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Vedic literature is also known as:
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question_answer2)
Who was the founder of Vedic culture?
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question_answer3)
The word 'Aryan' denotes:
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The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was:
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question_answer5)
Who is the most important God in Rigaveda?
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question_answer6)
Who wrote a book 'Return of the Aryans'?
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question_answer7)
Which river lias not been mentioned in Rigveda?
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question_answer8)
Which of the following is the major impact of Vedic culture on Indian history?
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question_answer9)
Which of the following Vedic deities is not mentioned in the Boghazkoi inscription?
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question_answer10)
Who of the following was the God of morality during the Rigvedic times?
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question_answer11)
The river Chenab was known during the Vedic period by the name:
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question_answer12)
Which one of the following assemblies was also called Narishta meaning a resolution that cannot be broken?
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question_answer13)
Which of the following does not come under Shruti literature?
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question_answer14)
The Vedic river Vitasta has been identified with:
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question_answer15)
Which of the following Brahmana texts belongs to Atharvaveda?
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question_answer16)
Who of the following led the confederacy of ten kings against Sudasa?
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question_answer17)
Dasarajana was:
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question_answer18)
Which part of Rigveda gives an account of the origin of the Universe?
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question_answer19)
The famous 'Battle of Kings between Bharat and the host often kings was fought near the river:
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question_answer20)
Which one of the following Vedic Gods depicts an association with the Sun?
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question_answer21)
Which of the following is concerned with origin of Indian
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Which one of the following is described in Upanishad?
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question_answer23)
Which of die following Purusarthas is not a part of Trivarga?
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question_answer24)
Who of the following has opened that the original homeland of the Aryan was Arctic region?
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question_answer25)
In Rigveda, maximum number of shlokas are written in the memory of:
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question_answer26)
How many times does the word 'Jana' occur in the Rigveda?
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question_answer27)
Which of the following assemblies was normally involved in the election of king?
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question_answer28)
The expounder of Yoga philosophy was :
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question_answer29)
The word Gotra occurs for the first time in:
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question_answer30)
The word Visamatta was used in the latter Vedic Age for:
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question_answer31)
In the Vedic Period, which animal was known as 'Aghanya'?
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question_answer32)
Which of the following Samhitas of Yajurveda contains only hymns and no prose?
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question_answer33)
The game of 'dice' was part of the ritual of:
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question_answer34)
The rivers Ganga and Yamuna are mentioned for the first time in:
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question_answer35)
The Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to:
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question_answer36)
Who among the fowling was a Brahmavadini that composed some hymn of the Vedas?
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question_answer37)
The river most mentioned in Rigveda is:
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question_answer38)
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the:
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question_answer39)
The flood Legend in which a divine fish has been described as rescuing Manu occurs in detail in :
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question_answer40)
Which of the following is the Samhita of the Sliukia Yajurveda?
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question_answer41)
Who was the priest of the Bharatas in the battle of ten kings?
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question_answer42)
To which Sakha does the published Rigveda Samhita belong?
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question_answer43)
Satpatha Brahmana is related to:
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King Asvapati of the Upanisliadic Age was die ruler of:
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question_answer45)
Which of the following Upnishads is written in prose?
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question_answer46)
Who among the following Vedic deities bears resemblance with Avestan God 'Ahurmazda'?
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question_answer47)
Who among the following was a commentator of the Manusmriti?
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Which of the following is also called Adhvaryuveda?
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Which of the following Mandates is completely devoted to the Vedic God Soma?
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question_answer50)
With whom is the Yadu tribe mostly paired in the Rigveda?
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question_answer51)
The earliest reference to Devakiputra Krishna occurs in:
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question_answer52)
Which one of the following primarily deals with the construction of sacrificial altars?
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question_answer53)
In the Rigveda, the first hymn of a Mandala is often addressed to:
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question_answer54)
Who is the propounder of the theory that the Rigvedic Aryans and the Harappans might have been the same people?
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question_answer55)
Who was the most celebrated craftsman in the Vedic Age?
