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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is correctly matched?
Agni- the god of fire
Indra- a warrior god
Varun -the god of sky
Agni- the god of water
Indra- a warrior god
Varun -the god of fire
Agni- the god of air
Indra- a warrior god
Varun -the god of sky
Agni- the god of fire
Indra- a god of veda
Varun -the god of water
- 2. Multiple Choice
Some of the hymns in the Rigveda are in the form of __________________
Dialogues
Poem
Prose
All of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Two words were used to describe the people or the community as a whole. One was the word jana, The other was ______________.
State
Vish
Kingdom
Democracy
- 4. Multiple Choice
Sometimes, the people who composed the hymns described themselves as Aryas. Who were the opponents of Arya?
Dasas
Rajas
Brahman
None of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
These stone boulders are known as megaliths which means________________
Small stones
Big stones
Burial sites.
all of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
In -------------------, a skeleton was buried with 33 gold beads, 2 stone beads, and one conch shell whereas other skeleton only had a pot
Inamgaon
Brahmagiri
Kurukshetra
None of theabove
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Rigveda is the oldest Veda,it was composed about ------------- years ago
5300 years ago
3300 years ago
3500 years ago
1500 years ago
- 8. Multiple Choice
Most prayers in the Rigveda are for
cattle, children and elephant
Tiger, children and horses
cattle, children and horses
cattle, old men and horses
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns, called -----------------
Sukta or “well-said”
Sukta or “ill-said”
both are correct
both are wrong
- 10. Multiple Choice
The hymns in the Rig Veda were composed by ..............
Kings
Priest
Sages
Dasas
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a Veda?
Yajurveda
Samveda
Rigveda
Saraswati
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Vedic people are generally refered as?
Aryans
Dasyu
Brahmin
Vaishyas
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the language of the Vedas?
Pali
Urdu
Sanskrit
Prakrit
- 14. Multiple Choice
__________ is the assembly of selected people of the tribe
Sudha
Samiti
Somveda
Sabha
- 15. Multiple Choice
The two groups of people based on their work are _________
Jana and Vish
Brahmins and Rajas
Aryans and Dasas
Rajas and Aryans
- 16. Multiple Choice
What are megaliths?
A large pre-historic stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument.
It is used to describe people or the community as a whole. It is still used in Hindi and other languages.
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake
An expression for the sunlight as it filters through the trees
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of these is the common feature of burial sites found in India?
The dead bodies were missing from the spots
The dead were buried with their loved ones
The dead were wrapped in bandages
The dead were buried with distinctive pots
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Rigveda
Atharvaveda
- 19. Multiple Choice
A special burial ground in Inamgaon is situated near river ___________
Ghod
Ganga
Bhramaputra
Kaveri
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