Tag: history

Nalanda University was built in the 5th century (around 427 AD) during the Gupta period and was famously destroyed and gutted by fire during the Turkish invasion led by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1193 AD. It was one of the greatest ancient universities and a center of Buddhist learning. Taxila was also an ancient university but was destroyed earlier, and the question specifically mentions the 4th/5th century timeline which matches Nalanda.

The English word 'Navy' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou' (which means boat or ship). The Sanskrit 'Nou' evolved through various languages including Latin 'navis' and Old French 'navie' to become the modern English 'navy'. This etymological connection reflects the maritime heritage and the historical importance of boats and ships in ancient Indian culture.

The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, situated at 2,444 meters (8,018 feet) above sea level. It was built in 1893 by Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh. Kashmir is incorrect, and Uttaranchal/Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh don't claim this record.

Both the Decimal System (base-10) and Place Value System were developed in ancient India, notably by mathematicians like Aryabhata and Brahmagupta. The concept of zero as a placeholder was also an Indian contribution. Option C 'None of them' means 'none were NOT developed in India' - i.e., all were developed in India.

Both Japan and USA have built supercomputers indigenously. Japan's K Computer and USA's Cray, IBM Summit, and Frontier are notable examples. France has also developed supercomputers, but the question asks specifically about other countries apart from India.

Vinod Dham (often misspelled as Dahm in some sources) is the Indian engineer known as the 'Father of the Pentium Chip' for his leadership role at Intel. Aziz Premji (correct spelling: Azim) founded Wipro, K. Narayana Murthy co-founded Infosys, and S.N. Bose was a physicist (Bose-Einstein statistics).

Professor Jagdish Chandra Bose (1858-1937) was a pioneer in wireless communication and demonstrated millimeter-wave wireless communication in 1895 in Kolkata, predating Marconi's works. He invented the crescent receiver and contributed to radio science. The other options were eminent Indian scientists but not wireless communication pioneers.

As of 2007, five Indian women had won the Miss World title: Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999), and Priyanka Chopra (2000). The question specifies the timeline 'as of 2007,' making this count historically accurate.