Description : Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Priyadarsi'
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Description : Write a note on the Later Vedic period in detail.
Last Answer : Write a note on the Later Vedic period in detail.
Description : Vedic Literature and Social organisation of Vedic Times ,Vedic literature, Linguistics, and Archaeology ,Later Vedic Period
Last Answer : Write the correct chronological order: (a) Vedic Literature and Social organisation of Vedic Times ( ... Vedic Period (d) The Early Vedic Culture
Description : Siwaliks are: [IFS 1989] (a) to the north of Himadri (b) foothills of Himalayan ranges (c) in Meghalaya (d) the plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Later Vedic literature, Jaina, and Buddhist literature indicate that __________
Last Answer : The Later Vedic literature, Jaina, and Buddhist literature indicate that __________ (a) some ... ganrajyas coming together to create a sangharajya.
Description : Which was the main characteristic of the later Vedic age?
Last Answer : Caste system
Description : Consider the following mountain ranges: [CDS 2002] 1. Ladakh Range 2. Karakoram 3. Greater Himalayas 4. Zanskar Range What is the correct sequence of these from south to north? (a) 3, 4, 1, 2 (b) 3, 1, 4, 2 (c) 4, 2, 3, 1 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : The mountain range which divides the North and the South India is– (1) Himalayas (2) Western ghats (3) Vindhyas (4) Satpura
Last Answer : (3) Vindhyas Explanation: The Vindhya Range is considered as the traditional boundary between North India and South India. It is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, and plateau ... Pradesh and extends up to Gujarat in the west, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the east.
Description : What is the nature of soil in hills and foothills ?
Last Answer : The soil of hills and foothills is loamy in nature.
Description : Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ? [NDA 1991] (a) Economy that solely depends upon animals (b) Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by ... and foothills in winter (d) Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Contraction of this is an effective method of rainwater harvesting in the foothills A. Recharge pit. B. Bund. C. Recharge Trench. D. Contour bunding.
Last Answer : C. Recharge Trench
Description : Which of the following statements correctly defines the term Transhumance'? a. Economy that solely depends on animals b. Farming in which only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill tops c. Practice ... Seasonal Migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains. e. None of the above
Last Answer : d. Seasonal Migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains.
Description : During the Renaissance (14th to 17th century) Europe saw a rise in sea navigation and exploration to North and South America. How did this exploration affect Europe's trade market with Africa?
Last Answer : It made Europe increasingly dependent on Africa for trade.
Description : The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in latertirnes, what did it denote? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'A coin'
Description : In which period did iron come to be used by the Vedic people ? -Do You Know?
Description : Which is the source of information about early Vedic period? -Do You Know?
Description : What wass the name of the tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period? -Do You Know?
Description : Deities of the Vedic period:
Last Answer : Find the odd one out: Deities of the Vedic period (a) Indra (b) Varun (c) Ashwins (d) Rathakara
Description : The chariot makers in the Vedic Period were known as ____________
Last Answer : The chariot makers in the Vedic Period were known as ____________ (a) Rathakara (b) Taksham (c) Kulal (d) Vaya
Description : Vedic Aryans ,Late Harappan period ,Mature Harappan period, Early Harappan period
Last Answer : Write the correct chronological order: (a) Vedic Aryans (b) Late Harappan period (c) Mature Harappan period (d) Early Harappan period
Description : In which period did iron come to be used by the Vedic people?
Last Answer : In around 1000 B.C
Description : Which is the source of information about early Vedic period?
Last Answer : Rigveda
Description : What wass the name of the tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period?
Last Answer : Bali
Description : The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in latertirnes, what did it denote?
Last Answer : A coin
Description : The Indian culture between north India and south India become diverse because of _____________
Last Answer : The Indian culture between north India and south India become diverse because of _____________ (a) ... d) the conflict between North and South India
Description : A retired zookeeper owned a huge house with a very large and beautifully landscaped yard. The neighbors of the man drove past his home daily, and admired his arrangement of all the large trees and ... from them. Amazingly, not one person who lived in that area ever expressed any fe -Riddles
Last Answer : The retired zookeeper was also a professional topiary expert. Mixing together the best of his two worlds, he sculpted zoo animals from his fully-grown, healthy, living bushes in his front yard, much to the delight of his neighbors.
Description : A boy leaves home in the morning to go to school. At the moment he leaves the house he looks at the clock in the mirror. The clock has no number indication and for this reason the boy makes a mistake in ... is two and a half hours later than the time that the boy saw on the clock at home. -Riddles
Last Answer : The difference between the real time and the time of the mirror image is two hours and ten minutes (two and a half hours, minus the twenty minutes of cycling). Therefore, the original time on ... at five minutes past seven plus twenty minutes of cycling, which is twenty-five minutes past seven!...
