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‘Trayi’ is a name for
(a) Three Vedas
(b) Dharma, Sangha, and Buddha
(c) Three Gods in Hindu Pantheon
(d) Three seasons
Option a – Three Vedas
In the Vedic period, the people called Panis were
(a) those, who controlled trades
(b) cattle breeders
(c) cowheads
(d) ploughmen
Option a – those, who controlled trades
Which of the following rivers was known as Purushni in the Vedic Period?
(a) Ravi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Beas
(d) Chenab
Option a – Ravi
The Vedic river Kubha was located in
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Chinese Turkistan
(c) Kashmir
(d) Punjab
Option a – Afghanistan
The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is
(a) Sindhu
(b) Sutudri
(c) Sarasvati
(d) Ganga
Option a – Sindhu
Vedic river Askini is identified with which one of the following rivers?
(a) Beas
(b) Ravi
(c) Chenab
(d) Jhelum
Option c – Chenab
Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as ‘Vitasta’?
(a) Tista
(b) Jhelum
(c) Tungabhadra
(d) Bharatpuzha
Option b – Jhelum
Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?
(a) Lopamudra
(b) Gargi
(c) Leelavati
(d) Savitri
Option a – Lopamudra
Which hymns of the Rigveda are considered to contain the rudiments of the Indian drama?
(a) Vivaha-sukta
(b) Apri-sukta
(c) Samaveda-sukta
(d) Purusha-sukta
Option c – Samaveda-sukta
The earliest evidence of the use of iron in India has been discovered from
(a) Taxila
(b) Atranjikhera
(c) Kaushambi
(d) Hastinapur
Option b – Atranjikhera
In the ancient period, chief-livelihood of the Aryans was
(a) Agriculture
(b) Hunting
(c) Artcraft
(d) Business
Option b – Hunting
Nivi, Paridhan, and Adhivasa were the
(a) different types of garments of the Aryans.
(b) government officials of the Aryan kings.
(c) tribal people of ancient Indians.
(d) the musical instrument of ancient Indians.
Option a – different types of garments of the Aryans.
Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?
(a) William Jones
(b) HH Wilson
(c) Max Muller
(d) General Cunningham
Option c – Max Muller
(a) Yadu
(b) Puru
(c) Turvasa
(d) Kikat
Option d – Kikat
The term ‘Aryan’ denotes
(a) an ethnic group
(b) a nomadic people
(c) a speech group
(d) a superior race
Option d – a superior race
The meaning of the term ‘Arya’ in classical Sanskrit is
(a) believer of the God
(b) a hereditary cast
(c) a believer in a particular religion
(d) a Noble man
Option d – a Noble man
Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan movement of Aryan from Iran to India?
(a) Mansehra
(b) Shahbajgarhi
(c) Boghaz-Koi
(d) Junagarh
Option c – Boghaz-Koi
Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans?
(a) Sankaracharya
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Vivekanand
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option d – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rigvedic Aryans?
(a) They were acquainted with horses, chariots, and the use of bronze.
(b) They were acquainted with the use of iron.
(c) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important form of wealth.
(d) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare.
Option b – They were acquainted with the use of iron.
Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Option d – Atharvaveda
Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?
(a) Aitareya Brahmana
(b) Gopatha Brahmana
(c) Shatapatha Brahmana
(d) Taittiriya Brahmana
Option a – Aitareya Brahmana
Rigveda consists of ritual ……. hymns.
(a) 1028
(b) 1017
(c) 1128
(d) 1020
Option a – 1028
‘Rigveda’ was originally composed in which one of the following languages?
(a) Pali
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Prakrit
(d) Brahmi
Option b – Sanskrit
Which one of the following is the oldest Veda?
(a) Yajurveda
(b) Rigveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Option b – Rigveda
‘Gopatha Brahmana’ is associated with
(a) Yajurveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Atharvaveda
(d) Rigveda
Option c – Atharvaveda
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