The Vedic Age

The period from 1500-1000 BC was known as the

• Later Vedic period

• Early Vedic Period

• Middle Vedic period

'Veda' means

• power

• authority

• government

• knowledge

which of the following statements is NOT correct

• The family was the basic unit of early Aryan society

• several families together made up the village or grama

• a number of villages formed jana

• a group of vis made the highest unit called the tribe

Find the incorrectly matched pair

• Agni - God of fire

• Indra - god of dawn

• Yama - god of death

• Prithvi - goddess of earth

Who migrated from Central Asia to India.

• Aryans

• Indo-Aryans

• Purohita

• Gramas

___________ contains the famous Gayatri mantra.

• Sama Veda

• Rig Veda

• Atharva Veda

• Yajur Veda

The Atharva Veda contains hymns dealing with

• medicines for the treatment of various diseases

• magic and charm

• gyan, karma and upasana

• all of the above

WHO WERE ARYANS?

• A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AND FROM PERSIA.

• A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM AMERICAS AND ALSO FROM AUSTRALIA

• A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM SOUTHERN INDIA AND FROM PERSIA.

• A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CAME FROM AND AREA AROUND THE CASPIAN SEA

The first stage or ashram of a man's life is

• Grihasta ashram

• Brahmacharya ashram

• Vanaprastha ashram

• Sanyasa ashram

During the Early vedic age, a person's wealth was measured by

• his treasures and gold

• his land and property

• number of children one had

• number of cattle he owned