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Sl. No. | Question - First in India and First In World | Answer |
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1. | Kalibangan in Rajasthan, Lothal in Gujarat, Ropar in Punjab and Mohenjodaro in Pakistan are important sites of which ancient civilization? | Indus Valley Civilization. |
2. | Which ancient civilization existed between 2350 BC and 1750 BC? | Indus Valley Civilization. |
3. | Vedic period existed between ----------- and --------------BC. | 1500 and 600 BC |
4. | The four vedas are? | Rig veda, Sam veda, Yajur veda and Atharva veda. |
5. | 'Satyameva Jayate' is taken from? | Mundaka Upanishad. |
6. | Name the Kshatriya Prince who later came to be known as 'Buddha'? | Siddhartha. |
7. | Where was Gautam Buddha born in the year 567 BC? | Lumbini in Kapilavastu (Nepal). |
8. | Where did Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment? | under pipal tree at Bodh Gaya. |
9. | Where did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon? | Sarnath in U.P. |
10. | Where did Gautam Buddha died? | Kushinagar in U.P. |
11. | The religious book of Buddhism is? | Triptikas. |
12. | Where was Vardhamana Mahavira born? | Kundagrama in 540 BC. |
13. | Vardhamana Mahavira died at? | Pavapuri (present day Bihar). |
14. | Religious book of Jainism? | Agam (in pali language). |
15. | Triratna concept (right knowledge, right faith and right conduct) are major teachings of? | Jainism. |
16. | Which temple in Mount Abu is famous religious place of Jainism? | Dilwara temple. |
17. | Bimbisara and Ajatasatru belongs to which dynasty? | Haryanka dynasty. |
18. | Who founded the Nanda dynasty? | Mahapadma Nanda in 382 BC. |
19. | Alexander defeated Porus in the battle of ................................. in the year 326 BC. | Hydespas. |
20. | Who was the founder of Mauryan empire? | Chandragupta Maurya. |