Question

Answer the following questions in detail:

1) How is the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation elected? [1]

2) Name any two books written by Varahamihira [2]

3) What is the Chief Executive Officer of a Municipal Corporation called? Who appoints him? [2]

4) What were the subjects taught in the Nalanda University? [2]

5) What are the sources of information about the Gupta period? [2]

6) Name any two great works of Kalidasa. [2]

7) List any three obligatory functions of a Municipal Corporation. [3]

8) Describe the accomplishments of Aryabhatta.
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Answer 1

QUESTION:- Answer the following questions in detail:

1) How is the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation elected?

ANSWER:- As per the amended Municipal Corporation Act of 1888, a Deputy Mayor is appointed by the Mayor.

2) Name any two books written by Varahamihira

ANSWER:- 1.) Brihat Samhita

2.) Brihat Jataka

3) What is the Chief Executive Officer of a Municipal Corporation called? Who appoints him?

ANSWER:- The chief executive officer in a municipal corporation is also known as the municipal commissioner. The state government appoints this person.

4) What were the subjects taught in the Nalanda University?

ANSWER:- The subjects of study at Nalanda University included all the four Vedas, logic, grammar, medicine, samkya, yoga, nyaya and the Buddhist works of the different schools.

5) What are the sources of information about the Gupta period?

ANSWER:-

There are many archaeological and literary sources that tell us about the Gupta period. The most important archaeological source is the Allahabad Pillar Inscription. Temples, coins and paintings are other archaeological sources.

6) Name any two great works of Kalidasa.

ANSWER:- The Dynasty of Raghu and The Birth of the War-god.

7) Obligatory functions include the supply of water and maintenance of waterworks, the supply of electricity, maintenance of roads. etc. Discretionary functions include construction of Public Houses, registration of marriages, construction of public parks and gardens.

8) 1 He wrote the hugely influential Aryabhatiya.

#2 Aryabhatta was the first known person to solve Diophantine equations.

#3 He made major contributions to Trigonometry and Algebra.

#4 He most probably understood the concept of zero and the place value system.

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