Vedic Age, SECTION 3

 1.       Which of the following is an Upanishad?

(a)    Aitreya

(b)   Vijasena

(c)    Vedant

(d)   Krishna karnamruta

2.       The chief characteristic of the Rigvedic religion was

(a)    Worship of images

(b)   Belief in the existence of heaven

(c)    Performance of sacrifices

(d)   Preponderance of female goddeses

3.       The God not  worshipped during the time of Rigvedic Aryans was

(a)    Indra

(b)   Agni

(c)    Marut

(d)   Shiva

4.       The ninth mandala of  the Rig Veda Samhita is devoted wholly to

(A)   Urvashi and the Heaven

(B)   ‘soma’ and the God, who is named after the drink

(C)   Indra and his elephant

(D)   Gods related to plants and drugs

5.       The Aryans came to india from

(a)    Eastern Europe

(b)   Central Asia

(c)    South- East Asia

(d)   None of these

6.       Which of the following was common both to the harappan society and the Rigvedic society?

(a)    Iron implements

(b)   Female deities

(c)    Urban centres

(d)   Horses

7.       The tax, which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called

(A)   Kara

(B)   Varman

(C)   Bali

(D)   Vidatha

8.       Which of the following were the yajnas that was performed during the Vedic Age?

1.       Vratyastama Yajna

2.       Asvamedha yajna

3.       Rajasuya yajna

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a)    1  and 2

(b)   2  and 3

(c)    1 and 3

(d)   All on these

9.       The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rig Veda is dedicated to which deity?

(a)    Agini

(b)   Manrut

(c)    Surya

(d)   Savitri

10.   Which one of the following contains the gayatri Mantra?

1.       (a) Rig Veda

2.       Yajur veda

3.       Upanishad

4.       Sama Veda.

Answer:

1.       A

2.       C

3.       D

4.       B

5.       B

6.       D

7.       C

8.       D

9.       D

10.   A