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Vedic culture - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Satapatha Brahmana is associated with
    1. Yajurveda
    2. Atharvaveda
    3. Samaveda
    4. Rigveda
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  2. Question 2

    Aitareya Brahmana is associated with
    1. Samaveda
    2. Yajurveda
    3. Atharvaveda
    4. Rigveda
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  3. Question 3

    Oldest Name of Mahabharata
    1. Jaya Samhita
    2. Brihatkatha
    3. Brahmins
    4. None of above
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  4. Question 4

    The word Satyameva Jayate is taken from?
    1. Yajurveda
    2. Mundaka Upanishad
    3. Chhandogya Upanishad
    4. Purans
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  5. Question 5

    The Greatest Law giver in Ancient India was
    1. Vatsyayanb
    2. Ashoka
    3. Manu
    4. Panini
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  6. Question 6

    Ayas described in Rigveda is?
    1. Metal
    2. Pot
    3. Grain
    4. Cattle
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  7. Question 7

    Ayas term is used for the which of the following metal in early Rig Vedic time?
    1. Iron
    2. Copper
    3. Silver
    4. Gold
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  8. Question 8

    Brihi described in Rigveda is
    1. Cow
    2. Barley
    3. Paddy
    4. Wheat
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  9. Question 9

    The first permanent home of the Aryans in India was?
    1. Punjab
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Kashmir
    4. Gujrat
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  10. Question 10

    Gayatri Mantra addressed to Goddess Savitri in which Mandal of Rigveda?
    1. First mandal
    2. Third mandal
    3. Seventh mandal
    4. Tenth mandal
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  11. Question 11

    World's first Vedic clock was setup in which city of India?
    1. Lucknow
    2. Surat
    3. Jaipur
    4. Ujjain
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  12. Question 12

    The Atharvaveda is a collection of how many khandas?
    1. 10
    2. 5
    3. 20
    4. 15
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  13. Question 13

    The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns organised into Ten books known as
    1. Mandals
    2. Suktas
    3. Padapatha
    4. Anudatta
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  14. Question 14

    Which one of the following is Non Aryan Veda?
    1. Rig Veda
    2. Sama Veda
    3. Yajur Veda
    4. Atharva Veda
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  15. Question 15

    Vedic literature is also known as
    1. Shruti
    2. Smriti
    3. Sanhita
    4. Vedanga
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  16. Question 16

    The word Veda derived from Vid refers to
    1. Truth
    2. Karma
    3. Knowledge
    4. Energy
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following was the basic unit of Vedic Society?
    1. Jana
    2. Vidatha
    3. Parivar
    4. Sangc
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  18. Question 18

    During which period the Vedic Literature was composed?
    1. 1000 BC
    2. 3000 BC to 2500 BC
    3. 1500 BC to 1000 BC
    4. 1200 BC to 1000 BC
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  19. Question 19

    The word Aryan denotes
    1. Cultivation
    2. A Race
    3. Pastoral society
    4. Brahmachari
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  20. Question 20

    The Upanishads were compiled around
    1. 600 BC
    2. 800 BC
    3. 1000 BC
    4. 1600 BC to 600 BC
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