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question_answer56)
A story of Sunahsesha, in which his father Ajigarta is stated to have sold him to Harishchandra, occurs in
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question_answer57)
Which of the following Upnisads includes Itihasa-Purana in the list of subjects to be taught to disciples?
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Which of the following Mandalas of Rigveda is described the battle of ten kings?
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question_answer59)
Who among the following wrote Sanskrit grammar?
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question_answer60)
Who wrote the first textbook on Jyotish?
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question_answer61)
Ashtadhyayi was written by:
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The words "Satyameva Jayate' in the state emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?
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question_answer63)
The great law given of ancient time was :
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Which of the following Upnishad is the earliest?
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The largest number of Rigvedic hymns are devoted to :
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question_answer66)
During the Rigvedic period, 'Niska' was an ornament of;
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question_answer67)
Which of the following were regarded as the hub of Aryan culture during the later Vedic period?
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question_answer68)
Winch of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan's movement from Iran to India?
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question_answer69)
Name the tribe which does not belong to the Panchajana of Rigvedic Aryans?
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In which of the Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as two daughters of Prajapati?
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The largest number of the Mantras in Rigveda belong to :
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question_answer72)
Which of die following Upanishad is the smallest?
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Which of the following Puranas is the earliest?
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The economy of Rigvedic time was :
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Who among the following is regarded as War God in Rigveda?
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question_answer76)
Sayana the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronised by:
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Which of the following rivers is referred to as Matetama, Devitama and Naditama in the Rigveda?
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The word Yava mentioned in Rigveda is used for which agricultural product?
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question_answer79)
Match the rivers of List-I with their vedic mines given in List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Sutlej | 1. Vipasha |
B. Beas | 2. Sutudari |
C. Ravi | 3. Asikini |
D. Chenab | 4. Parushni |
Codes:
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B)
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question_answer80)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Rigveda | 1. Gopatha Brahman |
B. Yajuiveda | 2. Satapatha Brahman |
C. Samaveda | 3. Aitareya Brahman |
D. Atharvaveda | 4. Tandya Brahman |
Codes:
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B)
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Which of the following animals have been mentioned in the Rigveda?
1. Cow |
2. Horse |
3. Goat |
4. Buffalo |
Indicate your answer from die codes given below:
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Samhita) | List-II (Upanisad) |
A. Rigveda | 1. Chhandogya |
B. Yajurveda | 2. Mundaka |
C. Samaveda | 3. Katha |
D. Atiharvaveda | 4. Kaushitaki |
Codes:
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B)
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question_answer83)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion [A]: Vedas are known as Shruti. |
Reason (R): Vedas have been passed on from one generation to another through verbal transmission. |
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Arrange these divine powers of Rigvedic period in the order of their importance
1. Varuna |
2. Agni |
3. Indra |
4. Soma |
Select the correct sequence from the codes given below: Codes:
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question_answer85)
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I | List-II |
A. Rigveda | 1. Dhanurveda |
B. Yajuiveda | 2. Gandharveda |
C. Samaveda | 3. Shilpveda |
D. Atharvaveda | 4. Ayurveda |
Codes:
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B)
C)
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question_answer86)
Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct?
1. The Upveda of Rigveda is Ayurveda |
2. Satpatha Brahman related to Yajurveda is lengthiest of all the Brahmans |
3. Samaveda contains hymns sung by particular type of priests known as Udgatori. |
4. The Upveda of Samveda in Adhwaryu. |
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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question_answer87)
Regarding women in the Vedic period, which of the following are correct?
1. They were allowed to study |
2. They held good positions |
3. They did not practice Purdah system |
4. They attended Sabha and Samiti |
Which of the given above statements are correct?
