The Wonder that was India - A.L. Basham (An Excerpt)

 The Wonder that was India - A.L. Basham (An Excerpt)

Q.01. Hindu civilization will, we believe, retain its:
(a) Future

(b) Continuity
(c) Past

(d) Glory

Ans: (b) Continuity
Q.02. Much that was useless in ancient Indian culture has already:
(a) Flourished

(b) Decayed
(c) Perished

(d) Sacrificed

Ans: (c) Perished
Q.03. The whole South-East Asia received most of its culture from:
(a) China

(b) India
(c) Indonesia

(d) Ceylon

Ans: (b) India
Q.04. Colonists from Western India settled in Ceylon in:
(a) 5th century B.C.

(b) 5th century A.D.
(c) 4th century A.D.

(d) 4th century B.C.

Ans: (a) 5th century B.C.
Q.05. Who found their way to Malaya, Sumatra and other parts of South-East Asia:
(a) Chinese merchants

(b) People of Cambodia
(c) Indian merchants

(d) Buddhist monks

Ans: (c) Indian merchants
Q.06. Northward Indian culture influence spread through:
(a) China and India

(b) Central Asia to China
(c) South-East Asia

(d) Korea, Japan and Tibet

Ans: (b) Central Asia to China
Q.07. The heterodox sect followed:
(a) Monastic practices

(b) Upanishads
(c) Spirituality

(d) Christianity

Ans: (a) Monastic practices
Q.08. Westerners themselves have tried to convert the West to a streamlined:
(a) Spiritual caliber

(b) Intellectualism
(c) Yoga and Vedanta

(d) Knowledge of Sanskrit

Ans: (c) Yoga and Vedanta
Q.09. Cultural divisions among the countries are beginning to:
(a) Appear

(b) Disappear
(c) Decay

(d) Perish

Ans: (b) Disappear
Q.10. India’s contribution to the world’s cultural stock has already been very:
(a) Narrow

(b) Large
(c) Successful

(d) Important

Ans: (b) Large