Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by:
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Art and Culture › AdministrationXGupta
Art and Culture › AdministrationXGupta
With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes, and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes.
2.In the Mitakshara system, sons can claim the right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that sons can claim the right to the property.
3.The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family.
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(B)
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Art and Culture › AdministrationXGupta
With reference to the guilds (Shreni) of ancient India that played a very important role in the country’s economy, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Every guild was registered with the central authority of the State and the king was the chief administrative authority on them.
2. The wages, rules of work, standards and prices were fixed by the guild.
3. The guild had judicial powers over its own members.
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(C)
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Art and Culture › Ancient HistoryxEducation,Science,Medicine
Art and Culture › Ancient HistoryxEducation,Science,Medicine
Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India:
1. The earliest epigraphic use of the place-value system in India is found in the Mankani plates from Gujarat (AD 595-596).
2. In the ninth century, place-values become general in inscriptions all over India.
3. The place-values have been found in Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia as early as the seventh century.
which of the statements given above are correct?Options
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(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Art and Culture › Ancient HistoryxEducation,Science,Medicine
With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct?
1. Different kinds of specialized surgical instruments were in common use by 1st century AD.
2. Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of 3rd century AD.
3. The concept of sine of an angle was known in 5th century AD.
4. The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in 7th century AD.
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(C)