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B)
3 and 4 done
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C)
2 and 3 done
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D)
All of these done
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question_answer88)
Match List-I with List-II and choose correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Rigvedic name) | List-II (Modern name) |
A. Gomati | 1. Gomal |
B. Kurmu | 2. Kurram |
C. Suvaster | 3. Swati |
D. Drishadvati | 4. Ghaggar |
Codes:
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer89)
Consider the following statements:
1. Indra was the most prominent God in the Rigvedic period. |
2. Vishwamitra had composed Gaytri Mantra. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 only done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer90)
The standard unit of value, used as medium of exchange during the Vedic period, was :
A)
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C)
Both [a] and [b] done
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D)
Pana done
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question_answer91)
During the Rigvedic period the purpose of worshipping the gods was to :
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D)
Attain salvation done
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question_answer92)
The Rigvedic concept of Rita denotes the :
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D)
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question_answer93)
Match the following Vedic gods with actual status or functions and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
[a] Pushan | 1. God of heaven and father of Surya |
[b] Savitri | 2. Mother of Surya |
[c] Aditi | 3. God of light |
[d] Dyaus | 4. God of marriages |
Codes:
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer94)
Which of the following Vedic sages are said to have been dasiputras? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below ?
(1) Kavasa Ailusa | (2) Dirghatamas |
(3) Visvamitra | (4) Bhrigu |
A)
Only 1 done
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B)
Only 2 done
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C)
1 and 2 done
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D)
2 and 4 done
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question_answer95)
DIRECTION: Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
A-The Rigvedic king did not maintainan administrative machinery. R -The Rigvedic economy could not support a large administrative machinery. |
A)
If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A done
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B)
If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A done
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C)
A is true but R is fasle done
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D)
A is false but R is true done
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question_answer96)
DIRECTION: Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
A- In the later- Vedic age the kingship became hereditary. R- A formula from the Satapatha Brahmana is used to secure kingship for ten generations. |
A)
If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A done
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B)
If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A done
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C)
A is true but R is fasle done
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D)
A is false but R is true done
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question_answer97)
DIRECTION: Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
A-The later-Vedic people gradually left their pastoralist and semi-nomadic subsistence strategies. R-The importance of agriculturc as a means of livelihood grew rapidly during the later-Vedic phase. |
A)
If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A done
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B)
If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A done
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C)
A is true but R is fasle done
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D)
A is false but R is true done
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question_answer98)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Abhidhamma Pitaka | 1. Matters of doctrine and ethics |
B. Sutta Pitaka | 2. Rules of monk order |
C. Vmaya Pitaka | 3. Members of great community |
D. Mahasanghika | 4. Matters of psychology and metaphysics |
Codes:
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer99)
Match list 'A' with list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I |
List-II |
A. Shiksha |
1. Ritual |
B. Kalpa |
2. Grammar |
C. Vydkarana |
3. Pronunciation |
D. Nirukta |
4. Metrc |
E. Chhanda |
5. Astronomy |
F. Jyotisha |
6. Etymology |
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer100)
Match list 'A' with list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I |
List-II |
A. Vitasta |
1. Ravi |
B. Asikni |
2. Chenab |
C. Parushri |
3. Jhelam |
D. Satudri |
4. Beas |
E. Vipasa |
5. Sutlej |
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer101)
Match list 'A with list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I |
List-II |
A. Langala |
l. Does not appear in the Rigveda |
B. Phala |
2. Leather strap of the plough |
C. Sita |
3. Ploughshare |
D. Hala |
4. Furrows |
E. Varatra |
5. Plough |
Codes:
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer102)
Match list 'A' with list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List 'A' |
List 'B' |
[A] Satapatha Brahmana |
1. Atharvaveda |
[B] Gopatha Brahmana |
2. Samaveda |
[C] Jaimimya Brahmana |
3. Krisna Yajurveda |
[D] Taittiriya Brahmana |
4. Shukla Yajurveda |
Codes:
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer103)
Match list 'A' with list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I | List-II |
[A] Hotri | 1. Atharvaveda |
[B] Udgatri | 2. Rigveda |
[C] Adhvaryu | 3. Samaveda |
[D] Brahmana | 4. Yajurveda |
Codes:
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer104)
Rajasekhara's marriage to Avantisundari is an example of
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Savama marriage done
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Anuloma marriage done
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D)
Pratiloma marriage done
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question_answer105)
Who among the following believed in the theory of Bheda- abheda?
