This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Higher Education > Institutions Of Higher Learning And Education In Ancient India – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Institutions Of Higher Learning And Education In Ancient India Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. " ..... were the residential places of learning" A) Tols. B) Temples. C) Gurukuls. D) Viharas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gurukuls. 2. Who was the famous physician who taught at Nalanda University? A) Charaka. B) Sushruta. C) Jivaka. D) Nagarjuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jivaka. 3. For the integration of the nation, education should eliminate; A) Linguism. B) Religion diversity. C) Differences in age. D) Differences in likes & dislikes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linguism. 4. The commission/policy that called for the launching of Navodaya Vidyalaya and Distance education in India: A) Indian Education Commission, 1964. B) National Policy on Education, 1986. C) National Policy on Education, 1968. D) Secondary Education Commission, 1953. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Policy on Education, 1986. 5. Year of formation of National Education Commission: A) 1968. B) 1964. C) 1962. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1964. 6. Which ancient Indian university was known for its expertise in music and dance? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Odantapuri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odantapuri. 7. What was taught in the name of Physical education? A) Krida. B) Vyayamaprakara. C) Yoga sadhana. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 8. Which ancient Indian university was known for its expertise in the field of Ayurveda? A) Nalanda University. B) Taxila University. C) Vikramashila University. D) Takshashila University. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Takshashila University. 9. Which ancient Indian university was known for its focus on the Vedas and Sanskrit language? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Ujjain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nalanda. 10. The rite of passage for the start of formal education under Vedic system of education, as the student would begin to live in the gurukul: A) Upanayana. B) Samavartana (Snana). C) Vidyaramba. D) Dvija. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upanayana. 11. When the British invaded India, what changed in the education of the people? A) Indians had to learn English and were considered disloyal if they studied Sanskrit. B) Indians were forced to teach all the British people how to speak Sanskrit. C) The teachings of Brahmin priests were highly respected by the British and were taught to everyone. D) Nothing changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indians had to learn English and were considered disloyal if they studied Sanskrit. 12. Maitreyi, Viswambhara, Apala, Gargi and Lopamudra have been called ..... A) Sisters of scholars. B) Woman scholars. C) Queens. D) Teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woman scholars. 13. What was the main medium of instruction at ancient Indian universities? A) Pali. B) Tamil. C) Sanskrit. D) Prakrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 14. Which institution of higher learning in ancient India was located in modern-day Gujarat and was known for its expertise in astronomy? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Ujjain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ujjain. 15. Which institution of higher learning in ancient India was founded by the Pala emperor, Dharmapala? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Ujjain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vikramashila. 16. Which ancient Indian university was known for its expertise in medicine? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Taxila. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takshashila. 17. Rashish is came from Jharkhad to Mumbai in search of job. But people of Mumbai forcefully make him leave the city. This shows; A) Communalism. B) Secularism. C) Linguism. D) Regionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regionalism. 18. Who invented the printing press? (as told in the Webinar) A) Buddhist scholars from China who wanted to spread Buddhist views. B) Chinese scholars who wanted to spread the ideas of Taoism. C) Indian scholars who wanted to spread the ideas of Hinduism. D) Buddhist scholars from India who wanted to spread Buddhist views. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhist scholars from India who wanted to spread Buddhist views. 19. Which famous Chinese traveler visited Nalanda University in the 7th century AD? A) Marco Polo. B) Zheng He. C) Fa Xian. D) Xuanzang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Xuanzang. 20. Which institution was located in modern-day Bihar and was one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the world? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Ujjain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nalanda. 21. What was the language of instruction at ancient Indian universities? A) Sanskrit. B) Pali. C) Prakrit. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. What is one of the biggest reasons children don't attend school? A) Transportation. B) Child Labor. C) Poverty. D) Funding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Child Labor. 23. Which ancient Indian university was known for its expertise in Buddhist studies? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Odantapuri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nalanda. 24. Which ancient Indian university was known for its expertise in the field of music? A) Nalanda University. B) Taxila University. C) Vikramashila University. D) Somapura Mahavihara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somapura Mahavihara. 25. Which balance were students taught to appreciate? A) The balance between animals and plants. B) The balance between the universe and the world. C) The balance between education and personal life. D) The balance between nature and human beings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The balance between nature and human beings. 26. The vedic text type that ultimately aims to teach the philosophy that the formless and inconceivable Brahman (Godhead) is the same as Atman (Internal soul): A) Samhita. B) Brahmana. C) Upanishad. D) Aranyaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upanishad. 27. Which ancient Indian university was located in modern-day West Bengal and was known for its expertise in medicine? A) Nalanda. B) Takshashila. C) Vikramashila. D) Taxila. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taxila. 28. Which ancient Indian text mentions the existence of universities? A) Yajurveda. B) Atharvaveda. C) Rigveda. D) Samaveda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atharvaveda. 29. Which Indian emperor was responsible for the establishment of several universities? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Ashoka. C) Harsha. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harsha. 30. Which ancient Indian university was known for its expertise in the field of astronomy? A) Nalanda University. B) Taxila University. C) Vikramashila University. D) Somapura Mahavihara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxila University. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesInstitutions Of Higher Learning And Education In Ancient India Quiz 2Institutions Of Higher Learning And Education In Ancient India Quiz 3Conventional Learning Programmes In India QuizEducation Administration QuizEducation Governance QuizEducation Policies QuizEducation Sector In India QuizEvolution Of Higher Learning In Post Independence India Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books