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that time and caused as much fear and
confusion as damage. Due to them, the
British suffered one of their worst ever
defeats in India at the hands of Tipu.

Terminology

Hewn : chap or cut
Oblivion : the state of being unaware
Anecdotes : a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident
Quardratic equation : an equation containing one or more terms in which the variable is raised to the
power of
Kathasaritsagar : ocean of the streams of stories

Inside Story
Inside Story
g Ancient Indian literature is the crowning glory of Indian civilization and its evolution towards
contemporary times.
g Gurukul essentially symbolised that a child during his childhood was to leave his home and
travel to his guru's (teacher) place in the ashram, wherein he was to receive his absolute
education, which was to be imparted orally.
g There are other works after Vedas known as Brahmanas and Aryankas followed by
philosophical doctrines of Upanishads.
g Mathematician Aryabhata was the first person to create a symbol for zero.

g Binary basically refers to a set of two numbers, 1 and 0, the combinations of which are called
bits and bytes.
g Excavations at Harappans sites have yielded rulers or linear measures made from ivory and
shell.

A. Tick ( ) the correct option.3
1. The earliest known works of Indian literature was:
(a) Rig Veda (b) Yajur Veda (c) Sama veda

2. There are two epics from Ancient Indian Literature:
(a) Ramayana (b) Mahabharata (c) both (a) & (b)
3. Mahabharata consists of ____________ verses which are spread across ten books.

(a) one hundred (b) one lakh (c) one thousand

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