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570dab4216d0071400510c85 | When year did the Dambusters raid happen? | 1943 | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAfter the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centr... |
570dab4216d0071400510c86 | What did the new system designed after the Dambusters raid supposed to do? | knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAfter the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centr... |
570dab4216d0071400510c87 | What replaced the 50 millimeter gun that was not accurate? | a new 55 mm gun | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAfter the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centr... |
570dab4216d0071400510c88 | What type of control system did the 55 millimeter gun use? | a centralised control system | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAfter the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centr... |
570dab4216d0071400510c89 | What was used to aim the guns after electrical commands were sent? | hydraulics | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAfter the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centr... |
570dac5916d0071400510c99 | What was also utilized to control ground targets? | AAA battalions | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 m... |
570dac5916d0071400510c9a | Along with the 88, what other AAA battalion gun made a good anti-tank weapon? | 90 mm M3 gun | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 m... |
570dac5916d0071400510c9b | What did the Americans use at the beginning of the war? | 120 mm M1 gun stratosphere gun | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 m... |
570dac5916d0071400510c9c | What was the altitude range in feet of the stratosphere gun? | 60,000 ft | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 m... |
570dac5916d0071400510c9d | What decade were the 90 and 120 millimeter guns used until? | 1950s | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nAAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 m... |
570daddb16d0071400510cb3 | What did advanced ally technology showcase it could defend against? | German V-1 cruise missiles | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nThe allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, \"retaliation weapon\"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coa... |
570daddb16d0071400510cb4 | Where did the US Army's 419th and 601st locate at to defend London? | Folkestone-Dover coast | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nThe allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, \"retaliation weapon\"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coa... |
570daddb16d0071400510cb5 | Where did the US Army 419th and 601st relocate to as part of the Antwerp X project? | Belgium | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nThe allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, \"retaliation weapon\"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coa... |
570daddb16d0071400510cb6 | What city got attacked by more V-1 and V-2 missiles than any other? | Antwerp | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nThe allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, \"retaliation weapon\"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coa... |
570daddb16d0071400510cb7 | What acquired and automatically tracked incoming targets? | SCR-584 radar | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nThe allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, \"retaliation weapon\"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coa... |
570daef116d0071400510ccf | In what war did the armed forces from Argentina use the SAM Roland? | 1982 Falklands War | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nIn the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 St... |
570daef116d0071400510cd0 | What two units used the Rapier missile system? | British artillery and RAF regiment | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nIn the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 St... |
570daef116d0071400510cd1 | What older system did the British naval use? | Sea Slug longer range systems | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nIn the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 St... |
570daef116d0071400510cd2 | What new short range systems did the British naval use? | Sea Wolf | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nIn the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 St... |
570daef116d0071400510cd3 | What was used in AA mountings on both land and water? | Machine guns | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nIn the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 St... |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ec | What can be deployed in fixed launchers but re-deploy at will? | Larger SAMs | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nLarger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found ... |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ed | What are the SAMs called that are launched by individuals in the US? | MANPADS | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nLarger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found ... |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ee | What does MANPADS mean? | Man-Portable Air Defence Systems | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nLarger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found ... |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ef | How are targets aquired for non-ManPAD SAMs? | air-search radar | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nLarger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found ... |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0f0 | Short range missiles are replacing what weapons? | autocannons | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nLarger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found ... |
570db07b16d0071400510ceb | What continues to grow along with stealth technology? | anti-stealth technology | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nHowever, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporat... |
570db07b16d0071400510cec | What can detect stealth aircraft? | Multiple transmitter radars | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nHowever, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporat... |
570db07b16d0071400510ced | What can see stealth aircraft even with RCS? | Advanced forms of thermographic cameras | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nHowever, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporat... |
