NCERT Quiz 21.11.2020

Consider the following statements about the Northern Black Polished Ware:

1) It was a hard, wheeled made, metallic ware with a shiny black surface.

2) A shine black slip was applied on it, which gave it a mirror-like shine.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Sangam poems mention the ‘muvendar’, which was used for-

Which of the following rulers were popularly known as “the lords of the dakshinapatha”:

Identify the rulers on the basis of given statements:

1) They are best-known rulers who controlled Silk Route.

2) They were amongst the earliest rulers of the subcontinent to issue gold coins.

Which of the following were the basic differences between Hinayana & Mahayana Buddhism:

1) In Hinayana Buddhism the Buddha’s presence was shown in sculpture by using certain signs but the statues of the Buddha were made under Mahayana Buddhism.

2) A belief in Bodhisattvas during Mahayana Buddhism was another major difference.