Sources of Information About the Aryans

Q.

The great granary of Indus valley civilization has been discovered by which site?

Q. Which of the following Vedas is the latest?

1. Rigveda
2. Atharvaveda
3. Yajurveda
4. Samaveda

Q. Which of the following is not a part of the Later Vedic literature?

1. Sutras
2. Puranas
3. Vedangas
4. Upanishads

Q. Which of the following theories are propounded by the Upanishads?

1. Maya
2. Moh
3. Karma
4. Mukti

Q. Which of the following denies the existence of Gods?

1. Purva Mimansa
2. Uttara Mimansa
3. Sankhya Shastra
4. Yoga

Q. Which of the following smritis talks about the duties performed through the four phases of life?

1. Yajyavalka Smriti
2. Narad Smriti
3. Manu Smriti
4. Vishnu Smriti

Q. Identify the right pair(s).

1. Aranyakas- a guide for people living in hermitage
2. Upanishads- the foundation of Indian philosophy
3. Mahakavyas- something which is heard
4. Brahmanas- means to attain God or Brahma

Q. Choose the correct pair.

1. Upanishads
2. Sruti
3. Smriti
4. Darshanas
5. Philosophy
6. Vedas

Q. I am a part of the Sruti literature. I have a thousand and twenty eight mantras in me. These mantras were intended to invoke the deities and seek their blessings.

Which piece of literature am I?

1. Rigveda
2. Yajurveda
3. Atharvaveda
4. Samaveda

Q. Which rishi explained the philosophy of Nyaya?

1. Rishi Kanad
2. Rishi Kapila
3. Rishi Gautama
4. Rishi Patanjali

Q. Who wrote the Ramayana?

1. Valmiki
2. Vyasa
3. Manu
4. Jaimini

Q. Which of the following contains the code of Hindu law?

1. Yajyavalka Smriti
2. Narad Smriti
3. Vishnu Smriti
4. Manu Smriti

Q. Which of the following Vedas is considered to be the oldest?

1. Samaveda
2. Atharvaveda
3. Rigveda
4. Yajurveda

Q. The early Vedic literature, also known as Sruti comprises the four Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Painted Grey Ware (PGW), a notable archaeological feature of the Vedic period has been excavated from which of the following places?

1. Hastinapur
2. Gurdaspur
3. Ahichchhatra
4. Nalanda
5. Mathura
6. Bhagwanpura
7. Kaushambi
8. Vikramshila