4 DEC SS Q.40
0. Match the following historic places with their distinguishing discipline of learning
| List I Historic places | List II Discipline |
| (A) Takshila | (i) Astronomy |
| (B) Uijain | (ii) Buddhism |
| (C) Sarnath | (iii) Art, Architecture and Painting |
| (D) Ajanta | (iv) Medicine |
Choose the correct option from those given below:
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | |
| (a) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
| (b) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
| (c) | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| (d) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
- Option : D
- Explanation : Takshashila University is the most famous and the world's first university. It was established 2700 years ago in Taxila. The University offered different courses in various fields such as Vedas, Grammar, Philosophy, Ayurveda, Agriculture, Surgery, Politics, Archery, Warfare, and Commerce. Sarnath is a Buddhist pilgrim spot located near Varanasi. Ajanta is famous for vits Art, architecture and Paintings. It contains the famed paintings of Bodhisvattas Padmapani and Vajrapani along with a seated figure of Buddha in dharma chakra.