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D)
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question_answer106)
The temple of Angkorwat in Combodia was dedicated to
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question_answer107)
How many of the sixteen Mahajanapadas were situated in the Ganga valley?
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8 done
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B)
9 done
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C)
10 done
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D)
11 done
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question_answer108)
In which Mahajanapada was situated the city of Mahishmati?
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B)
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C)
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D)
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question_answer109)
In which type of marriage, payment of bride price was a condition?
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question_answer110)
Who among the following was considered to be first successor for Stridhana?
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question_answer111)
Timvachakam, which occupies a place in Tamil sacred literature analogous to the Upanishads, contains the compositions of
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question_answer112)
Which one of the following Janapadas was republican state in sixth century BC?
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C)
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D)
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question_answer113)
Which of the following texts supplies evidence for polyandry?
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C)
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Ramayana done
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question_answer114)
Ancient Pushkalavati has been identified with
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question_answer115)
The mention of Ayodhya occurs for the first time in
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question_answer116)
The area between rivers Saraswati and Drisadvati as been defined by the Manusmriti as
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question_answer117)
Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was
A)
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question_answer118)
The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
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Samyukta Nikaya done
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D)
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question_answer119)
Who among the following discovered the Monsoon?
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Homer done
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D)
Ptotemy done
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question_answer120)
Who of the following has been compared to Parashuram in the Puranas?
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Pushyamitra Sunga done
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D)
Mahapadma Nanda done
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question_answer121)
The southern most Mahajanapada was
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C)
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D)
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question_answer122)
Name of the Mahajanapada which was a confederacy of eight republican clans?
A)
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B)
Magadha done
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C)
Vaiji done
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D)
Malla done
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question_answer123)
Which of these epics is also known as Satasalisri Samhita?
A)
Ramayana done
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B)
Mahabharata done
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C)
Rigveda done
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D)
Manusmriti done
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question_answer124)
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Mahajanpada) |
List-II (Capital) |
A. Matsya |
1.Potana |
B. Asmaka |
2. Virat |
C. Anga |
3. Champa |
D. Chedi |
4. Shuktimati |
Codes:
A)
A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
done
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B)
A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 done
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C)
A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 done
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D)
A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 done
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question_answer125)
Arrange the following Mahajanpadas moving from west to east in the correct order:
1. Avanti |
2. Magadha |
3. Matsya |
4. Kosala |
A)
1234 done
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B)
1342 done
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C)
1324 done
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D)
1432 done
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question_answer126)
Consider the following statements:
1. Bimbisara had founded Pataliputra |
2. Vajji was the ancient name of the north Bihar. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 only done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer127)
Consider the following statements:
1. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Anguttara Nikaya. |
2. Asmaka Mahajanpada was situated on the bank of Godawari. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 only done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer128)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Timkkural | 1.Ilangoadigal |
B. Shilpadikaram | 2. Sattanar |
C. Manimakhlai | 3. Tolkappiyar |
D. Tolkappiyam | 4. Tiruvalluvar |
Codes:
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer129)
DIRECTION: Rread the following instructions carefully: |
Assertion A: The term gahapati was not generally applied to the members of the Kshatriya clans or king's servants. Reason R: The Kshatriya clans of the gamrajyas held the land in common and there was no private ownership. |
A)
if only 'Assertion' is correct. done
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B)
if only 'Reason' is correct. done
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C)
if both 'Assertion' and 'Reason' are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. done
clear
D)
if both 'Assertion' and 'Reason' are correct but 'Reason' is not the correct explanation of 'Assertion'. done
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question_answer130)
DIRECTION: Rread the following instructions carefully: |
Assertion A: The early guilds were transformed into jatis. Reason R: The guilds of artisans resided in a particular section of a town developing a close-knit relationship. |
A)
if only 'Assertion' is correct. done
clear
B)
if only 'Reason' is correct. done
clear
C)
if both 'Assertion' and 'Reason' are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. done