570db07b16d0071400510cee | What is the most notable SAM that can detect a stealth target? | the S-400 | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nHowever, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporat... |
570db07b16d0071400510cef | How far away can the S-400 detect a target? | 90 km away | [
"Anti-aircraft_warfare\n\nHowever, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporat... |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d5 | Sanskrit is the primary sacred language of which religion? | Hinduism | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d6 | How many scheduled languages are there in present-day India? | 22 | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d7 | Which Indian state has Sanskrit as its official language? | Uttarakhand | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d8 | Sanskrit is used as a pkilsosophical language in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and which other religion? | Sikhism | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d9 | Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of which language? | Old Indo-Aryan | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570e22010dc6ce1900204ddd | What language is the sacred language of Hinduism? | Sanskrit | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570e22010dc6ce1900204dde | Besides its uses as language of religions, for what other application can Sanskrit be used? | lingua franca | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570e22010dc6ce1900204ddf | Where is Sanskrit usually found? | India | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570e22010dc6ce1900204de0 | From what is Sanskrit an adaption? | Old Indo-Aryan | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570e22010dc6ce1900204de1 | From what language did Sanskrit originate? | Vedic Sanskrit | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, \"refined speech\") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India... |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bf7 | In what year was the daily newspaper Sudharma first published? | 1970 | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bf8 | Where are Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam published? | Gujarat | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bf9 | In what year did daily news broadcasts in Sankrit begin on state-run All India Radio? | 1974 | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bfa | Approximately how many weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies published in Sanskrit? | Over 90 | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bfb | What is the broadcast time for Sanskrit news on the DD National channel? | 6:55 AM IST | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570e25080dc6ce1900204df1 | What is the publication, Sudharma? | daily newspaper | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570e25080dc6ce1900204df2 | What language are many periodicals published in in India? | Sanskrit | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570e25080dc6ce1900204df3 | Where is the newspaper Sudharma published? | Mysore, India | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570e25080dc6ce1900204df4 | Since what year has there been a daily broadcast on All India Radio? | 1974 | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570e25080dc6ce1900204df5 | Where can the Sanskrit broadcasts be found online? | AIR's website | [
"Sanskrit\n\nOver 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a sho... |
570d1983fed7b91900d45c01 | In Ancient India, which vernacular languages existed alongside Sanskrit? | Prakrits | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570d1983fed7b91900d45c02 | The works of which two scholars were used to teach Sanskrit to the higher castes of India? | Pāṇini and Patanjali | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570d1983fed7b91900d45c03 | The use of Sanskrit was considered to be a marker of what in Ancient India? | social class and educational attainment | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570d1983fed7b91900d45c04 | What type of language were Prakrits? | Middle Indo-Aryan | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570d1983fed7b91900d45c05 | Which Sanskrit linguist describes Sanskrit as a "particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking?" | Madhav Deshpande | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570e291c0dc6ce1900204e0f | What style of speech did linguist Madhav Deshpande say Sanskrit started out as? | perfected manner | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570e291c0dc6ce1900204e10 | Of what was Sanskrit once thought to be a divider? | social class | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570e291c0dc6ce1900204e11 | How was Sanskrit originally used? | ritual | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570e291c0dc6ce1900204e12 | Where was Sanskrit a learned language of the high classes? | Ancient India | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570e291c0dc6ce1900204e13 | With what did Sanskrit exist beside? | vernacular Prakrits | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term \"Sanskrit\" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment ... |
570d1aeafed7b91900d45c15 | What types of script was used to write Sanskrit in the northwest part of Indai? | Kharosthi | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570d1aeafed7b91900d45c16 | Around what time did the Gupta script become prevalent for writing Sanskrit? | between the fourth and eighth centuries | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570d1aeafed7b91900d45c17 | Which script evolved from the Gupta script in the 8th century? | Śāradā | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570d1aeafed7b91900d45c18 | Which script replaced the Gupta script? | Devanagari | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570d1aeafed7b91900d45c19 | In what time period did the Devangari script become prevalent? | 11th or 12th century | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e23 | What were used to write Sanskrit? | Brahmic scripts | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e24 | What script was used in the northwest of India? | Kharosthi | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e25 | Between the forth and eighth century, what script evolved? | Gupta | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e26 | From what was Gupta derived? | Brahmi | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e27 | What script evolved from the Gupta script? | Śāradā | [
