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11. Sanskrit is a part of a family of languages known as _____.
A. Indo-European
B. Indo-Asian
C. Indo-Tibetan
D. Indo-Dravidian
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION : The Vedas were written in Sanskrit, which belongs to the Indo-European family of languages.
12. India was named ‘Bharat’ after the name of the Bharat clan. In which of the following Vedas is this clan. In which of the following Vedas is this clan first mentioned?
A. Atharveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Samaveda
D. Rigveda
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: Bharatas were the Vedic tribe mentioned in Rigveda. The name Bharata was used for a group of people who lived in the northwest, and who are mentioned in the Rigveda, the earliest composition in Sanskrit. Later it was used for the country.
13. Which of the following is the oldest text of ancient India?
A. Mahabhashya
B. Arthashastra
C. Rig Veda
D. Manu Smriti
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text.
14. The Purva Mimansa school of philosophy was found by ____in ancient India.
A. Vyasa
B. Kapila
C. Patanjali
D. Jaimini
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:The Mimamsa Sutra (Sanskrit: मीमांसा सूत्र, Mīmāṁsā Sūtra) or the Purva Mimamsa Sutras (ca. 300–200 BCE), written by Rishi Jaimini is one of the most important ancient Hindu philosophical texts. It forms the basis of Mimamsa, the earliest of the six orthodox schools (darshanas) of Indian philosophy.
15 . A wealthy person in the early Vedic period was known as _____.
A. Duhitri
B. Gaveshna
C. Gomat
D. Ravi
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:A wealthy person was known as gomat i.e, the owner of cattle.
16. In which of the following vedas was Dasarajna was mentioned?
A. Yajurveda
B. Samveda
C. Rigveda
D. Atharvaveda
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION :Dasarajna war (the war of ten kings) was mentioned in the Rigveda. This war was fought between the Puru and Bharata tribes and was one of the earliest recorded conflicts in ancient India.
17. The main social unit of the Aryan was _____.
A. Rajan
B. Parisad
C. Gana
D. Jana
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: The main (Chief) Social unit was called Jana or tribe. There were several tribal kingdoms during the Rig Vedic period such as Bharatas, Matsyas, Yadus, and the Purus. The head of the kingdom was called Rajan or king.
18. How many Vedangas are there in total?
A. Ten
B. Six
C. Five
D. Two
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:The Vedanga are six auxiliary disciplines of Hinduism that developed in ancient times and have been connected with the study of the Vedas. They are as follows: Shiksha (Phonetics) Kalpa (Ritual Canon)
19. The iron implement site of Hastinapur was found in which present day state of India?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Madya Pradesh
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Hastinapura, described in Hindu texts such as the Mahabharata and the Puranas as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom, is also mentioned in ancient Jain texts. Hastinapur is located on the right bank of the Ganga river.
20. Which of the following Vedas dealt with music?
A. Samaveda
B. Rigveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:The Samaveda (Sanskrit: सामवेद, IAST: Sāmaveda, from सामन्, “song” and वेद, “knowledge”), is the Veda of melodies and chants. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, and is one of the sacred scriptures in Hinduism.