Insights Static Quiz -382, 2019–History

Solution: c)

Āryāvarta is a term for parts of the Indian subcontinent in the ancient Hindu texts such as Dharmashastras and Sutras. The limits of Aryavarta vary from text to text.

The Manusmṛti gives the name to “the tract between the Himalaya and the Vindhya ranges, from the Eastern Sea (Bay of Bengal) to the Western Sea (Arabian Sea)”.

Solution: c)

Besides the Vedas, there are other sacred works like the Brahmanas, the Upanishads, the Aranyakas and the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Brahmanas are the treatises relating to prayer and sacrificial ceremony. The Upanishads are philosophical texts dealing with topic like the soul, the absolute, the origin of the world and the mysteries of nature. The Aranyakas are called forest books and they deal with mysticism, rites, rituals and sacrifices.

Solution: d)

“The memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories, or epic tales was the work of a group of people, the sutas and magadhas.”

Solution: d)

It recommended English as the medium of instruction for higher studies only.

Solution: a)

The Hindustan Association of the Pacific Coast, known as the Gadar Party was founded in 1913 to free India from British slavery.

The headquarters of the association was established initially at 436 Hill Street, San Francisco and named as “Yugantar Ashram.” The GoI decided in 2013 to convert this memorial into a library and Museum.