Important GK Question about Vedic Period

• Who is considered to be the period of pre-Vedic or Rigvedic culture – 1500 BC From 1000 BC
• Who is believed to be the period of post-Vedic culture – 1000 BC From 600 BC
• The word ‘Arya’ literally means – best or noble
• Which crop was not known to the people of Vedic period – tobacco
• By what name were the anti-Vedic and anti-Brahmin religious teachers of the post-Vedic period – Shramana
• An important part of Vedic mathematics is the Shul Sutra.
• In which Vedas is there information about the culture of ancient Vedic age – Rigveda
• What is the number of Vedas – four
• The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ which are used in the royal emblem of India are derived from which Upanishads – Mundaka Upanishad
• What was the main occupation of the Rigvedic Aryans – animal husbandry
• Adi Granth of Indian music is called – Samaveda
• Who is the first law maker – Manu
• The first and main text of Krishna devotion is – Srimad Bhagwat Gita
• What is the main form of property in Rigveda – Godhan
• In which division of the Rigveda is the Shudra mentioned for the first time – in the 10th
• What is the number of Puranas – 18
• Whose worship was the main feature of Vedic religion – nature
• For which deity is the word ‘Purandar’ used in the Rigveda – Indra
• ‘Shulva Sutra’ is a book related to which subject – Geometry
• Where is ‘Asato Ma Sadgamay’ derived from – Rigveda
• Arya came from outside India and settled first – in Punjab
• Which mandal of Rigveda is completely dedicated to Mon – ninth mandal
• The famous ten kings war ‘Dasraj war’ was fought on the banks of which river – Parupani
• What is the rate of land revenue in the scriptures – 1/6
• What era is associated with the era of 800 BCE to 600 BCE – Brahmin era
• The most described river in early Vedic literature is – Indus.
• Where was the ruler Ashwapati of the Upanishad period – Kekay’s
• In which Upanishads do Nachiketa and Yama communicate about spiritual knowledge – in Kathopanishad
• Where should the location of the Vedic river Kubha (Kabul) be determined – in Afghanistan
• The philosophical system propounded by Kapil Muni is – Sankhya Darshan
• The excavation of which place of India has found the oldest evidence of the prevalence of ferrous metal – Atranjikhera
• In which period the concept of untouchables clearly emerged – in the period of theology
• Which book is found in the Gayatri Mantra (addressed to Goddess Savitri) – Rigveda
• Justice was promoted – Gautam
• Were known in ancient India from ‘Nishk’ – gold jewelery
• Yoga is an exponent of philosophy – Patanjali
• Upanishads are books – on philosophy
• The religion of pre-Vedic Aryans was predominantly – nature-worship and yajna
• The book ‘Charaka Samhita’ is related to which subject – medical
• The rituals related to Yajna are revealed – from Yajurveda
• What was the Vedic era ‘Sabha’ – was the Council of Ministers
• Popular governance system prevalent in the Vedic era was – Republic
• Which is the oldest Veda – Rigveda
• Who is the initial ideology of Indian philosophy – Statistics
• Sankhya, Yoga, Justice, Vaiseshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta – these six different Indian
• philosophies were clearly expressed – in the Vedic age
• Which is the handiwork that was not brought into practice by the Aryans – Luhar (Lohargiri)
• The oldest grammar is the creator of ‘Ashtadhyayi’ – Panini
• Which memory is the oldest – Manusmriti
• Who is given the noun of ‘Adi Kavya’ – Ramayana
• The oldest Purana is – Matsya Purana
• Which is considered the holiest river in Rigveda – Saraswati
• The basic unit of Vedic society was – Kaal / Kutumb
• Which was the oldest institution of the Rigvedic era – Vida
• Who is the oldest among the Brahma texts – Shatapatha Brahmin
• When did the ‘gotra’ system come into vogue – North-Vedic period
• Manusmriti is mainly related to social order
• Who composed the Gayatri Mantra – Vishwamitra
• There is a similarity between ‘Avesta’ and ‘Rigveda’. Which region is related to ‘Avesta’ – Iran
• How many verses are there in the Rigveda – 1028
• Whose compilation is based on Rigveda – Samaveda
• Kis Veda describes the magical Maya and spells – Atharva Veda
• The term ‘Arya’ indicates – to the ethnic group
• In the Rigveda, which is found in ‘Vivah Sukta’, which describes the oldest marriage ceremony?
• In the Rigveda, the word ‘aghanya’ (not slaughter) was used for – cow
• Which rivers are mentioned in the Rigveda indicate the relationship of Aryans with
• Afghanistan – Kubha, Kramu
• Who favored the Arctic home theory of Aryans – B.G. Tilak
• ‘Atharva’ means sacred magic
• Which Veda is also composed partly in prose form – Yajurveda
• Which god had the highest position in the post-Vedic period – Prajapati
• What is the total number of verses – 16
• The theory of karma is related to – epistemology

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