"Sanskrit\n\nBrahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Aro... |
570d1d42b3d812140066d425 | Tagalog is what kind of language? | Philippine | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570d1d42b3d812140066d426 | From what language is a large proportion of Tagalog derived? | Spanish | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570d1d42b3d812140066d427 | What is an example of a Sanskrit loanword used in Southeast Asian languages? | bhāṣā | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570d1d42b3d812140066d428 | What is the meaning of the Sanskrit loanword "bhāṣā?" | spoken language | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570d1d42b3d812140066d429 | What is an example of a traditional language that derives much of its vocabulary from Sanskrit? | Malay | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e2d | Where were many Sanskrit words found? | Austronesian languages | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e2e | In what older from of which language were more than half the words borrowed from Sanskrit? | Javanese | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e2f | What Sanskrit borrowed word is found in many Asian languages? | bhāṣā | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e30 | What is the meaning of bhasa? | spoken language | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e31 | Where does traditional Malay get many of its loanwords? | Sanskrit | [
"Sanskrit\n\nMany Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a... |
570d1ebdb3d812140066d443 | What are two examples of epic poetry written in Sanskrit? | the Ramayana and Mahabharata | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570d1ebdb3d812140066d444 | What are prakritisms? | borrowings from common speech | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570d1ebdb3d812140066d445 | Which Sanskrit literary language has been influenced by the Middle Indo-Aryan languages? | Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4b | How long was Sanskrit a language of culture? | 2000 years | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4c | Where is a post-Vedic form of Sanskrit found? | Indian epic poetry | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4d | What epic poems are written in post-Vedic Sanskrit? | Ramayana and Mahabharata | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4e | Of what are deviations in the epics thought to be the influence? | Prakrits | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4f | What is found to a lesser extent in Classical Sanskrit? | prakritisms | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFor nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviat... |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e5f | When was the time of Panini? | fourth century BCE | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFrom the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importan... |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e60 | What type of text is the Samaveda? | Vedic texts | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFrom the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importan... |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e61 | What was Sanskrit used for? | sacred purposes | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFrom the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importan... |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e62 | How was Sanskrit viewed to be in relation to maintaining class? | conservative | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFrom the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importan... |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e63 | To what did the use of Sanskrit as a upper class language produce a resistance ? | change | [
"Sanskrit\n\nFrom the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importan... |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e57 | Who has said the Sanskrit is dead? | Sheldon Pollock | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSheldon Pollock argues that \"most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead\".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied an... |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e58 | According to Pollock, how is Sanskrit solely used? | literary cultures | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSheldon Pollock argues that \"most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead\".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied an... |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e59 | What is Sanskrit not able to express? | the modern age | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSheldon Pollock argues that \"most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead\".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied an... |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e5a | How is Sanskrit limited in it function towards ideas? | restatements | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSheldon Pollock argues that \"most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead\".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied an... |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e5b | To what is Sanskrit restricted? | hymns | [
"Sanskrit\n\nSheldon Pollock argues that \"most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead\".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied an... |
570e59e00b85d914000d7e61 | To what has the Central Board of Education of India relegated Sanskrit? | alternative option | [
"Sanskrit\n\nThe CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of India, along with several other state education boards, has made Sanskrit an alternative option to the state's own official language as a second or third language choice in the schools it governs. In such schools, learning Sanskrit is an option for gra... |
570e59e00b85d914000d7e62 | Where has the Education Board ranked Sanskrit as a language option? | second or third | [
"Sanskrit\n\nThe CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of India, along with several other state education boards, has made Sanskrit an alternative option to the state's own official language as a second or third language choice in the schools it governs. In such schools, learning Sanskrit is an option for gra... |
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