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  1. The word 'Veda' means

  2. A.

    Knowledge

    B.

    Wisdom

    C.

    Skill

    D.

    Power


  3. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?

  4. A.

    Silver

    B.

    Gold

    C.

    Iron

    D.

    Copper


  5. The caste system of India was created for:

  6. A.

    Immobility of labour

    B.

    Recognization of the dignity of labour

    C.

    Economic uplift

    D.

    Occupational division of labour


  7. The origins of Indian music could be traced to

  8. A.

    Rigvedic Samhita

    B.

    Yajurvedic Samhita

    C.

    Samavedic Samhita

    D.

    Atharvavedic Samhita


  9. The crop which was not known to Vedic people is

  10. A.

    Barley

    B.

    Wheat

    C.

    Rice

    D.

    Tobacco


  11. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was

  12. A.

    Barley and rice

    B.

    Milk and its products

    C.

    Rice and pulses

    D.

    Vegetables and fruits


  13. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called –

  14. A.

    Vidatha

    B.

    Bali

    C.

    Varman

    D.

    Kara


  15. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?

  16. A.

    Brahmacharya - Grihashta-Vanaprastha -Sanyasa

    B.

    Grihastha-Brahmacharya-Vanaprashta-Sanyasa

    C.

    Brahmacharya-Vanprastha-Sanyasa-Grihastha

    D.

    Grihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Brahmacharya


  17. The Rig Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that

  18. A.

    There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda

    B.

    Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows.

    C.

    Gifts made to priests were usually cows

    D.

    All of the above


  19. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because

  20. A.

    They used elephants on a large scale

    B.

    They were taller and stronger

    C.

    They were from an advanced urban culture

    D.

    They used chariots driven by horses