clear
D)
if both 'Assertion' and 'Reason' are correct but 'Reason' is not the correct explanation of 'Assertion'. done
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question_answer131)
DIRECTION: Rread the following instructions carefully: |
Assertion A: The idea of territory was strengthened during the post-Vedic period. Reason R: People now owed allegiance to the janapada rather that to the tribe they belonged. |
A)
if only 'Assertion' is correct. done
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B)
if only 'Reason' is correct. done
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C)
if both 'Assertion' and 'Reason' are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. done
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D)
if both 'Assertion' and 'Reason' are correct but 'Reason' is not the correct explanation of 'Assertion'. done
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question_answer132)
Match list 'A' with the list 'B' and choose the correct answer from die codes given below :
List-?A? | List-?B? |
1. Panchala | A. Mathura |
2. Matsya | B. Ahichchhatra |
3. Shurasena | C. Viratanagara |
4. Assaka | D. Potali |
Codes:
A)
1-A 2-B 3-C 4-D done
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B)
1-B 2-A 3-D 4-C done
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C)
1-B 2-C 3-A 4-D done
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D)
1-A 2-C 3-B 4-D done
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question_answer133)
List 'A' consists of die technical expressions used in the ganarajya type of state and the List 'B' consists of their functions. Match them and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-?A? | List-?B? |
1. Asana-prajnapaka | A. Referendum |
2. Shalaka-gahapaka | B. Whip |
3. Ganapuraka | C. Seat-betokener |
4. Ubhahika | D. Ballot-collector |
Codes:
A)
1-C 2-D 3-A 4-B done
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B)
1-A 2-B 3-D 4-C done
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C)
1-C 2-D 3-B 4-A done
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D)
1-A 2-B 3-C 4-D done
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question_answer134)
Consider the following statement about votive inscriptions in die second centmy BC?
1. They records gifts made to religious institutions |
2. They tell us about die idea of transference of the meritorious results of die action of one person |
Which of the statements given above is are correct?
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 only done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer135)
The Agrahara in early India was:
A)
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die grant of land to officers and soldiers done
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D)
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question_answer136)
Patanjali was
A)
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question_answer137)
In ancient India, the Taudhey as' were
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C)
a republican tribe done
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D)
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question_answer138)
Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? [2008-II]
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question_answer139)
The Ashtadhyayi of Panini, the Mahabhasya of Patanjali and the Kashika Vritti of Jayaditya deal with [2009-I]
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question_answer140)
Which one among die following statements regarding Jorwe Culture is not correct? [2012-I]
A)
Pravara-Godavari Valley was the nuclear zone of Jorwe Culture done
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B)
The main sites of Jorwe Culture are Daimabad, Inamgaon, Jorwe and Nevasa done
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C)
At Daimabad, one gets archaeological evidence of symbolic burial done
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D)
Practically all settlement in the Northern Deccan were suddenly deserted done
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question_answer141)
Several nationalist leaders in India wrote commentaries on the Bhagvad Geeta to argue the case for an ethical foundation to Indian nationalism, who among the following is an exception to it? [2012-II]
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Mahatma Gandhi done
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak done
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Ram Manohar Lohia done
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question_answer142)
Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct? [2014-I]
A)
All Mahajanapadas were oligarchies where power was exercised by a group of people done
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B)
All Mahajanapadas yvw located in Eastern India done
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C)
No army was maintained by the Mahaj anapadas done
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D)
Buddhist and jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapadas done
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question_answer143)
Which one of the following statements about Rig Veda is not correct? [2014-I]
A)
Deities were worshipped dirough prayer and sacrificial rituals done
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B)
The Gods are presented as powerful, who could be made to intervene in die world of men via the performance of sacrifices done
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C)
The Gods were supposed to partake of the offerings as they were consumed by the fire done
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D)
The sacrifices were performed in the temples done
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question_answer144)
Which of the following characteristic(s) describes the nature of religion according to the Rig Veda? [2015-I]
1. Rig Vedic religion can be described a naturalistic polydieism. |
2. There are striking similarities between the Rig Vedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian Avesta. |
3. Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the house of the priest who was called yajaman. |
4. Vedic sacrifices were of two kind - those conducted by die household and those that required rituals specialists. |
Select the correct answer using the code give below:
A)
3 only done
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B)
1 and 2 only done
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C)
1, 2, 3 and 4 done
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D)
1, 2 and 4 only done
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question_answer145)
An inscription of 14th century B.C. which describes the Vedic Gods, has been found in - [UP-PCS (M) 2016]
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Boghaz-Koi done
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C)
Babylon done
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Bisotun done
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question_answer146)
Consider the following sentences regarding Kshatriyas.
