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(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Yajurveda
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
Which of the following characteristic(s) describes the nature of religion according to the Rig Veda?
- Rig Vedic religion can be described as a naturalistic polytheism.
- There are striking similarities between the Rig Vedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian Avesta.
- Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the house of the priest who was called yajaman.
- Vedic sacrifices were of two kinds – those conducted by the household and those that required ritual specialists.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer »Answer: (c)
Even though monotheism characterizes some of the hymns of Rig Veda, naturalistic polytheism and monism can be discerned in the religion of the hymns of Rig Veda.
Like the rigvedic Aryans the ancient Iranians worshipped gods like Mitr,Vayu and Verutraghna. They also wore the scared thread and worshipped fire etc. Initially sacrifices were simple, house hold duties performed by the oldest male member of the house yajmana who acted as priest and the oldest female member. yajmana patni(wife of the householder) who assisted in the act.
The agnihotra was a simple domestic sacrifice to be performed daily by the head of a Dvija household in the morning and the evening. Other involved the participation of many different ritual specialists along with their assistants.
Question : 2
‘Vaishya’ word is mentioned in Rig Veda—
a) Never
b) Thrice
c) Once
d) Twice
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 3
The name of which of the Rig Vedic rivers implies ‘fair dwellings’??
a) Kubha
b) Krumu
c) Suvastu
d) Sarasvati
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 4
In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
a) Sanskrit
b) Pali
c) Urdu
d) Hindi
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
Match the following.
List-I | List-II |
(a) Atharvaveda | 1. God Grace |
(b) Rig Veda | 2. Sacrifice process |
(c) Yajurveda | 3. Medicine |
(d) Samaveda | 4. Music |
a) 3 1 2 4
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 1 2 3 4
d) 3 4 1 2
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 6
(A) is the statement of fact, (R) is the explanation or cause of it? Choose the correct answer with the help of the codes given:
(A): ‘Vidath’, ‘Sabha’ and ‘Samiti’, assemblies representing or consisting of the people that existed in the Rigvedic period.
(R): The form of government in the Rigvedic period was republican.
a) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
b) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
c) (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)
d) (A) and (R) both are correct but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
Answer »Answer: (a)
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