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Vedic Culture - 2

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Sudras have been referred to as the 'Niravasita'(excluded) and the 'Aniravasita'(not excluded) by :

  1. Patanjali

  2. Panini

  3. Yajnavalkya

  4. Manu


Correct Option: B

Which texts of vedic literature are called the 'Forest Books'?

  1. Samhitas

  2. Brahamanas

  3. Aranyakas

  4. Upanishads


Correct Option: C

'Rajasuya' and 'Vajapeya' are for the first time mentioned in the:

  1. Rig Veda

  2. Sama Veda

  3. Yajur Veda

  4. Atharva Veda


Correct Option: C

Raja as 'Vismatta'(Devourer of peasants) and 'Brahmagopta'(protector of peasants) has been mentioned in which vedic text?

  1. Satapatha Brahamana

  2. Aitareya Brahamana

  3. Chhandogya Upanishad

  4. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad


Correct Option: B

Yajnavalkya expounds the four ashramas in the:

  1. Chhandogya Upanishad

  2. Kathopanishad

  3. Mundakopanishad

  4. Jabala Upanishad


Correct Option: D

'Madhyandina' and 'Kanva' are the two recensions of :

  1. Gopatha Brahmana

  2. Taittiriya Brahmana

  3. Jaiminiya Brahmana

  4. Satapatha Brahmana


Correct Option: D

What was the cause of the 'The Battle of Ten Kings' or the 'Dasarajan War'?

  1. Enemity between the Rig Vedic tribes on the grounds of territorial encroachment and infiltration.

  2. Division of the waters of the River Parushni.

  3. Visvamitra was replaced by Vasistha as the royal priest of the Bharatas ,so Viswamitra in revenge led a tribal confederacy of 10 kings against the Bharatas.

  4. 2 & 3 are correct.

  5. 1,2 & 3 are correct.


Correct Option: D

The vedic rites concerned with ploughing and various agricultural operations have been given in the:

  1. Satapatha Brahmana

  2. Aitareya Brahamana

  3. Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana

  4. Taittiriya Brahmana


Correct Option: A

The woman/women who attained the rank of a Rishi in the Rig Vedic period was/were?

  1. Ghosha

  2. Apala

  3. Viswavara

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which Veda is not very helpful to the historians for the purpose of reconstruction of the Vedic history?

  1. Rig Veda

  2. Sama Veda

  3. Yajur Veda

  4. Atharva Veda


Correct Option: B

How many Upanishads are there in all?

  1. 12

  2. 96

  3. 108

  4. 500


Correct Option: C

Which vedic texts are regarded as the bridge between the 'Way of work'(Karmamarga) and the 'Way of Knowledge'(Jyanamarga)?

  1. Brahmanas

  2. Aranyakas

  3. Upanishads

  4. Vedangas


Correct Option: B

Which vedic texts constitute the later vedic literature?

  1. Atharva Veda,Brahmanas, Aranyakas and the Upanishads

  2. Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads and the Vedangas

  3. Atharva Veda,Brahmanas,Aranyakas,Upanishads and the Vedangas

  4. Brahmanas ,Aranyakas and the Upanishads


Correct Option: A

Sama Veda was sung by which priests at the time of Soma Sacrifice?

  1. Sankhyayan

  2. Udgatri

  3. Adhvaryu

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

Which river was known by the name 'Asikni' in the Vedic Period?

  1. Jhelum

  2. Chenab

  3. Sutlej

  4. Ganga


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following is the 'oldest prose literature' of the Aryans?

  1. Rig Veda

  2. Sama Veda

  3. Yajur Veda

  4. Atharva Veda


Correct Option: C

Which Vedic God/Goddess has been categorized belonging to both the aerial and the terrestrial realms?

  1. Agni

  2. Vayu

  3. Ushas

  4. Soma


Correct Option: C

Which Vedic God is known as the 'protector of the cattle'?

  1. Rudra

  2. Pushan

  3. Parajanya

  4. Matarisvan


Correct Option: B

The Boghaz-Koi Inscription of Asia Minor is dated back to:

  1. 3050 B.C.

  2. 2500 B.C.

  3. 1250 B.C.

  4. 1350 B.C.


Correct Option: D

How many times river Ganga and Yamuna has been mentioned in the Rig Vedic Period?

  1. Ganga twice, Yamuna thrice

  2. Ganga once,Yamuna twice

  3. Ganga thrice,Yamuna twice

  4. Not mentioned at all


Correct Option: B

The Vedic deities : Dyaus, Mitra and Aswins have been classified in the?

  1. Dyusthana (Celestial realm)

  2. Antarikshasthana (Aerial realm)

  3. Prithvisthana (Terrestrial realm)

  4. Both (1) and (2)


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Vedangas is related to 'Etymology'?

  1. Kalpa

  2. Chhanda

  3. Shiksha

  4. Nirukta


Correct Option: D

Gayatri Mantra has been addressed to deity Savitri in which Mandala of the Rig Veda?

  1. Ist

  2. IIIrd

  3. IXth

  4. Xth


Correct Option: B

'The Battle of Ten Kings' has been mentioned in which mandala of the Rig Veda?

  1. IInd

  2. VIIth

  3. VIIIth

  4. IXth


Correct Option: B

Where do we find the evidence of the custom of 'Symbolic Sati' being prevalent in the Vedic period?

  1. Chhandogya Upanishad

  2. Satapatha Brahamana

  3. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

  4. Atharva Veda


Correct Option: D
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