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Questions : The flood Legend in which a divine fish has been described as rescuing Manu occurs in detail in :

(a) Satapatha Brahmana

(b) Aitareya Brahmana

(c) Vajasaneyi samhita

(d) Rigveda samhita

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Hindu flood myth from the Satapatha Brahmana, the Matsya Avatar saves the pious and the first man, Manu, and advises him to build a giant boat.

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Question : 1

Which of the following assemblies was normally involved in the election of king?

a) Gana

b) Vidatha

c) Samiti

d) Sabha

Answer: (c)

Sabha and Samiti were the two popular assemblies existed in Vedic period. The most important work of the Samiti was to elect the king.

Question : 2

The economy of Rigvedic time was :

a) Mixed

b) None of these

c) Rural

d) Urban

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

Which of the following was the centre of Aryan activity in the later Vedic period?

a) From the Yamuna to the western border of Bengal

b) The Punjab and Delhi region

c) Uttarapatha

d) The Aryavarta

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rig-Vedic Aryans?

a) They were acquainted with the use of iron

b) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important form of wealth

c) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare

d) They were acquainted with horses, chariots and the use of bronze

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Which one of the following sites is not associated with Painted Grey Ware ?

a) Noh

b) Tripuri

c) Satwali

d) Gilaulikhera

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

The Vedic river Vitasta has been identified with :

a) Chenab

b) Beas

c) Jhelum

d) Ravi

Answer: (c)

The river Jhelum is called Vitasta in the Rigveda. The Vitasta is mentioned as one of the major rivers by the holy scriptures of the IndoAryans — the Rigveda.

It has been speculated that the Vitasta must have been one of the seven rivers (Sapta Sindhu) mentioned so many times in the Rigveda.

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