Class Room Daily Dose Booklet: DDB No: Indian History Set 06 Answers and Explanations

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 DDB NO: Indian History 06
Indian History
Answers & Explanations

1 A. Indus Valley Civilization

2 A. Khilafat

3 B. Thomas Roe

4 C. knowledge

Explanation: The Vedas (‘knowledge’) are a large body of texts originating in ancient India.

5 B. Patriarchal

6 C. Rangoon

7 A. Kanishka

8 A. unihorn bull

Explanation: The Great Living Chola Temples are important Hindu Kovils that were built during the 10th through 12th centuries CE in the south of India, and together have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The kovils are the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur, Brihadeeswarar kovil at Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavatesvarar Kovil at Darasuram. In all these temples, the chief deity who has been depicted and worshipped is Lord Shiva. The Cholas were followers of Saiva pantheon.

9 C. Shiva

10 A. 1773

11 D. Malavikagnimitra

12 D. 1930

13 B. Poor

14 C. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

15 D. Greeks

Explanation: The most interesting term in Indian drama with Greek connotation is yavanika, a stage curtain. For the first time in Panini’s grammar, there is a reference to Yavana and Yavanani writing.However, the theory is not only erroneous but ridiculous because there is no curtain in the Greek drama and also there is no word ‘yavanika’ in Sanskrit language. There is Yavani meaning Greek woman.

16 A. Charles II

17 A. Siddhartha

18 C. Bahadur Shah Zafar

19 C. The Kalinga War

Explanation: Kalinga War was the only major war Ashoka fought after his accession to throne. It is one of the major and bloodiest battles in the history of India.Kalinga put up a stiff resistance, but they were no match for Ashoka’s brutal strength. The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt Buddhism.

20 D. Kanishka

21 D. Alauddin Khalji

22 B. feeling of loyalty to the British Government

23 A. Susrutha

24 B. Jawaharlal Nehru

25 A. Jana

26 A. Rupyaka

Explanation: The silver coins issued during the Gupta period were called ‘Rupaka.’ These coins were based on Sakas of Ujjaini weighing 32-36 grains.However, according to Fa-Hsien, cowries were the common means of exchange.

27 A. Vikram Era; 58 AD

28 A. Darius-I

Explanation: In about 518 BCE, the Persians invaded India. They were led by King Darius I, who conquered the Indus Valley and the area that is now the state of Punjab.Darius-I was successful in maintaining power, and his descendants continued to rule the area when he died. Darius-I also began to collect a tribute tax, and spread news of India’s many natural resources to Europe.

29 D. Hunas

Explanation: Roman trade with India started around the beginning of the Common Era following the reign of Augustus and his conquest of Egypt.Following the RomanPersian Wars Khosrow I of the Persian Sassanian Dynasty captured the areas under the Roman Byzantine Empire. The Arabs, led by ‘Amribn al-’As, crossed into Egypt in late 639 or early 640 C.E.That advance marked the beginning of the Islamic conquest of Egypt and the fall of ports such as Alexandria, used to secure trade with India by the Greco Roman world since the Ptolemaic dynasty.The decline in trade saw Southern India turn to Southeast Asia for international trade, where it influenced the native culture to a greater degree than the impressions made on Rome. The Hunas invaded the Roman Empire under Attila the Hun in 454 C.E.

30 A. Saptasindhu

31 B. A casting vote

32 D. Chandragupta II

Explanation: Chandra Gupta II was the third, and most significant of the Gupta kings. During his reign the famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hsien visited India and wrote a detailed account of his kingdom. The celebrated Chinese pilgrim was struck with admiration by the famous royal palace and the houses for dispensing charity and medicine at Pataliputra.He speaks highly of the system of government in the Madhya-desa and the benevolence of the people, especially the moneyed classes.

33 A. Charaka Samhita - Architecture

34 C. Zabti or Zabt

35 C. his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life

36 D. Purohita

37 A. Mahadev Gobind Ranade

38 C. Indian Opinion

39 D. his identification with the Indian people

40 A. Large estate owners

41 D. Gupta

42 A. Atharvaveda

43 C. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath

44 D. Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son

Explanation: Kingship was hereditary. Though succession to the throne was generally decided by law of primogeniture, that is, the eldest son succeeding his father, there were many exceptions to this rule. Sometimes kings were even elected by nobles and councillors.As head of the government, the King was overseer of all administrative activities of his realm. He was the supreme judge, and he usually led his army to the battlefields.

