GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAS HERITAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ancient Nalanda University has been revived. It is named as
A
Nalanda Vidyapeeth
B
New Nalanda University
C
Nalanda Mahavihara
D
Nav Nalanda Mahavihara
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: –Nav Nalanda Mahavihara we established in 1951, in Bihar, India under Rajendra Prasad and became a deemed university in 2006. The university was established to develop as a centre of higher studies in Buddhism and Pali along the lines of Nalanda maha vihara. Therefore, the correct answer is option-B.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1193, the Nalanda University was destroyed by the Islamic fanatic Bakhtiyar Khilji, a Turk; this event is seen by scholars as a late milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Finally, the project took off, when the Nalanda University Act 2010 was passed in both the Houses of the Indian Parliament. In September 2014, the University opened its doors for the first batch of students, a historic development after a gap nearly eight hundred years!

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