History - Vedic Age : The Aryans

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Question - 1

The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarly of

  • A bhakti
  • B image worship and yajnas
  • C worship of nature and yajnas
  • D worship of nature and bhakti

Question - 2

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 Dasaranjna ( battle of ten kings ) in the Rigveda
  • C It is mentioned in the Rigveda that the Bharata chief sudas fought against a confedancy of ten tribes
  • D Purus sides with Bhararta in the battle of ten kings

Question - 3

Rigveda consist of ritual __________  hymns

  • A 1028
  • B 1017
  • C 1128
  • D 1020

Question - 4

The term Nishkas which meant an ornament in the vedic period was used in later times to donate a / an

  • A weapons
  • B agricultural implement
  • C script
  • D coin

Question - 5

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 musical instrument of ancient Indians

Question - 6

Upanishads are books on

  • A religion
  • B Yoga
  • C law
  • D philosophy

Question - 7

The expounder of Yoga philosophy was 

  • A Patanjali
  • B Gautam
  • C Jaimini
  • D Sankaracharya

Question - 8

The ' Dharma ' and ' Rita ' depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context, consider the following statements.
1. ' Dharma ' was a conception of obligation and of the discharge of one's duties to oneself and to others
2. ' 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 1
  • B only 2
  • C Both 1 and 2
  • D Neither 1 nor 2

Question - 9

The Purushsukta, which refers to the origin of caste, is found in the

  • A Atharvaveda
  • B Rigveda
  • C Samaveda
  • D Yajurveda

Question - 10

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 nad the modern ploughshare