45 D. Delhi

46 A. All of the above

47 D. Sending the Dharma Mahamatras

Explanation: For the spread of Buddhism, Asoka sent missionaries (dharma mahamatras) all over India and beyond. The missionaries sent by Ashoka to the other countries were well received by them and the conversions took place easily because of the influence and the personal power Ashoka exercised.

48 A. Cabinet Mission Plan

49 C. Pavapuri

Explanation: Pawapuri is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district in Bihar. Around 500 BC, Lord Mahavira, the last of the 24 Tirthankaras achieved Moksha or Nirvana. 

50 D. The Cholas

Explanation: The Chola navy played a vital role in the expansion of the Chola Empire, including the conquest of the Ceylon islands and Sri Vijaya (present day Indonesia), the spread of Hinduism, Dravidian architecture and Dravidian culture to South east Asia and in curbing the piracy in Southeast Asia in the 900 CE.In-scriptions and historical sources assert that the Medieval Chola king Rajendra Chola I sent a naval expedition to Indo-China, the Malay peninsula and the Indonesian archipelago in 1025 in order to subdue the Srivijaya Empire.

51 C. Iltutmish

52 D. Pushyamitra Sunga

53 D. Lord Irwin

54 C. Iltutmish

55 D. Udaipur

56 B. Gopala

57 D. Zamindari

58 C. Bihar

59 A. Shah Tahmasp of Persia

60 D. Kanishka

Explanation: Kanishka was the most famous emperor of the Kushan dynasty (127’151) who ruled an empire extending from Turfan in the Tarim Basin to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain and famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements.He convened the 4th Buddhist Council in Kashmir and provided encouragement to both the Gandhara school of Greco Buddhist Art and the Mathura school of Hindu art.

61 A. Dadabhai Naoroji

62 A. Sitar

63 A. Rashtrakutas

Explanation: Kailashnath Temple is a famous temple, one of the 34 monasteries and temples, known collectively as the Ellora Caves which was built in the 8th century by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna-I.

64 D. animal figures

65 A. Alauddin Khalji

66 A. Dacca

67 B. 1937

68 B. Magadha

69 C. Ulugh Khan

70 A. Bhagavatism

71 D. Inscriptions of Ashoka

72 A. All the three

73 A. Kushans

Explanation: The Indo-Greek kings were the first to issue gold coins in India and their coins were special in the sense that each king had his own distinctive coins by which he could be definitely identified.However, some scholars contend that this credit should go to the Khushan kings. Vima Kadphises is said to be the first to introduce gold coinage in India, in addition to the existing copper and silver coinage.

74 B. Raja Bhagvan Das

75 D. Kanishka

Explanation: The date of Kanishka’s accession is disputed, ranging from 78 to 248. The generally accepted date of 78 is also the basis for an era presumably started by the Shakas and used in addition to the Gregorian calendar by the present-day Indian government.

76 B. Taxila

77 B. artillery

78 C. Chandragupta Maurya

79 B. Mahendravarman I

80 C. Harshacharita

Explanation: The Harshacharita, is the biography of Indian Emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of 7th century in India. He was the ‘Asthana Kavi’, meaning ‘Court Poet’, of King Harsha.

81 A. Seals

Explanation: The seals of the Indus Valley Civilization have been one of the major sources for information about the period. Apart from giving plethora of informations about the social and religious life of the period, they give insight into the economic activities.The economy of the Indus civilization was based on a highly organized agriculture, supplemented by an active commerce, probably connected to that of the ancient civilizations of esopotamia.Trade amongst the civilizations is suggested by the finding of hundreds of small seals, supposedly produced by the Indus peoples, at the excavation sites of ancient Mesopotamian cities that were existent around the same time. Some of the seals mention the rulers of different countries.

