THE VEDIC CULTURE
- According to Bala Gangadhara Tilak, which is the original home of the Aryans? Arctic region
- When did Aryans enter India? About 1500 B.C.
- What is the language of Indo-Aryans? Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of the word ‘Veda’? Derived from word ‘vid’. Meaning “to know” or “Superior Knowledge”
- Name the four vedas. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva
- Which is the oldest veda/ text in the world? Rig Veda
- How many hymns are there in Rig Veda? 1028
- Which veda deals with the rules to be observed at the time of sacrifice? Yajur Veda
- Which veda deals with chanting during sacrifice? Sama Veda
- Which book is called “Book of Chants”? Sama Veda
- Which Veda deals with details of rituals? Atharva Veda
- Which book deals with treatises relating to prayer and sacrificial ceremony? Brahmanas
- Name the book which deals with soul, the absolute, the origin of the world and the mysteries of nature. The Upanishads
- What is the other name of the Aranyakas? Forest books
- Which book deals with mysticism, rites, rituals and sacrifices? the Aranyakas
- Name the author of Ramayana? Valmiki
- Name the author of Mahabharata? Vedavyas
- What is the meaning of Saptasindhu? Land of Seven Rivers
- Name the seven rivers that refer to Saptasindhu? Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Indus and Saraswathi.
- What is the basic unit of political organization? Kula or family.
- Name the leader of grama in Vedic culture? Gramani
- What is the term that is used to refer group of villages constituting a larger unit? Visu
- Who is the head of Visu? Vishayapati.
- Name the highest political unit in Vedic culture? Jana or tribe.
- Name some tribal kingdoms in the Rig Vedic period. Bharatas, Matsyas, Yadus and Purus.
- What is the head of the kingdom of Rig Vedic period called? Rajan or King
- Name the two popular bodies of Vedic period. Sabha (Council of elders) and Samiti (Assembly of entire people)
- What is the basic unit of society of Rig Vedic society called? Family or Graham
- Who is the head of the family in Rig Vedic period? Grahapathi (mainly Patriarchal)
- Name few women poets in Rig Vedic period. Apala, Viswavara, Ghosa and Lopamudra
- What is the main occupation of Rig Vedic Aryans? Cattle rearing
- Name the trade system that was practised in Rig Vedic period. Barter system
- Name the gold coin used in Rig Vedic period? Nishka
- Name few gods of Rig Vedic period? Prithvi (Earth), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Wind), Varuna (Rain) and Indra (Thunder).
- Who is the most popular god in Rig Vedic period? Indra
- Name the female gods of Rig Vedic period? Aditi and Ushas
- Name the kingdoms that flourished in Later Vedic period? Kuru and Panchala
- Name two famous rulers of Kuru Kingdom. Parikshat and Janamejaya
- Pravahana Jaivali was a popular king of which kingdom? Panchalas.
- Ajatasatru was the famous king of which kingdom? Kasi
- What is the capital of Videha kingdom? Mithila.
- Janaka was the ruler of which kingdom in Later Vedic period? Videha
- The scholar Yajnavalkya was found in which king’s court? Janaka
- Name the three divisions of India in later Vedic period? Aryavarta (northern India), Madhyadesa (central India) and Dakshinapatha (southern India)
- What was janapadas in later Vedic period made of? Jana or tribes
- What was the term used to refer horse sacrifice in later Vedic period? Asvamedha
- Name the main occupation in late Vedic period? Agriculture
- Name a foreign country that made trade relation with India in late Vedic period? Babylon.
- What was used for trade exchange in late Vedic period? Satamana and Krishnala
- Name the four social divisions of vedic period? Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras
- How are daughters referred to in later Vedic period according to Aitreya Brahmana? Source of misery
- Name the famous Gods in later Vedic period. Prajapathi (the creator), Vishnu (the protector) and Rudra (the destroyer)
- Which book turned away the useless rituals and insisted on true knowledge (jnana)? Upanishads
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