191. Who among the following laid down for punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children? [A] Manu [B] Yajnavalkya [C] Kautilya [D] Narada Kautilya Explanation Chanakya : He is also known by Vishnugupta, Kautilya,was born around 350 BC and is known for his being the chief architect of Mauryan Empire and writing the pioneering work in the Economics and Political Science that is Arthashstra. He is known as Indian Machiavelli in the western world. 192. With which among the following places, the twenty third Jain Tirthankara was associated? [A] Vaishali [B] Kausambi [C] Varanasi [D] Sravasti Varanasi Explanation Tirthankar Parshvanath was the son of king Ashvasena and queen Vama of Varanasi. He achieved Nirvana on the Sammet Sikhar. He lived in Varanasi around 800 BC. Parsvanatha is the 23rd Jain Tirthankar. 193. Which of the following Upanishads is written in prose ? [A] Isa [B] Katha [C] Brihadaranyaka [D] Svetasvatara Brihadaranyaka Explanation Brihadaranyaka Upanishad was first work to give the doctrine of transmigration and deeds. It means “the great forest of knowledge.” .It consists of three sections or kandas: the Madhu kanda, the Yajnavalkya or the Muni kanda and the Khila kanda. Popular shloka: असतो मा सद्गमय तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय मृत्योर् मा अमृतं गमय ॐ शांति शांति शांति – बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् 1.3.28. 194. Who among the following were teachers of Gautama Buddha before his enlightenment ? 1. Alara Kalama 2. Udraka Ramputra 3. Makkhali Gosala 4. Nigantha Nataputta Indicate your answer from the codes given below. [A] 1 and 4 [B] 4 and 2 [C] 2 and 3 [D] 1 and 2 1 and 2 Explanation i. At ‘Vaishali’, Alara Kalama (Sankhya philosopher) taught the techniques of meditation and the teaching of Upanishads to Gautam Buddha. ii. At ‘Rajgriha’, Udraka Ramputra taught him to achieve the highest level of meditation. iii. At last ,at the age of 35,Gautam Bhudha attained nirvana at ‘Bodh gaya ‘in Bihar. 195. Which among the following is an extant Shaka of the Rigveda Samhita? [A] Saunaka [B] Ashvalayan [C] Shakala [D] Sankhayana Shakala Explanation Rigveda is the oldest Veda .In it,only two shakas of the Rig-Veda, Shakala sakha and Baskala shaka, remain alive out of the 21 which existed at one time. 196. Who was the priest of the Bharatas in the battle of Ten Kings ? [A] Visvamitra [B] Vasishtha [C] Atri [D] Bhrigu Vasishtha Explanation The battle of ten kings was fought between Sudas, a Bharata king of the Tritsu family and the confederacy of ten well-known tribes- Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha ,Bhalanas,Shiva and Vishanin. In the bloody and decisive battle on the banks of River Purushni, the Bharatas emerged victorious. The reason behind the war is the rivalry between Vishwamitra and Vasishtha. 197. That the homeland of the Aryans was Arctic Region, was propounded by ___? [A] Max Muller [B] Edward Meyer [C] Bal Gangadhar Tilak [D] Herzefeld Bal Gangadhar Tilak Explanation The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a book on the origin of Aryans by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak The book was written at the end of 1898, but was first published in March 1903 in Pune .It propounded the theory that the North Pole was the original home of Aryans during pre-glacial period which they had to leave due to the ice deluge around 8000 B.C. and had to migrate to the Northern parts of Europe and Asia in search of lands for new settlements. In support to his theory , Tilak has presented certain Vedic hymns, East Iranian passages, Vedic chronology and Vedic calendars with interpretations of the contents in detail. 198. King Ashvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of which among the following Kingdoms? [A] Kekaya [B] Matsya [C] Panchala [D] Sursena Kekaya Explanation LATER VEDIC AGE – The Kekaya kingdom was situated on the bank of River Beas, east of Gandhar kingdom. King Aswapati ruled Kekaya when Janak was the king of Videha. 199. With which among the following Vedas, the Shatapatha Brahmana is related to___? [A] Rigveda [B] Yajurveda [C] Samaveda [D] Atharvaveda Yajurveda Explanation Yajurveda is the book of sacrificial prayers.The world’s oldest prose literature of the Indo-Europeans is contained in Yajurveda.. There are two primary versions or Samhitas of the Yajurveda : Shukla(white) and Krishna(black) This implies that the Krishna Yajurveda includes the Brahmana prose discussions within the Samhita (no Brahman) while the Shukla Yajurveda has separately a Brahmana text, Shatapatha. 200. Which of the following was not a diety of the Harappans? [A] Shiva [B] Mother Goddess [C] Peepal Tree [D] Vishnu Vishnu Explanation Mother Goddess, Pashupati Shiva, Peepal, Pigeon, Swastik were worshipped by the Harappans.
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