Question
As of October 2022, fire altars are primarily found in which of the following Harappan cities?
The correct answer is
Kalibangan
Fire altars are significant archaeological findings associated with Harappan civilization. Among the listed sites, Kalibangan is well known for its fire altars, which indicate ritualistic or religious practices. These altars provide evidence of the presence of Vedic culture influences in the Harappan civilization.
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Important Questions from Ancient History
- Choose the correct statements from the following:
A. Islamic domination affected the northern languages and literatures more profoundly and
gave India a new literary language, Urdu.
B. British colonial domination affected the upper layers of Indian society and gave India a
literary language, Indo-English.
C. Some languages such as Sanskrit, Persian and English have been the languages of Political
domination.
D. Anant is the symbol of space in Hindu iconography.
E. The great Indian epic Ramayana was also called Jaya which was itihasa of a king's triumph
in a war.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: - Arrange the following Literary Languages chronologically according to their history:
A. Marathi
B. Tamil
C. Oriya
D. Kannada
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: - Arrange the following in a chronological order:
A. Bhamaha
B. Abhinavagupta
C. Anandavardhana
D. Hemachandra
E. Dandina
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: - The Pali epic Padyachudamani was written around twelfth century by
- Choose the correct statements on Apabhransa from the following.
A. Primarily, it meant a sub-standard or a corrupt speech.
B. Dandin described it as a dialect of the Abhiras (the cow herds) raised to the literary status.
C. It was recognized as a literary language by scholars like Anandavardhana.
D. Modern linguists have not identified any phonological and morphological features in it.
E. Apabhransa was not prevalent in the whole of India.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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