List of top Knowledge Traditions and Practices of India Questions

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India has been an agricultural economy and civilization and has evolved a long, rich and diverse tradition of agricultural practices. In India as in every country, agriculture was an integral part of popular culture and gave rise to annual fairs, cattle melas, festivals and rituals, all of which were occasions for celebration. Almost every part of India had its own dates and customs for the purpose.
Based on the text given above – Evaluate the role of agriculture in our culture.

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Agricultural practices often involve some technique of irrigation. Wholly or partly irrigated crops were raised thanks to canals, smaller channels or reservoirs such as village tanks. Reservoirs also served the purpose of water harvesting to cope with the dry seasons or prolonged droughts. The simplest form of irrigation consisted in having a pair of bullocks pull a leather bag out of a well; the bag would tilt over the edge of the well and empty its content into a small channel.
(i) Based on the text extract given above – Comment on the irrigation methods practiced in ancient and contemporary India.

Apart from wrestling, there were other exercises that were recommended in order to increase physical strength as a preparation to the mastering of martial arts. What are the other exercises recommended? If you were to take up any form, what would that be and why?

“A wise man should do good – that is the treasure which will not leave him.” How far do you agree with this statement? Reflect on life experiences and comment.

How do games and recreational activities impact the student’s development?

Lathi—a polished bamboo stick—is used to ward off the enemy through various wielding techniques, steps, and positioning.

Education in India was supported by the community. What role did the community play?

If you were to hone / acquire one value, what would that be and why?

Explain the concept of \textitṛta and what does it do to the human society? How is it relevant in the present time?

The Indian concept of education was not focused on the intellect alone: it focused on the students’ inner as well as outer development. What aspects of inner and outer development are being referred to?

The Chinese scholars I-tsing (Yijing) and Hsüan-tsang (Xuanzang) visited Nālandā in the 7th century CE. What were their impressions of the Indian education system and the university?

If you were to introduce any one Indian traditional martial art form in your school, which one would that be and why?

The accounts of classical Greek and Roman geographers and historians have some useful information on Indian textiles and dress styles.
They cover their persons down to the feet with fine muslin, are shod with sandals and coil round their heads clothes of linen (cotton). They hang precious stones as pendants from their ears and persons of high social rank or of great wealth, deck their wrist and upper arm with bracelets of gold.
Based on this textual material — What can we infer about Indian dressing? Draw a comparison with today’s sense of dressing.

“India even now possesses a wealth of manuscripts running into many millions.” Comment on this statement by providing details about preserving of manuscripts.

“Teaching was in the oral mode and students were also expected to gain firsthand experience of what they were taught in the class.” Based on your experience, draw a comparison with current day learning methodology.

Define individual and social ethics. How does it impact the society?

Every religious and every philosophical system of India has a prominent ethical component. Comment on the statement highlighting the ethical component in Buddhism.

What were the techniques developed by Parāśara and Varāhamihira to predict rainfall based on?

State two features of \textitguru-śiṣya paramparā that you would like to integrate in your school system.

There were popular martial exercises that were practised such as śastraśrama. Give details of any four śastraśramas.

Two kinds of knowledge must be known. They are the higher knowledge and the lower knowledge. To whom should the teacher impart higher knowledge, the knowledge of Brahman?

Which of the following options related to Buddhist Ethics is correct?

Study the text given below and answer the question. Choose the most appropriate option.
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Kautilya’s \textitArthaśāstra pays great attention to water management and irrigation techniques. Anyone leasing, hiring, sharing or accepting a water-work as a pledge, with the right to use them, shall keep them in good condition. Owners may give water to others (in return for a share of the produce grown in the fields, parks or gardens). In the absence of the owner, either charitable individuals or the people of a village acting together, shall maintain water-works. We can infer that:
(a) Sharing of water was done by building suitable structures / channels.
(b) Barter system was prevalent.
(c) Under certain circumstances, management of water-work was done by community.
(d) Water-works was free.

There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
Assertion (A): Harappan fired bricks had proportions of (width equals two heights; length equals two widths).
Reason (R): The walls made with these bricks were stronger and the least quantity of bricks were used.

Study the following picture and the textual description given below and answer the question. Choose the most appropriate option.

Text material: Wells have been made in many shapes – circular, square, vertical or horizontal – and sizes, and with bricks, stone or terracotta rings. There is a long way from Dholavira’s modest step well to those of classical times, especially in Gujarat and Rajasthan, which are not only engineering marvels but works of art.
We can infer that wells in Gujarat and Rajasthan were:
(a) poorly designed
(b) engineering marvels
(c) works of art
(d) modest