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Saturday, 7 March 2015

Vedic Age SECTION 6

1.   Rig Veda is divided into 10 books. Which among the following book(s) is / are the oldest?

(a)    First
(b)   Second- eights
(c)    Third- ninth
(d)   Second – seventh

2.   The salient feature of rigvedic religion was the worship of
(a)    Nature
(b)   Pashupati
(c)    Mother Goddess
(d)   Trimurti

3.   Which was the God of Animal during the later Vedic period?

(a)    Indra   (b)  Rudra  (c)  Vishnu   (d)  Prajapati

4.   Match the following

List I
(Vedic text)
List II
(content)
       A.      Manusmriti
       B.      Sutras
       C.      Upvedas
      D.      Brahmanas
       1.       Explanatory notes on Vedic mantras
       2.       Secular subjects
      3.       Customs and rituals
       4.       Code of law



Codes
       A    B     C    D
(a)     4    3      2    1
(b)    2     3     4     1
(c)    4     2      1     3
(d)   2     1      4     3


5.   The chief impact of Vedic culture on Indian History was the
(a)    Growth of Sanskrit
(b)   Progress of Philosophy
(c)    Consolidation of Caste system
(d)   Rise of other worldly outlook

6.   When did the concept of pollution emerge clearly?

(a)    In the Rigvedic period
(b)   In the post- Vedic period
(c)    In the post – Gupta age
(d)   In the age of Dharmashastras

7.   The painted grey Ware (PGW) belongs to

(a)    The harappan Civilization
(b)   The Vedic Age
(c)    The Neolithic age  
(d)   None of these

8.   The early Vedic society was
1.       A tribal society
2.       Was divided according to caste
3.       Matriarchal
4.       Based on monogamy
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a)    1 and 4  (b)   1, 2 and 4   (c)   2, 3 and 4   (d) all of these

9.   Which subject is not dealt with the Puranas?

(a)    Primary creation.
(b)   Secondary creation
(c)    Genealogies of gods
(d)   Arithmetic

10.   The Puranas contain
(a)    Hymns in favour of the God
(b)   Thoughts on the mystery of life and universe
(c)    Mythology
(d)   Laws of Manu and the history on various dynasties

Answer:

1.       D
2.       A
3.       B
4.       A
5.       C
6.       B
7.       B
8.       A
9.       D
10.   B

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