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.

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Vedic Age, SECTION 2

1.       Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?

(a)    Ramanujacharya

(b)   Shankaracharya

(c)    Nagarjuna

(d)   Vasumitra

2.       Ayur Veda owes its origin to

(a)    Rig Veda

(b)   Sama Veda

(c)    Yajour Veda

(d)   Athar Vaveda

3.       What was the rate of land revenue as given in the Dharmasharstras?

(a)    1/3      (b)    ¼      c)   1/6    d)   1/8

4.       The mediator between man and God according to the Vedic people was

(a)    Indra

(b)   Agni

(c)    Marut

(d)   Asvins

5.       The main cause of the tribal was among the early Aryan settlers, the most famous of which is mentioned in Rig Veda as ‘ Battle of ten kings’, was

(a)    Cattle and land disputes

(b)   Foreign invasions

(c)    Showing supremacy

(d)   Intrigues of the leaders

6.       The word ‘ Vid ‘ derived from ‘ Veda’ means

(a)    God

(b)   Doctrine

(c)    Knowledge

(d)   Holy

7.       In ancient Indian historical geography, the name ‘ Ratnakara’ denoted

(a)    The Arabian Sea

(b)   The bay of Bengal

(c)    The Indian Ocean

(d)   The confluence of the Ganfga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Prayaga

8.       Wich of the following is not a feature of Hinduism?

(a)    Reverence for Veda

(b)   Belief in God

(c)    Emphasis on ritualism

(d)   Doctirne of ahimsa

9.       The famous Vedic saying ‘ war begins in the minds of men’ is stated in

(a)    Rig Veda

(b)   Atharva Veda

(c)    Sama Veda

(d)   Mundaka Upanishad

10.   What was the basis of class differentiation among Aryans?

(a)    Economic condition

(b)   Trade

(c)    Colour

(d)   None of the above

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Vedic Age, SECTION 1

1.       Which is the oldest Veda?

(a)    Sama Veda

(b)   Yajur Veda

(c)    Atharva Veda

(d)   Rig Veda

2.       Upanishads are books on

(a)    Religion

(b)   Yoga

(c)    Law

(d)   Philosophy

3.       Which is the most important divinity of Rig Veda?

(a)    Marut

(b)   Agni

(c)    Shakti

(d)   Varuna

4.       The ‘ Battle of ten kings’ was fought on the banks of

(a)    Askini (Chenab)

(b)   Parushni (Ravi)

(c)    Vitasta (Jhelum)

(d)   Vipasa (Beas)

5.       The rig Veda consists of …. Hymns.

(a)    512

(b)   1024

(c)    1028

(d)   2000

6.       The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of

(a)    Bhakti

(b)   Image worship and yainas

(c)    Worship of nature and yajnas

(d)   Worship of nature and bhakti

7.       Purushsupta is a part of

(a)    Rig Veda

(b)   Yoga- sutra

(c)    Ramayana

(d)   Bhagvadgita

8.       The ‘Arthashastra’ is a treatise on which one of the following?

(a)    Economics

(b)   Environment

(c)    Political philosophy

(d)   Religion in Administration

9.       The Aryans at first settled in

(a)    Sindh

(b)   Gujarat

(c)    Kashmir

(d)   Punjab

10.   Upanishds, also known as the Vedantas, are….. In number,.

(a)    96

(b)   86

(c)    108

(d)   120

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