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- Because of non-Aryan resistance the Aryans could not move towards east in the Later Vedic Period.
- The king performed various rituals and sacrifices to strengthen his position during the Later Vedic Period.
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) None
(d) 1 and 2 both
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
The Aryans further moved towards east in the Later Vedic Period.The Satapatha Brahmana refers to the expansion of Aryans to the eastern Gangetic plains.
During the Later Vedic Period the king performed various rituals and sacrifices to strengthen his position. They include Rajasuya (consecration ceremony), Asvamedha (horse sacrifice) and Vajpeya (chariot race). The kings also assumed titles like Rajavisvajanan, Ahilabhuvanapathi, (lord of all earth), Ekrat and Samrat (sole ruler).
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Question : 1
The largest number of Rigvedic hymns are devoted to :
a) Rudra
b) Vishnu
c) Indra
d) Agni
Answer »Answer: (c)
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.
Question : 2
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the :
a) Kathopanishad
b) Kenopanishad
c) Mundakopnishad
d) Chhandogyopanishad
Answer »Answer: (a)
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama about transmigration of soul is mentioned in the Kathopanishad.
Question : 3
The Rigvedic hymns can be treated as being historically fairly authentic because
a) The events described in them are corroborated by Avesthan Gathas.
b) They are the earliest of the Vedic literature
c) Their composition was contemporary with the period described
d) They give a chronological account of the historical events
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 4
Which of the following Upnishads is written in prose?
a) Brihadaranyaka
b) Svetasvatara
c) Katha
d) Isa
Answer »Answer: (a)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is written in the prose. It is contained within the Shatapatha Brahmana, and its status as an independent Upanishad may be considered a secondary extraction of a portion of the Brahmana text.
It consists of three sections or Khandas: the Madhu Khanda, the Yajnavalkya or the Muni Khanda and the Khila Khanda.
Question : 5
Which of the following Brahmana texts belongs to Atharvaveda?
a) Gopatha
b) Panchavinsh
c) Aitareya
d) Shatpatha
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Gopatha Brahmana is the only Brahmana, a genre of the prose texts describing the Vedic rituals, associated with the Atharvaveda.
Question : 6
Who of the following led the confederacy of ten kings against Sudasa?
a) Vashistha
b) Atri
c) Bharadwaja
d) Vishwamitra
Answer »Answer: (d)
Battle of ten kings is the story of the campaign and the decisive battle connected with sages Vishwamitra and Vashistha. Vishwamitra organized a confederacy against Sudas of all those who had enmity with Sudas.
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