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Vedas

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word ‘veda’ has been derived from the word ‘vid’. What is the meaning of this word?

a)

God

b)

Knowledge

c)

Wisdom

d)

Religious

2.

Which of the following Vedic literature contains Gayatri Mantra?

a)

Rig veda

b)

Yajur Veda

c)

Sama Veda

d)

Atharva veda

3.

Which of the following are correctly matched?

a)

Shiksha - Phonetics of Science of Pronunciation

b)

Kalpa - Rituals and ceremonies

c)

Nirukta - Etymology (Origin of words)

d)

All the above are correctly matched

4.

Ayurveda has its origin in

a)

Rig veda

b)

Yajur Veda

c)

Sama Veda

d)

Atharva veda

5.

Which of the following vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?

a)

Rig veda

b)

Yajur veda

c)

Sama veda

d)

Atharva veda

6.

The most significant divinity of Rigveda was

a)

Rudra

b)

Varuna

c)

Surya

d)

Thunder

7.

Vedic literature is also known as

a)

Shruti

b)

Smriti

c)

Samhita

d)

Vedanga

8.

What is the time bracket for the Rigvedic period?

a)

2000 B.C -1500 B.C

b)

2500 B.C - 2000 B.C

c)

1500 B.C – 1000 B.C

d)

1000 B.C – 600 B.C

9.

One of the Vedangas, Kalpa deals with which subject?

a)

Phonetics

b)

Rituals and ceremonies

c)

Metrics

d)

Etymology

10.

The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Dharmasutras are all written in which language?

a)

Hindi

b)

Prakrit

c)

Pali

d)

Sanskrit