Vedas

Q. The vedas were written in _____ language.

1. Prakrit
2. Tamil
3. Sanskrit
4. Pali

Q. Assertion(A): The varna system existed during the Vedic Period.

Reason(R): The 8th Mandala of Rig Veda mentions about the varna system.

1. A is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. A is true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
3. Both A and R are true.
4. Both A and R are false.

Q. What are the Aranyakas?

1. They cannot be read by those other than Siddhas.
2. They contain metaphysics.
3. They are works to be read in the forests.
4. They appear after Upanishads.

Q. The Vedas are a collection of hymns and other ancient religious texts composed in India around .

1. 2500 BCE
2. 1000 CE
3. 1000 BCE
4. 5000 BCE

Q. The early Aryans had an expressive language, but they did not write. How did they preserve their hymns, poems, and their history without writing?

1. Oral words
2. Paintings in caves
3. Monuments
4. Inscriptions on rocks

Q. Which of the following is not a part of Vedas?

1. Rig
2. Sama
3. Purana
4. Yajur

Q. What does the word 'Veda' mean?

1. Learning
2. Knowledge
3. River Saraswathi
4. Civilisation

Q. The text 'X' has the philosophical essence of Vedas and God. The text 'X' explicitly talks about karma and maya. Identify 'X'.

1. Yajur Veda
2. Puranas
3. Upanishads
4. Rig Vedas

Q. How many Vedas do we have?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 6

Q. What is the name of the most ancient Veda?

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

Q. The Aryans first settled in the .

1. Gangetic valley
2. Brahmaputra region
3. Saptasindhu region
4. Deccan plateau

Q. Which among the following statements suggests that people in the Rig Vedic period had a great memory power?

1. People pursued different professions as per their caste.
2. Contents of Rig Veda was orally passed to generations for a long period of time.
3. People of the Rig Vedic period had memory contests.
4. Rig Veda had powers that whoever read the hymns would be awarded with a great memory power.

Q. The was the earliest literature of ancient India.

1. Bible
2. Quran
3. Rig Veda
4. Bhagavad Gita

Q. Kumaram is a boy living in the Rig Vedic period. He does not like to read or write neither does he want to fight wars. He also wants to keep away from jobs like cleaning the streets or washing clothes for others. Which among the following class, do you think, should Kunal join?

1. Brahmin
2. Kshatriya
3. Vaishya
4. Shudra

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Answer in 30-40 words:

What was the content of the letter written by pedlar to Edla?