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4. The literal meaning of the word “Purana” is:

(a) “to renew the old” (b) “to renew in newest form”
(c) none of these

B. Write True or False.

1. The Rig Veda was followed by Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
2. Ashtadhyayi written by Panini is work on English grammar.
3. Indian architecture is not as old as the history of the civilization.

4. In ancient India, temple architecture of high standard developed in almost all regions.
5. In the second century AD, large Buddhist temples and monasteries were cut
into cliffs near Bombay.
6. India was the first to smelt zinc by the distillation process.

C. Fill in the blanks.
1. No other part of the world has probably produced such voluminous literature of
____________ and ______________.
2. The Rig Veda is a collection of ______________ hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit.

3. Ramayana is composed of ______________ verses.
4. ______________ is the most important example, known as laws of Manu.
5. Early manuscripts had writing surfaces made from ______________ leaves.

6. The binary number system was first described by the Vedic scholar ______________ .
D. Write one line for each of the following.

1. Gurukul: ________________________________________________________________________
2. Vedas: _________________________________________________________________________
3. Ramayana: _____________________________________________________________________

4. Sushruta: _______________________________________________________________________
5. Numeral Notations: ______________________________________________________________
6. Binary Numbers: _________________________________________________________________

E. Answer the following questions.
1. What do the four vedas contain?

2. Name the two regular epics of India. Write in brief the stories that they narrate.
3. List the secular literary works written just prior to the beginning of Gupta Age.
4. Write a note on the following:

(a) Art and architecture in Ancient India (b) Science in Ancient India

Activity
Activity
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Read the abridged version of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Narrate in class the episode
that you like the most in each.

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