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AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM
Amrita School of Computing, Nagercoil
B. Tech. Degree
End Semester Examination- May 2025
Second Semester
Common to all the Branches
22ADM111 – GLIMPSES OF GLORIOUS INDIA (MODEL QUESTION)
Time : 3 Hours Answer ALL Questions Maximum Marks : 100
PART A - Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Each)
[Link]. Question Choices Marks Bloom’s Taxonomy CO
Level
1 What is considered the ultimate goal of a) Wealth 1 Remembering CO1
Para Vidya? b) Social success
c) Moksha
d) Fame
2 What is Upanayana symbolically known a) Graduation 1 Understanding CO2
as? b) Second birth
c) Marriage
d) Achievement
3 Which Upanishad contains the quote a) Isha CO2
‘Acharya devo bhava’? b) Mundaka
1 Remembering
c) Taittiriya
d) Brihadaranyaka
4 Which festival celebrates initiation into a) Dussehra 1 Understanding CO1
learning in Bengal? b) Saraswati Puja
c) Diwali
d) Holi
5 Which kind of knowledge aims at a) Para Vidya 1 Understanding C02
understanding material life? b) Vijnana
c) Apara Vidya
d) Yoga Vidya
6 Who described education as a process of a) Sudarshan 1 Remembering CO1
self-improvement? b) Mookerji
c) Altekar
d) Chanakya
7 What does the word Dvija mean? a) Teacher 1 Remembering CO1
b) Enlightened
c) Twice-born
d) Servant
8 Who described Physics as an act of a) Aryabhata 1 Understanding CO1
devotion? b) Ramanujam
c) George
Sudarshan
d) Newton
9 What was the primary purpose of ancient a) Wealth 1 Understanding CO2
Indian education? b) Illumination
c) Skill
d) Fame
10 Which quote means “There is no eye like a) nāsti 1 Remembering CO2
knowledge”? vidyāsamaṃ cakṣuḥ
b) jñānam paramam
dhyeyam
c) vidyārambham
1bhavatu shubham
d) satyam eva
jayate
Total 50 MCQs (each carrying one mark)
PART B - Match the Following Questions (1 Mark each)
Match the Column A with Column B and rewrite the answer.
A B Marks Bloom's Taxonomy CO
51 Para Vidya Knowledge of Self / Moksha 1 Understanding CO2
52 Apara Vidya Material and worldly knowledge 1 Understanding CO2
53 Upanayana Initiation into Vedic study 1 Understanding CO1
54 Dvija Second birth 1 Understanding CO1
55 Acharya Guru or teacher figure 1 Remembering CO1
56
57
58
59
60
PART C - Assertion-Reason Type Questions (1 Mark each)
Choices
A) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
B) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Assertion (A) Reason (R) Marks Bloom's Taxonomy CO
61 A1: Para Vidya leads to R1: It deals with knowledge of Self. 1 Understanding CO2
spiritual liberation.
62 A2: Apara Vidya includes R2: It prepares one for Moksha. 1 Analyzing CO2
material sciences.
63 A3: Ancient Indian R3: Competition was the main focus. 1 Understanding CO1
education aimed at inner
illumination.
64 A4: The teacher held the R4: The Upanishads declare ‘Acharya 1 Remembering CO1
highest place in Indian devo bhava’.
learning.
65 A5: Upanayana is a social R5: It marks intellectual and spiritual 1 Analyzing CO1
status symbol. rebirth.
66 1
67 1
68 1
69 1
70 1
PART D - Map (10 Marks)
71 Below is a blank map of ancient India. Based on your reading of 10 Apply CO1
Chapter 8: Legacy of Knowledge and Learning in India, identify and
label the locations of ten ancient Indian universities, asked below.
Redraw the map and mark the locations with names.
Ancient Indian Universities
a. Nalanda
b. Takshashila
c. Vallabhi
d. Jagaddala Mahavihara
e. Nagarjuna
f. Kanthalloor
g. Sharadapeeth
h. Kanchipuram
i. Anuradhapura
j. Ujjain
PART E – Essay Questions (10 Marks each)
Essay Question Marks Bloom’s CO
Taxonomy Level
72 Critically analyze the importance of preventive and predictive 10 Evaluate CO4
healthcare principles in Ayurveda.
73 Discuss how Ayurveda balances tradition and modernization with 10 Analyse CO1
examples.