82 A. 1919

83 B. Saka era

84 A. Non-violence and peace

85 C. Paramaras

86 C. Villages donated to the gods

87 D. Buddhism

Explanation: Shilppadikaram is one of the five Great Epics according to later Tamil literary tradition, the others being Manimegalai, Civaka Cintamani, Valayapathi and Kundalakesi. The poet prince Ilango Adigal is credited with this work.He is reputed to be the brother of Senguttuvan from Chera dynasty. Ilango Adigal was a Buddhist monk and Silappadhikaram and Manimekalai are Buddhist epics.Manimekalai, a purely Buddhist work of the 3rd Sangam period in Tamil literature is the most supreme and famous among the Buddhist work done in Tamil.It is a work expounding the doctrines and propagating the values of Buddhism. It also talks about the Tamil Buddhists in the island.

88 C. Second

89 D. Angas

Explanation: The Jaina literature is known as Angas. The first attempts to systematise the preachings of Lord Mahavira, were made in the Pataliputra Council in the 4th century BC, but they were finally rearranged, redacted and committed to writing in the Valabhi Council in 512 AD under the presidentship of Devardhi Kshamasramana

90 B. Jahangir

91 A. Muhammand-bin-Tughluq

92 C. Elephanta Caves

93 B. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Explanation: Ellora represents the epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture. The 34 ‘caves’ ‘ actually structures excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills. Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut temples and viharas and mathas were built between the 5th century and 10th century.The 12 Buddhist (caves 1’ 12), 17 Hindu (caves 13’29) and 5 Jain (caves 30’ 34) caves, built in proximity, demonstrate the religious harmony prevalent during this period of Indian history.

94 B. Harsha

95 D. Sikandar Lodi

96 D. 600 BC

97 A. The Ali brothers

98 B. Mauryan Dynasty

99 B. Astronomer

Explanation: Varahamihira (400 AD) was Indian astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was one of the nine gems in the court of Gupta ruler Chandragupta Vikramaditya.

100 B. Tripitakas

Explanation: Tripitaka is a traditional term used by various Buddhist sects to describe their various canons of scriptures.As the name suggests, a Tripitaka traditionally contains three ‘baskets’ of teachings: a Sutra Pitaka, a Vinaya Pitaka and an Abhidharma Pitaka. Tripitaka is the three main categories of texts that make up the Buddhist canon.

101 A. Major Munro

102 A. Sumeria

103 C. The Secretary of State

104 B. 1911

105 C. Konkan

106 A. Shah Jahan

Explanation: Shah Jahan was a great builder and he built many splendid buildings. That is why many scholars called him the ‘Engineer King’ or ‘Prince of Builders,’ etc. apart from building the Taj Mahal which is justly regarded as a jewel of the builder’s art; he also built he Jama Masjid, the Red Fort, etc.

107 B. Kabul

108 A. milk and its products

109 C. Bhagat Singh

Explanation: The Vedic economy revolved around cow and dairy products which is clear from the references found in the Rig Veda.The economy was primarily pastoral. The staple diet of the people was milk, ghee (clarified butter), vegetables, fruit and barley. On special occasions like a religious feast or the arrival of a guest, a more elaborate meal was organized.

110 D. Raja of Rewa

111 C. Kusana

112 D. It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths

113 A. Abyssinian

114 D. Belur

115 B. Ripon

116 A. Lahore

117 D. Shikadar

118 D. Professor

119 B. All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.

120 B. Rohelas

121 A. Cashew

122 D. Pavapuri

123 C. General Secretary

124 C. England

125 A. Enlightened one

Explanation: The word ‘Buddha’ in Pali and Sanskrit means ‘Enlightened one’.The word has become synonymous with Buddha Shakyamuni (Siddhartha Gautama) who is also known as Gautam Buddha.

126 D. Chandragupta Maurya

127 B. Jatin Das

128 A. Nandas

129 C. Samudragupta

130 B. Sanskrit

131 D. Great economic prosperity and brisk inland and foreign trade

132 A. Mahavira

Explanation: According to Jain scriptures, Vardhaman Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara founded Jainism as a faith in the 5th or 6th century B.C. The religion derives its name from the jinas (‘conquerors’), a title given to twenty-four great teachers (Tirthankara) through whom their faith was revealed.

