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3851	In the Mundaka Upanishad, subjects such as grammar, metre and astronomy are classed as	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Goals of Indian education	Medium
3852	A gurukula teaches music, painting and carpentry alongside scripture. Which traditional idea does this reflec…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Goals of Indian education	Medium
3853	Which statement best summarises the aims of traditional Indian education?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Goals of Indian education	Hard
3854	The three stages of learning — listening, reflecting and deep contemplation — are called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Teacher and student	Easy
3855	The advice "satyam vada, dharmam chara" occurs in the convocation address of the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Teacher and student	Easy
3856	Why did the teacher Gautama accept Satyakama Jabala as a student?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Teacher and student	Medium
3857	A student who lives in the teacher's house during the period of study is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Teacher and student	Medium
3858	In the Prashna Upanishad, Pippalada asks six seekers to live with him for a year before questioning him. What…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Teacher and student	Hard
3859	Which Pala king is credited with founding Vikramashila?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Centres of education	Easy
3860	Villages granted to learned Brahmins, which often became centres of scholarship, were called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Centres of education	Easy
3861	How were most traditional centres of learning financed?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Centres of education	Medium
3862	According to Buddhist tradition, the physician Jivaka studied medicine at	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Centres of education	Medium
3863	A historian finds an inscription recording a temple's grant to support a college teaching Vedic studies in so…	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Centres of education	Hard
3864	The Chinese pilgrim who studied at Nalanda under Shilabhadra in the 7th century was	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on education	Easy
3865	In the Mundaka Upanishad, the question "What is that by knowing which everything becomes known?" is put by	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on education	Easy
3866	The invocation "saha navavatu" expresses the wish that	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on education	Medium
3867	According to Xuanzang's account, what happened to visitors wishing to enter Nalanda?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on education	Medium
3868	Xuanzang's description of Nalanda studying grammar, logic and medicine as well as Buddhist texts suggests that	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on education	Hard
3869	Navadweep in Bengal was especially famous as a centre of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Easy
3870	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
3871	William Adam is known for his reports in the 1830s on	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Medium
3872	Dharampal's book "The Beautiful Tree" is important because it	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Education in the 17th to 19th centuries	Medium
3873	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
3874	In the Rigveda, the guardian of rta, the cosmic order, is mainly	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Easy
3875	The word dharma comes from a root meaning	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Easy
3876	Which of the following is one of the five yamas in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Medium
3877	The three rinas (debts) in Indian tradition are owed to	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The cosmic order	Medium
3878	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
3879	The Buddhist path that avoids both indulgence and extreme self-denial is called the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Easy
3880	Which of these is one of the three core duties taught by Guru Nanak?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Easy
3881	The Jain vow of aparigraha means	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Medium
3882	In Jainism, the difference between mahavratas and anuvratas is that	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ethics	Medium
3883	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
3884	The Alvars of Tamil Nadu were devotees of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Easy
3885	Basavanna's teaching that "work is worship" is expressed by the idea of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Easy
3886	Why did Bhakti saints usually compose in regional languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Medium
3887	Which saint is correctly paired with the region where he or she was active?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India The Bhakti movement	Medium
3888	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
3889	The Tirukkural is divided into three sections dealing with	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Easy
3890	Who wrote the Tattvartha Sutra, which contains the maxim "parasparopagraho jivanam"?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Easy
3891	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
3892	In which edict does Ashoka express remorse for the suffering caused by the Kalinga war?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Primary texts on ethics	Medium
3893	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
3894	Dhanurveda, the traditional science of archery and warfare, is regarded as an upaveda linked with the	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Easy
3895	A traditional training arena for wrestling in north India is called	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Easy
3896	Which Purana contains well-known chapters on Dhanurveda?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Medium
3897	In the Mahabharata, which hero is most famous as an archer?	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Texts and practice	Medium
3898	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
3899	Kalarippayattu is the traditional martial art of	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Stick combat and Kalarippayattu	Easy
3900	Silambam, a martial art using a long bamboo staff, comes from	Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Stick combat and Kalarippayattu	Easy