NCERT Quiz 03.10.2020

Consider the following statements about the Buddha:

1) The Buddha meditated under a Banyan tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar & attained enlightenment.

2) He delivered his first sermon at Sarnath, near Varanasi which continued for regular forty days.

3) He believed that the results of our karma affects us only in this life.

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Which of the following groups could join Buddhist Sangha:

1) Men

2) Women

3) Slaves

4) Children

5) Debtors

6) Laborers

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Which of the following is the correct match for the ancient name & the present-day name of the given port/port town/city of India which connected important trade routes in ancient time:

1) Podaca –Roman name for Arikamedu

2) Barygaza- Present day Broach

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Which of the following is the correct meaning of the given term related to the group of people living in the villages of Tamil region in ancient time:

1) Vellalar- ordinary ploughmen

2) Uzhavar- large landowners

3) Kadaisiyar and Adimai- landless labourers, including slaves

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Which of the following is the correct meaning of the given term related to the people living in the villages in the northern part of the country in ancient time:

1) Grama Bhojaka- village headman who was directly elected by the people of the village

2) Grihapatis- independent farmers, most of whom own large areas of land

3) Dasa Karmakara- people who did not own land & had to earn a living by working on fields

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