List of top Knowledge Tradition - Practices India Questions asked in CUET (UG)

Which chanda is the most frequently employed metre in the classical Sanskrit literature and the epics Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata?
Who acknowledged the contribution of Pāṇini in the advancement of human knowledge by saying the- "The Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini is one of the living monuments of human intelligence".?
According to Nirukta, the words such as pra, pari etc., which are used in the begining of some other word, a verb or a verbal derivative or a noun, to make a new word that means some activity, are called?
Which of the following text describes the process of articulation of speech sounds like this- "Ātmā with buddhi perceives things and sets the mind to an intention of speaking; the mind (then) gives impetus to the fire within the body, and the later derives the breath out"?
Which text propounds the advantages of learning the Grammar of Science of words?
According to Mundaka Upaniṣad, who approached Angiras and asked: 'what is that by the knowing of which all this becomes known'?
"With reference to knowledge - the preceding word is a teacher, the following word is the pupil, their union is knowledge, and their link is instruction". This quote is depicted in-
According to Hsüan-tsang's impressions of Indian education, which of the following is not included in the five vidyās, which the young were instructed after arrving at the age of seven years and upwards?
According to extracts from Fra Paolino Da Bartolomeo's "Voyages to the East Indies", in malabar, when the pupils have made tolerable progress in writing, they are admitted into certain schools, are called -
Which folk dance represents a mock fight between the goddess Durgā and the demon-king Mahiśāsura?
Which of the following musical instrument is not used in Assam's Bihū dance?
An important manual on regional dance from Rajasthan is -
The standard, formal traditon of the dance is known as-
Who said - "Truth is higher than everything else, higher still is truthful conduct."?
Which ethical philosophy propounds that the two most important ethical virtues are compassion and friendliness?
Who wrote 'Nitivākyāmṛtam'?
"This world and the other are hard to gain without great love of righteousness, great self-examination, great obedience, great circumspection, great effort.? These lines are mentioned in-
Which of the following are Buddhist texts-
(A) Sutrakṛtāṅga
(B) Dhammapada
(C) Dīghanikāya
(D) Sutta Nipata
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List-I (Puruṣārtha)List-II (Description)
(A) Mokṣa(I) Righteousness
(B) Dharma(II) Material Well-being
(C) Artha(III) Liberation from worldly ties
(D) Kāma(IV) Fulfilment of desires


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Arrange the 'puruśārthas' in the correct sequence-
(A) Mokṣa
(B) Dharma
(C) Kāma
(D) Artha
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Arrange the following niyama (five observations) in the correct sequence-
(A) Svādhyāya
(B) Īśvarpranidhāna
(C) Tapas
(D) Śauca
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List-I (Niyama/ Observations)List-II (Description)
(A) Śauca(I) Purity of body, mind, thought
(B) Santoṣa(II) Positive Contentment
(C) Tapas(III) Self-study, introspection
(D) Svādhyāya(IV) Austerity


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The buildings at Nālandā library were called-
(A) Ratnakirti
(B) Ratnasāgara
(C) Ratnarañjaka
(D) Ratnodadhi
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List-I (Dance Movements)List-II (Description)
(A) Cārīs(I) Dance Postures
(B) Mandalas(II) Circular Movements
(C) Karaṇas(III) Foot & Leg Positions
(D) Aṅgāhāras(IV) Movements of Hands


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Which of the following texts is related to dance?
(A) Sangītaratnākara
(B) Nātyaśāstra
(C) Nṛttasutra
(D) Abhinav Candrikā
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