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Mattavilasa Prahasana is a Sanskrit play written by Mahendravarma I. It has been written at the starting of the seventh century in Tamil Nadu.

Confucius (551–479 BCE), a scholar and teacher, lived in a chaotic and violent time in China. He wished to see peace and harmony restored and a return to order.

1. Bhimbetka is a Palaeolithic residential site located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.

2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of seven hills and more than 750 rock shelters distributed over 10 km.

3. Bhimbetka rock shelters are the oldest signs of human life in India. They provide important information about the life, culture and art of early man.

4. Bhimbetka was discovered by Dr. Vishnu Sridhar Wakankar in 1957. It was declared a site of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Division in 1990.

1. Ganga and Son rivers flowed through the Magadha Mahajanapada of ancient India.

2. Magadha Mahajanapada was located in the area of modern Bihar and Jharkhand states.

3. Ganga river flowed through the northern part of Magadha, while Son river flowed through the southern part of Magadha.

1. In ancient India, the rulers of Mahajanapadas used to collect a tax called 'Bhag' from the farmers in their area. 'Bhag' was a type of direct tax which was a fixed share of agricultural production.

1. The Indus River was called Hindu by the Iranians and Greeks about 2500 years ago.

2. The word Hind is derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu. The word Sindhu means "ocean" or "big river".

3. The Indus River flows through parts of Pakistan and India. It is one of the longest rivers in the world

1. Nirmala book is written by Munshi Premchand.

2. He was a famous Indian writer of modern Hindi-Urdu literature.

3. Some of his famous works are Godaan, Rangbhoomi, Seva Sadan etc.

1. Pliny the Elder was a Roman natural philosopher.

2. The book written by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder is Natural History.

3. It is an encyclopedia covering all aspects of the natural world, including geography, zoology, botany, astronomy, agriculture, mathematics, pharmacology, mining, mineralogy, sculpture, art precious stones, etc.