What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutra) relate to?
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Art and Culture › Tribes in News
With reference to ‘Changpa’ community of India, consider the following statements:
1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand .
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.
3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Options
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(B)
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Among the following, who are the Agaria community?
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(D)
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In which one among the following texts does the term kshetra-patni (‘mistress of the field’) originate?
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(b) Atharvaveda
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Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic period:
I. Irrigation from wells allowed agriculture to expand away from flood plains and strips on river margins into the present Punjab and Haryana plains having underground water levels reasonably close to the surface.
II. Draught-animal power was employed to draw up water out of the wells.Which of the following information support/supports the above statements ?
1.There is evidence in the Rigveda of the use of ashma chakra (stone pulley wheel) and ahava (strapped wooden pails) to draw up water.
2.Mention has been made in the Rigveda of the use of implements like parashu / kulisha (axe) and datra / sreni (sickle).
3.There is a history of the use of ox, even before the Rigveda, for ploughing the land and pulling the carts.Select the answer using the code given below:
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(c) 1 and 3 only
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The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of:
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(C)