133 D. Sulva Sutras

Explanation: The Shulba Sutras are sutra texts belonging to the Strauta ritual and containing geometry related to firealtar construction. They are part of the larger corpus of texts called the Shrauta Sutras, considered to be appendices to the Vedas. They are the only sources of knowledge of Indian mathematics from the Vedic period. The four major Shulba Sutras, which are mathematically the most significant, are those composed by Baudhayana, Manava, Apastamba and Katyayana.

134 D. Ellora Caves

135 B. Assam

Explanation: Ancient Assam was known as Pragjyotisha in early times and as Kamarupa in later times. It came to be known as Kamarupa during the Puranic times, based on the legend that Kamadeva, the god of love, the Indian Cupid, who was destroyed by the fiery glance of Siva returned to life there. The first historic reference to the kingdom of Kamarupa is made in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta.

136 D. Kanishka

Explanation: The Kushan period is considered the Golden Period of Gandhara. Peshawar Valley and Taxila are littered with ruins of stupas and monasteries of this period. Gandharan art flourished and produced some of the best pieces of Indian sculpture. Many monuments were created to commemorate the Jataka tales. The Gandhara civilization peaked during the reign of the great Kushan king Kanishka (128’151). The cities of Taxila (Takshasila) at Sirsukh and Peshawar were built.

137 D. Ajatasatru

Explanation: Ajatasatru was a king of the Magadha empire in north India. He was the son of King Bimbisara, the great monarch of Magadha. He was contemporary to Mahavira and Buddha. According to the Jain tradition Bimbisara committed suicide while according to Buddhist tradition he was brutally murdered by his own son.

138 C. Copper

139 B. Andhra

140 C. Sayyid Ahmad Khan

141 D. Firdausi

142 B. Kanishka

143 B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

144 C. Guru Tegh Bahadur

145 C. Mughal court

146 A. Madras

147 B. Shah Jahan

148 B. Rigvedic period

149 D. 50

150 C. Dadabhai Naoroji

151 B. Murshidabad in West Bengal

152 B. Queen Elizabeth I

153 B. Dhyana

154 B. Germany and Russia

155 B. Moksha

156 C. Vamsathapakasini

Explanation: Vamsathapakasini is among the last Buddhist texts produced in India. It gives us information about the origin of the Mauryas.

157 A. revenue assignment of a particular area in lieu of cash salary

158 B. Kanishka

Explanation: Galaxies of great scholars like Asvaghosa (the Buddhist Writer), Nagarjuna (the philosopher), Samgharaksha (the chaplain), Mathara (the politician), Vasumitra (the Buddhist scholar), Charaka (the physician) and Agisala (the engineer) adorned the court of Kanishka. There were two important physicians in Kanishka’s time namely Charaka and Susruta. Charaka was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, who is referred to as the Father of Medicine.

159 C. India Wins Freedom

160 D. British free merchants

161 A. 1946

162 D. Chalukyas of Kalyani

163 A. Chisti

164 B. Bhaskaracharya

165 D. for seditious writings in his paper Kesari

166 A. Peasantry

167 A. Mahavira

168 C. Madam Bhikaji Cama

169 B. Maharashtra

170 C. the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy

171 B. Fort William

172 C. The select body of the Turkish Aristocracy

173 B. Rajagriha

Explanation: According to the scriptures of all Buddhist schools, the first Buddhist Council was held soon after the death of the Buddha at Rajagriha in Bihar around 400 B.C. It was held under the patronage of king Ajatashatru with the monk Mahakasyapa presiding. Its objective was to preserve the Buddha’s sayings (suttas) and the monastic discipline or rules (Vinaya).

174 C. Dewan-i-Bandagani : Tughluq

175 D. Gwalior

176 C. Brahmanism

177 B. Assam

178 B. Banabhatta

Explanation: The Harshacharita, is the biography of Indian Emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of 7th century in India. He was the’Asthana Kavi’, meaning’Court Poet’, of King Harsha.

179 A. Ashfaqullah

180 D. Dufferin