ME II-I Sem (R20) Mid – I Examinations, January - 2023

ESSENCE OF INDIAN TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

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Internal Questions - II

1) The words “Satyameva Jayate” inscribed below the base plate of the
emblem of Indian are taken from.
a) Rigveda b) Satpath Brahman c) Mundak Upanishad d) Ramyanam

2) Which of the following indigenous knowledge is regraded as inseparable

and embodied in their affinities?
a) Science b) Technology c) Cosmos d) Land

3) Annie Besant arrived in India in ______.

a) 1878 b)1885 c)1893 d)1900

4) The Harappa Civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations

by______.
a) R.D.Banerjee and D.R.Sahni c) Martimer Wheeler
b) Sir alexander sunning ham d) None of the above

5) Mughal emperor Akbar divided his empire into____.

a) Eight provinces c) Twelve Provinces
b) Five provinces d) Ten provinces

6) In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out his voyage to discover India
but instead landed on the soil of American was______.
a) Christopher Columbus c) James Cook
b) Vosco Do Gama d) None of above

7) When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling
over the entire north India was _____.
a) Gupta Dynasty c) Sokya Dynasty
b) Maurya Dynasty d) Nanda Dynasty
8) The roads of cities in the Indus Valley Civilization generally divided the
city into
a) Rectangular Blocks c) Triangular Blocks
b) Circular Blocks d) None of the above

9) Where has the Great Bath been excavated?

a) Harappa b) Kalibangan c) Mohenjodara d) None of the above

10) The Indian ruler who spoke directly to the people through his
inscriptions was
a) Ashok the Great c) Samudra Gupta
b) Chandragupta Mourya d) Akbar

11) Who was the in-charge of Alauddin khliji’s market control system?
a) Shahan-e-sahi c) Shahan-e-Mandi
b) Shahan-e-Rajukas d) Diwan-e-Amir-kozi

12) The Sabha and samiti have been called two daughters of Prajapati
in
a) The Arthavaveda b) The Rigveda c) The Samaveda d) The Yajur veda

13) Who funded Ramakrishna Mission in 1896?

a) Ram krishna Paramahamsa c) Ravibindra Nath Tagore
b) Swami Vivekananda d) Devendra Nath Tagore

14) The writer of Rajatarangini is__________.

a) Banbhata b) Kalhana c) Abdul Fazal d) Tubi day

15) Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the
Sindhu?
a) British b) Portugesse c) Dutch d) Archaemenid Persians

16) Among the four vedas, which one is a collection of spells and
charms?
a) The Samaveda b) The Arthavaveda c) The Rigveda d) The Yajurveda
17) The Brahamanas, The Arayakas and the Upanishads are attached
to one or the of
a) The four vedas c) The Mahabharata
b) The Ramayana d) The Purans

18) During the age of Rigveda, the grains are collectively called
a) Yuva and Anaaj c) Ann and Anaaj
b) Anaaj and Dhanya d) Yava and Dhanya

19) Which period is reffered as the classical age or Golden Age of

Ancient India?
a) Gupta Period b) Mourya Period c) Satwahan Period d) Satya Period

20) Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion dine-
e-llahi in
a) 1565 b) 1575 c) 1581 d) 1583

21) The oldest among the spoken literary languages of south India is
a) Kannada b) Malayalam c) Telugu d) Tamil

22) Who is known as Siladitya?

a) Chandra gupta I c) Harsha vardhan
b) Samwndra gupta d) Ashoka

23) During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong

ruler of
a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Maharashtra d) Tamil nadu

24) Elephant caves are predominantly attributed to which Hindu god?

a) Lord Shiva b) Lord Hanuman c) Lord Indra d) Lord Brahma

25) Sabarimala is located in which of the following states?

a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamilnadu d) Odisha

26) The Vivekanda rock memorial is located in which region?

a) Ladakh b) Srinagar c) Kanyakumari d) Andaman
27) Konark sun Temple is the best example of which architecture?
a) Pallava Architecture c) Kalinga
b) Cholas Architecture d) Bases

28) Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra rediscovered which dance in the

updated period?
a) Ghurmura b) Odissi c) Chaiti Ghoda d) None of these

29) Mysore Palace is an example of which architecture?

a) Indo-Malaysia architecture c) Indo-Saracenic architecture
b) Indo-Islamic architecture d) Indo-Persian architecture

30) In which of following styles of dance the story//theme is always

taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana?
a)Bharatanantyam b) Mohiniattam c)Odissi d) Kuchipudi