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The history of linguistics begins not with Plato or Aristotle, but with the Indian grammarian Panini. Nothing definite is known about when Paṇini lived, not even in which century he lived.
170. Panchasidhantika, written by Varahmihir is based on?
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Varahamihira's main work is the book Panchasiddhantika ("[Treatise] on the Five [Astronomical] Canons") dated ca. 575 CE gives us information about older Indian texts which are now lost. The work is a treatise on mathematical astronomy and it summarises five earlier astronomical treatises, namely the Surya Siddhanta, Romaka Siddhanta, Paulisa Siddhanta, Vasishtha Siddhanta and Paitamaha Siddhanta.
171. Which of the following civilization is famous for its city/town planning?
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The civilization is famous for its large and well-planned cities. Over 1,052 cities and settlements have been found. Most of these are small, but amongst them are some of the largest cities of their time, especially Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
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It was established in 1951 under Rajendra Prasad to revive the ancient seat of learning in Nalanda. It became a Deemed university in 2006. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara was founded to develop as a centre of higher studies in Pali and Buddhism along the lines of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara.
173. Who among the following built the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola ?
Solution:
A monolithic statue of Bahubali referred to as “Gommateshvara” built by the Ganga dynasty minister and commander Chamundaraya is a 60 feet (18 m) monolith and is situated above a hill in Shravanabelagola, in the Hassan district of Karnataka. It was built in the 10th century AD.
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The Rig Veda is a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns counted among the four Hindu religious texts known as the Vedas. The Rig Veda was likely composed between roughly 1700–1100 BCE, making it one of the oldest texts of any Indo-Iranian language, one of the world's oldest religious texts. Its hymns were composed in Punjab.
175. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?
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The oldest 'extant' Tamil literature is Tholkaapiyam. It is a grammar treatise.
Tholkaapiyam is variously dated by scholars from 100 CE to as far back as 500 BC (a few even stretch it back upto 1000 or 5000 BC, but those claims cannot be established solidly!)
