There is a similarity in Avesta and the Rig Veda, from which region the Avesta is related to –
Correct Answer:
(B)
Iran
According to a definition given about the Aryans: “The Indo- Iranian group whose members composed the Zoroastrian scriptures, the Avesta and the Hindu scriptures such as the Vedas, called themselves Aryans. So, it is clear that in the Vedic period it was the region of present-day Iran, where Zoroastrianism prevailed, and the ‘Avesta’ was written by Zoroastrian.
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62
In the early Rigvedic period, what was considered to be the most valuable property?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Cow
Cattle breeding was the most important economic activity of the Rigvedic people. Prayers were offered to increase the number of cattle. It was a medium of exchange. A cow is considered as a deity in some Suktas of Rig Veda.
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63
In context on Indian culture 'Rit' means
Correct Answer:
(A)
Natural law
The concept of 'Rit' i.e., the universal principle of natural order, is of Vedic origin. The 'Rit' has been the basis of Indian culture, legal theory, politics and philosophy. God Varuna was supposed to uphold 'Rit' or the natural order that is why he was also called as 'Ritasyagopa'.
Ques:
64
In the context of ancient Indian society which one of the following terms does not belong to the category of the other three?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Kosa
In the context of ancient Indian society, Vansha, Gotra and Kula are the words associated with the family system, but the word Kosa is related to the treasury.
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65
The Rigvedic "Pani" belong to which class of citizens?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Traders
"Pani" during the Rigvedic period were a class of traders.
Ques:
66
In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to:
Correct Answer:
(C)
Non-Aryans
The Rigveda contains accounts of conflicts between the Aryas and the Dasas and Dasyus. It describes Dasas and Dasyus as people who do not perform sacrifices (akratu) or obey the commandments of gods (avrata). Their speech is described as mridhra which could variously mean soft, uncouth, hostile, scornful or abusive. Other adjectives which describe their physical appearance are subject to many interpretations. However, some modern scholars such as Asko Parpola connect the Dasas and Dasyus to Iranian tribes Dahae and Dahyu and believe that Dasas and Dasyus were early Indo-Aryan immigrants who arrived into the subcontinent before the Vedic Aryans.
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67
The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Knowledge
The Sanskrit word veda "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root vid. This root "vid" is also related to other words in various languages, including "wit," "wisdom," and "witch," which originally meant "wise woman".
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68
From which Upanishad, the words “Satyameva Jayate” have been taken?
Correct Answer:
(D)
None of these
The words “Satyameva Jayate’ is a Sanskrit word taken from the ‘Mundakopanishad', not from 'Mandukopanishad'. The meaning of the word is “truth alone triumphs.” It was adopted as the national motto of India. It is inscribed in the script at the base of the national emblem. On January 26, 1950, it was adopted by the Government of India.
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69
The Statement "Tamsoma Jyotirgamaya" was originally mentioned in
Correct Answer:
(A)
Upanishadas
The statement "Tamsoma Jyotirgamaya" is originally mentioned in Brihadaranyaka Upanishada. This statement means - "lead us from darkness to light or lead us from ignorance to truth"
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70
The legend of Satyakam Jabal, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Chhandogya Upanishad
Satyakama Jabala as a boy, and later a Vedic sage, who first appears in chapter IV of ancient Hindu text, the Chhandogya Upanishad challenged the stigma of an unmarried mother.