NDA 2024 · PYQ · Ancient Indian Units / Cultural History · medium
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Unit in use in early India): A. Muhurta B. Raktika C. Angula D. Pada
List-II (Content): 1. Measure of weight 2. Measure of time 3. Metre of poetry 4. Measure of length
A.A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3✓ Correct
B.A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
C.A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
D.A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
Explanation
Muhurta in early Indian texts is a unit of time, roughly equal to 48 minutes — A matches with 2 (Measure of time). Raktika (or Ratti, the gunja seed) is an ancient Indian unit of weight, used especially for gold and gems — B matches with 1 (Measure of weight). Angula, literally 'finger', is a traditional unit of length used in architecture and Shilpa Shastra — C matches with 4 (Measure of length). Pada refers to a foot/quarter and is a metrical unit in Sanskrit poetry (a quarter of a verse) — D matches with 3 (Metre of poetry). Hence A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3.
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