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Q-1)   The largest number of Rigvedic hymns are devoted to :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Rigvedic hymns are dedicated to various deities, chief of whom are Indra, a heroic god praised for having slain his enemy Vrtra; Agni, the sacrificial fire; and Soma, the sacred potion or the plant it is made from.


Q-2)   In the Rigveda, the first hymn of a Mandala is often addressed to :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The first hymn of each Mandala has addressed to Agni and his name is the first word of the Rigveda. The remaining hymns are mainly addressed to Indra, Varuna, Mitra, the Ashvins, the Maruts, Usas, Surya, Rbhus, Rudra, Vayu, Brhaspati, Visnu, Heaven and Earth, and all the Gods.


Q-3)   Which one of the following assemblies was also called Narishta meaning a resolution that cannot be broken?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Sabha is called Narishta which meant a ‘resolution of many’ that cannot be broken. It performed the executive functions. In the later Vedic period it lost its importance due to the rise of royal power.


Q-4)   Which of the following rivers is referred to as Matetama, Devitama and Naditama in the Rigveda?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The river Sarswati is referred to as Matetama, Devitama and Naditama in Rigveda. The Saraswati is praised lavishly in the Rigveda as the best of all the rivers, especially in the Nadistuti Sukta.


Q-5)   Which of the following Upanishad is the smallest?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Mandukya Upanishad is the smallest among the ten principal Upanishads. Though being smallest in size, it is highest in philosophy and deals with the subject of Pure Consciousness directly.


Q-6)   Which of the following Purusarthas is not a part of Trivarga?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Artha, Dharma and Kama are a part of Trivarga. But Moksh is not a part of Trivarga, it is a part of Chaturvarga.


Q-7)   Which of the following Puranaa is the earliest?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Matsya Purana is one of the oldest of the 18 post-Vedic Hindu scriptures called the Puranas. It narrates the story of Matsya, the first of ten major Avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu.


Q-8)   Ashtadhyayi was written by :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Ashtadhyayi is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 6th to 5th century BC by the Indian grammarian Panini. This is one of the earliest known grammars of Sanskrit language.


Q-9)   Which of the following Brahmana texts belongs to Atharvaveda?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Gopatha Brahmana is the only Brahmana, a genre of the prose texts describing the Vedic rituals, associated with the Atharvaveda.


Q-10)   The Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Gayatri Mantra is a highly revered mantra, based on a Vedic Sanskrit verse from a hymn of the Rigveda. The Gayatri mantra is dedicated to Savitr, is hence called Savitri. It is considered to be among the holiest mantras of Hinduism.