61. The culture of silkworms for production of raw silk is called :
(A) Sericulture
(B) Mariculture
(C) Viticulture
(D) Aquaculture
Answer:
(A) Sericulture
Explanation:
Sericulture is the specialized agricultural practice of rearing silkworms (primarily & Bombyx mori) for the cultivation and production of raw silk.
62. Ashoka’s inscriptions are in ____________ language.
(A) Prakrit
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Pali
(D) Hindi
Answer:
(A) Prakrit
Explanation:
The vast majority of Emperor Ashoka’s famous rock and pillar edicts were composed in the Prakrit language (using the Brahmi script), making the royal decrees accessible to the common populace.
63. Charak was a renowned :
(A) warrior
(B) king
(C) physician
(D) astronaut
Answer:
(C) physician
Explanation:
Maharishi Charaka was a highly renowned ancient Indian physician and a principal contributor to the foundational system of Ayurveda. He authored the famous medical treatise, the Charaka Samhita.
64. The ancient Hindu religious site of Panj Tirath in Peshawar has been declared by Pakistan as:
(A) National Heritage
(B) Disputed site
(C) Sufi Khanqah
(D) Mausoleum of five Qalandars
Answer:
(A) National Heritage
Explanation:
In 2019, the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan officially declared the ancient Hindu religious site of Panj Tirath in Peshawar as a national heritage site.
65. The journal Tahzib-ul Akhlaq was started by :
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Sayyid Ahmad Khan
(C) Muhammad Iqbal
(D) Hasrat Mohani
Answer:
(B) Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Explanation:
Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq was an immensely influential Urdu journal launched by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1870 to instigate social, educational, and religious reform among the Muslims of British India.