Description : Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes gives below the lists: List-I (Climatic conditions) List-II (Resons) A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata 1. North-East Monsoon B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude C. ... (a) 1 2 4 5 (b) 4 5 1 3 (c) 5 2 4 3 (d) 5 1 3 4
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The first range of Himalayas to the North of Ganga Plains is the (a) Satpura Mountains (b) Shiwaliks (c) Garo Hills (d) Khasi Hills
Description : What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India? (a) Prevention of invasions (b) Valuable source of timber (c) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also ... of water from which our perennial rivers flow (d) They protect India from the icy cold north winds
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only. 2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : Match the following: [IAS 1997] Climatic Conditions Reasons A. Madras is warmer than Calcutta 1. North-East Monsoon B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets ... 1 2 4 5 (b) 4 5 1 3 (c) 5 2 4 3 (d) 5 1 3 4
Description : The climate of India is mainly tropical because: [CDS 2002] (a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North (b) major part of India lies within the tropics (c) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean (d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Description : Basaltic lava is found in the – (1) Deccan Trap (2) Himalayas (3) Indo-Gangetic Plain (4) North-Eastern Hills
Last Answer : (1) Deccan Trap Explanation: The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province located on the Deccan Plateau of west-central India (between 17°-24°N, 73°- 74°E) and one of the largest volcanic ... the Swedish word for stairs and refers to the step-like hills forming the landscape of the region.
Description : Out of 900 reported species of living gym- nosperms; conifers are represented by about 500 species; About 2;50;000 species of an- giosperms (flowering plants) have also been reported in the ... and dominant woodlands in Europe; Asia; North America and mountains such as Himalayas are wooded with?
Last Answer : only conifers
Description : Which of the following region supports the Karewa formation? A. North-eastern Himalayas B. Himachal-Uttaranchal Himalayas C. Eastern Himalayas D. Kashmir Himalayas
Last Answer : D. Kashmir Himalayas
Description : Basaltic lava is found in the (1) Deccan Trap (2) Himalayas (3) Indo-Gangetic Plain (4) North-Eastern Hills
Last Answer : Deccan Trap
Description : State the climatic significance of the Himalayas to the people of South Asia. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Himalayas play a very significant role in influencing the climate of South Asia by virtue of their high altitude, length and direction. They effectively intercept the summer monsoons coming from ... Besides, they prevent the cold continental air masses of Central Asia from entering into India.
Description : What did the spread of print culture in the 19th century Europe mean to :- -SST 10th
Last Answer : (a) Children : (i) As primary education became compulsory from the late nineteenth century, children became an important category of readers. (ii) Production of school textbooks became critical ... Dickens and Thomas Hardy wrote about the adverse impact of industrialisation on the lives of workers.
Description : What did the spread of print culture in 19th century mean to the Reformers ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. A printed copy of this was posted on a ... Naicker in Madras, wrote powerfully on caste and their writings were read by people all over India.
Description : What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth Century India mean to: Reformers -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Reformers: From the early nineteenth century there were intense debates around religious issues. Different groups confronted the changes happening within colonial society in different ways, and ... to conduct themselves in their everyday lives, and explaining the meaning of Islamic doctrines
Description : What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth Century India mean to: Women -SST 10th
Last Answer : Women: As a result of the spread of print culture in the 19 century India, books became cheaper. Many hawkers started selling books from door to door. This created easy availability of books for ... It can be said that print culture not only created readers among women but also writers among them.
Description : What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth Century India mean to: The poor -SST 10th
Last Answer : The poor: With the spread of print - culture very cheap small books, were brought to markets in the nineteenth century and sold at crossroads, allowing poor people traveling to markets to buy them ... and published in a collection called Sacchi kavitayen. So worker's problems also came to the fore.
Description : What were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in nineteenth century India ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Very cheap small books were brought to markets in nineteenth century Madras towns and sold at crossroads, allowing poor people travelling to markets to buy them. Public libraries were set up from ... narratives contained issues related to class oppression. So poor's problems also came to the fore.
Description : How was printing culture influenced by the spread of cities and urban culture in China? -SST 10th
Last Answer : With the spread of urban culture, the uses of print became diversified. Now only officials did not need print. Print was used in trade to help the merchants to collect trade information. ... also. Wives of scholar-officials published their works and so did the courtesans who wrote autobiographies.
Description : What did the spread of print culture in the 19th century do to : (a) children (b) women and (c) workers in Europe? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (a) As primary education became compulsory in late 19th century, children became an important category of readers. Therefore,Production of textbooks became important for publishing industry. ... . They not only read but started writing also - mostly political pamphlets and autobiographie
Description : Spread of Indian culture:
Last Answer : Find the odd one out: Spread of Indian culture (a) Afghanistan (b) China (c) Rome (d) Japan