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Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/O = X; who among the following proved that it was infinity?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The mathematical implications of zero (Shunya) and infinity, never more than vaguely realized by classical authorities, were fully understood in medieval India. Earlier mathematicians had taught that X/O = X, but Bhaskara proved that it was infinity.
42
Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
It consists hymns of the Rigveda put to a musical measure. Hence the text of the Sama Veda is an alternative version of the Rig Veda. Its secret is in its musical annotation and rendering.
43
This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Indra a war god, breaker of forts (Purandra). Indra was the most important divinity and was lord of war. He destroyed the forts of Dasyus, so also known as Purandhar.
44
Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?
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Answer: Option A
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The Charvaka school was a philosophical movement in India that rejected the traditional religious order by challenging the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests.
45
The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Sanskrit word veda "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root vid.
46
Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Atharva Veda is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvaṇas, the procedures for everyday. The Atharvaveda is sometimes called the "Veda of magical formulas". Atharvaveda Samhita as mere compilation of magical formulas.
47
The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Kalidasa was a court poet of a king named Vikramaditya(Chandragupta-II).
48
The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Kula i.e. the family was the basis of both social and political organisations. Unit of Kula (the family) is headed by Kulapa.
The Grama was above the Kula. A group of Kula (families) formed a Grama (the village). Unit of Grama (the village) is headed by Gramani.
The Vis was above the Grama. A group of Grama formed a Vis. Unit of Vis (the clan) is headed by Vispati.
The Jana was above the Vis . A group of Vis formed a Jana. Unit of Jana (the people) is headed by Gopa or Gopati.
The Rashtra was above the Jana . A group of Jana formed a Rashtra. Unit of Rashtra (the country) is headed by Rajan.
49
The first one, among the following, to deal with music was
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sama Veda is perhaps the earliest human literature on music. It naturally incorporates music, mantra, chhanda, linguistics, and above all, a reflection of the world view of rishis who communicated in the Arsha language, precursor to the more regimented Girvan (later called Sanskrit).
50
The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The family system was based on the patriarchal form of society where the father or the grandfather wielded the supreme authority.