1. According to the Sliastras, only Kshtriyas could be kings. |
2. Political power was effectively open to anyone who could muster support and resources, and rarely dependent on birth as a Kshatriya. |
3. Select the correct option from the codes given below: |
A)
Only 1 done
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B)
Only 2 done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer147)
Consider the following sentences -
1. The Sanskrit used in the Mahabharata is far simpler than that of the Vedas. |
2. The earliest inscriptions were in Prakrit, a name for languages used by ordinary people. |
Select die correct option from the codes given below:
A)
Only 1 done
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B)
Only 2 done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer148)
Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda? [MP-PSC (F) 2017]
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Gopatha Brahmana done
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C)
Shatapatha Brahamana done
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D)
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question_answer149)
Match the List -I with List - II and choose your answer from the codes given below-
List-I | List-II |
a. Srauta Sutras | 1. Sacred and secular law and administration |
b. Grihya Sutras | 2. Rules for the performance of the great sacrifices |
c. Dharma Sutras | 3. Directions for the simple ceremonies of daily life |
d. Sulva Sutras | 4. Rules of the measurement and building a place of sacrifice and the fire altars |
Codes:-
A)
a-1 b-2 c-3 d-4 done
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B)
a-3 b-2 c-4 d-1 done
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C)
a-4 b-3 c-2 d-1 done
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D)
a-2 b-3 c-1 d-4 done
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question_answer150)
Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rig Veda Samheta?
A)
There are about 300 non - Indo - European words in Rig Veda done
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B)
There is a reference to Dasarajna' (Battle of ten kings) in the Rig Veda done
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C)
It is mentioned in the Rig Veda that the Bharata Chief Sudas fauglit against a confederacy of ten tribes done
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D)
Punis sided with Bharata in the battle of ten kings. done
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question_answer151)
Who was the founder of Karnata dynasty?
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question_answer152)
In Mahabharat by what name were tlie Kuninda-kings known? [UK-PSC 2016]
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Who was the founder of die Nanda Dynasty in Magadha? [UK-PSC 2016]
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question_answer154)
Who of the following Gods was considered as War-God in the Vedic Pantheon? [UK-PSC 2016]
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question_answer155)
In context of Indian culture 'Rit' means- [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
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question_answer156)
The statement 'Tamsoma Jyotirgamaya' was originally mentioned in [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
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question_answer157)
In the period of Mahabharat, the name of Mahanadi was- [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
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question_answer158)
The literal meaning of which Upanishada is white horse? [Chhatis G-PSC 2016]
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question_answer159)
For which of the following rulers 'Ekabrahmana' has been used? [UP-RO 2016]
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question_answer160)
The Rig Veda is the- [UP-RO 2016]
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In the Vedic period, which animal was known as "Aghanya"? [UP-PCS 2008]
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question_answer162)
The total number of Puranas are [UP-PCS 2009]
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According to the Puranas, original place of the rulers of lunar dynasty was [UP-PCS 2009]
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question_answer164)
Mention of which of the following rivers in the Rigveda suggests the Aryan's connection with Afghanistan? [UP-PCS 2010]
A. Asikni |
B. Purushni |
C. Kubha, Kurmu |
D. Vipaus, Suturdi |
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question_answer165)
Match List -I with List - II and select the correct answer from: [UP-PCS 2012]
List-I (Vedic Rivers) | List-II (Modem Names) |
A. Kubha | 1. Gandak |
B. Parusni | 2. Kabul |
C. Sadanira | 3. Ravi |
D. Sutudri | 4. Sutlej |
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question_answer166)
The earliest occurrence of the mantra famous as Gayatri Mantra is found in the following text: [UP-PCS 2013]
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