |
| 3482 |
The Buddhist idea of anicca means that the world is: |
History
The Buddha and Buddhism |
Medium |
| 3483 |
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 |
| 3484 |
Which development is associated with Mahayana Buddhism? |
History
The Buddha and Buddhism |
Hard |
| 3485 |
In Jaina tradition, Mahavira is regarded as the: |
History
Mahavira and Jainism |
Easy |
| 3486 |
The word "tirthankara" literally refers to those who: |
History
Mahavira and Jainism |
Easy |
| 3487 |
According to Jainism, how can one escape the cycle of karma? |
History
Mahavira and Jainism |
Medium |
| 3488 |
A Jaina monk is careful not to harm even insects while walking. This reflects the belief that: |
History
Mahavira and Jainism |
Medium |
| 3489 |
Which of the following was NOT one of the five vows taken by Jaina monks and nuns? |
History
Mahavira and Jainism |
Hard |
| 3490 |
The small square room housing the main image in early temples was called the: |
History
Puranic Hinduism and temples |
Easy |
| 3491 |
In Vaishnavism, the incarnations of Vishnu are known as: |
History
Puranic Hinduism and temples |
Easy |
| 3492 |
The Kailashnatha temple at Ellora is remarkable because it: |
History
Puranic Hinduism and temples |
Medium |
| 3493 |
Why were the Puranas written in simple Sanskrit verse? |
History
Puranic Hinduism and temples |
Medium |
| 3494 |
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 |
| 3495 |
In early Buddhist sculpture, an empty seat was used to indicate: |
History
Understanding sculpture |
Easy |
| 3496 |
A wheel carved in early Buddhist art usually symbolised: |
History
Understanding sculpture |
Easy |
| 3497 |
Why did early European scholars admire Gandhara images of the Buddha? |
History
Understanding sculpture |
Medium |
| 3498 |
The shalabhanjika figure on a Sanchi gateway suggests that: |
History
Understanding sculpture |
Medium |
| 3499 |
A Sanchi carving shows a woman among lotuses with elephants sprinkling water on her. Why is this sculpture a … |
History
Understanding sculpture |
Hard |
| 3500 |
Al-Biruni wrote Kitab-ul-Hind in which language? |
History
Al-Biruni |
Easy |