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In the early Rigvedic period, what was considered to be the most valuable property?
(a) Land
(b) Cow
(c) Women
(d) Water
Option b – Cow
The name ‘Aghanya’ mentioned in many passages of the Rigveda refers to
(a) priests
(b) women
(c) COWS
(d) brahmans
Option c – COWS
In the Vedic rituals, HOTA is associated with the
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Option a – Rigveda
The fundamental or basic script of the ‘Rigveda’ was
(a) Devanagari
(b) Kharosthi
(c) Pali
(d) Brahmi
Option d – Brahmi
Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rigveda Samhita?
(a) There are about 300 non-Indo-European words in Rigveda
(b) There is a reference to Dasarajna (battle of ten kings) in Rigveda.
(c) It is mentioned in the Rigveda that the Bharata Chief Sudas fought against a confederacy of ten tribes.
(d) Purus sides with Bharata in the battle of ten kings.
Option d – Purus sides with Bharata in the battle of ten kings.
Which one of the following statements about Rigveda is not correct?
(a) Deities were worshipped through prayer and sacrificial rituals.
(b) The Gods are presented as powerful, who could be made to intervene in the world of men via the performance of sacrifices.
(c) The Gods were supposed to partake of the offerings as they were consumed by the fire.
(d) The sacrifices were performed in the temples.
Option d – The sacrifices were performed in the temples.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The grama of the Rigvedic Aryans usually refers to a group of kinsfold and not a village.
(b) The Aryans of early Vedic times tamed elephants and used them in war.
(c) Rigveda mentions swayambara and the marriage of widows.
(d) The Rigveda mentions Vindhyas and Satpura mountains and the Narmada river.
Option c – Rigveda mentions swayambara and the marriage of widows.
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Brahmin Granth
(d) Yajurveda
Option a – Rigveda
‘Nachiketa’ Legend finds mention in
(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Satapatha Brahmin
(c) Kathopanishad
(d) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Option c – Kathopanishad
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
(a) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
(b) Chhandogyopanishad
(c) Kathopanishad
(d) Kenopanishd
Option c – Kathopanishad
‘Satyamev Jayate’ which is engraved on the Indian Emblem has been taken from
(a) Rigveda
(b) Bhagavad Gita
(c) Mundakopanishad
(d) Matsya Purana
Option c – Mundakopanishad
The legend of Satyakam Jabal, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in
(a) Jabal Upanishad
(b) Prashnophishad
(c) Chhandogya Upanishad
(d) Kathopanishad
Option c – Chhandogya Upanishad
The ninth mandala of the Rigveda Samhita is devoted wholly to
(a) Indra and his elephant
(b) Urvashi and the Heaven
(c) Gods related to plants and drugs
(d) ‘Soma’ and the God who is named after the drink
Option d – ‘Soma’ and the God who is named after the drink
In the Rigvedic period, people believed mainly in
(a) Idol worship
(b) One God Belief
(c) Goddess worship
(d) Sacrifice and rituals
Option d – Sacrifice and rituals
Gayatri Mantra is found in which book?
(a) Upanishad
(b) Bhagavad Gita
(c) Rigveda
(d) Yajurveda
Option c – Rigveda
Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?
(a) Vasishtha
(b) Vishwamitra
(c) Indra
(d) Parikshit
Option b – Vishwamitra
The ‘Mantra’ famous with the name of ‘Gayatri Mantra’ is found in which of the following scriptures?
(a) Bhagavad Gita
(b) Atharvaveda
(c) Rigveda
(d) Manusmriti
Option c – Rigveda
The word Gotra occurs for the first time in
(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Rigveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Yajurveda
Option b – Rigveda
The largest number of the Mantras in Rigveda belongs to
(a) Agni
(b) Varuna
(c) Vishnu
(d) Yama
Option a – Agni
Which of the following rivers mentioned in the Rigveda gives the due to relations of Aryans with Afghanistan?
(a) Askini
(b) Parushni
(c) Kubha, Kramu
(d) Vipasha, Shutudri
Option c – Kubha, Kramu
Panini, the first Grammarian of the Sanskrit language in India, lived during the
(a) 2nd century BC
(b) 6th-5th century BC
(c) 2nd century AD
(d) 5th-6th century AD
Option b – 6th-5th century BC
Ashtadhyayi was written by
(a) Ved Vyas
(b) Panini
(c) Shukadeva
(d) Valmiki
Option b – Panini
The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmin was
(a) Rishi Bharadwaj
(b) Rishi Vashistha
(c) Rishi-Vishwamitra
(d) Rishi Gautama Rahugana
Option d – Rishi Gautama Rahugana
Which of the following is the correct order of the Vedic literature?
(a) Vedic Samhitas, Brahmins, Aranyakas and Upanishads
(b) Vedic Samhitas, Upanishads, Aranyakas and Brahmins
(c) Vedic Samhitas, Aranyakas, Brahmins and Upanishads
(d) Vedic Samhitas, Vedangas, Aranyakas and Smritis
Option a – Vedic Samhitas, Brahmins, Aranyakas and Upanishads
The ‘Dharma’ and ‘Rita’ depict a central idea of the ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context, consider the following statements. I. ‘Dharma’ was a conception of obligation and of the discharge of one’s duties to oneself and to others. II. ‘Rita’ was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
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