Arrange the following ancient Indian institutions in the order of East to West…
2024
Arrange the following ancient Indian institutions in the order of East to West direction:
(A) Takshashila (B) Nalanda (C) Vikramshila (D) Sharada Peeth
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. (C), (B), (D), (A) — Geographically, Vikramshila is located in eastern Bihar. Nalanda is situated slightly west of Vikramshila, also in Bihar. Sharada Peeth lies further northwest…
- A.
(A), (D), (C), (B)
- B.
(B), (C), (A), (D)
- C.
(D), (A), (B), (C)
- D.
(C), (B), (D), (A)
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Correct answer: D
Geographically, Vikramshila is located in eastern Bihar. Nalanda is situated slightly west of Vikramshila, also in Bihar. Sharada Peeth lies further northwest in Kashmir. Takshashila is located furthest west in present-day Pakistan. Arranging these from East to West gives the sequence: Vikramshila (C), Nalanda (B), Sharada Peeth (D), and Takshashila (A).