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What books and burials tell us?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

a)

Agni- the god of fire

Indra- a warrior god

Varun -the god of sky

b)

Agni- the god of water

Indra- a warrior god

Varun -the god of fire

c)

Agni- the god of air

Indra- a warrior god

Varun -the god of sky

d)

Agni- the god of fire

Indra- a god of veda

Varun -the god of water

2.

Some of the hymns in the Rigveda are in the form of __________________

a)

Dialogues

b)

Poem

c)

Prose

d)

All of the above

3.

Two words were used to describe the people or the community as a whole. One was the word jana, The other was ______________.

a)

State

b)

Vish

c)

Kingdom

d)

Democracy

4.

Sometimes, the people who composed the hymns described themselves as Aryas. Who were the opponents of Arya?

a)

Dasas

b)

Rajas

c)

Brahman

d)

None of the above

5.

These stone boulders are known as megaliths which means________________

a)

Small stones

b)

Big stones

c)

Burial sites.

d)

all of the above

6.

In -------------------, a skeleton was buried with 33 gold beads, 2 stone beads, and one conch shell whereas other skeleton only had a pot

a)

Inamgaon

b)

Brahmagiri

c)

Kurukshetra

d)

None of theabove

7.

The Rigveda is the oldest Veda,it was composed about ------------- years ago

a)

5300 years ago

b)

3300 years ago

c)

3500 years ago

d)

1500 years ago

8.

Most prayers in the Rigveda are for cattle, children and horses

a)

cattle, children and elephant

b)

Tiger, children and horses

c)

cattle, children and horses

d)

cattle, old men and horses

9.

The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns, called -----------------

a)

Sukta or “well-said”

b)

Sukta or “ill-said”

c)

both are correct

d)

both are wrong

10.

The hymns in the Rig Veda were composed by ..............

a)

Kings

b)

Priest

c)

Sages

d)

Dasas

11.

There were many prayers for?

a)

Cattle

b)

Children

c)

Horses

d)

All of these

12.

Which of the following is not a Veda?

a)

Yajurveda

b)

Samveda

c)

Rigveda

d)

Saraswati

13.

The Vedic people are generally refered as?

a)

Aryans

b)

Dasyu

c)

Brahmin

d)

Vaishyas

14.

What is the language of the Vedas?

a)

Pali

b)

Urdu

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Prakrit

15.

__________ is the assembly of selected people of the tribe

a)

Sudha

b)

Samiti

c)

Somveda

d)

Sabha

16.

The two groups of people based on their work are _________

a)

Jana and Vish

b)

Brahmins and Rajas

c)

Aryans and Dasas

d)

Rajas and Aryans

17.

What are megaliths?

a)

A large pre-historic stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument.

b)

It is used to describe people or the community as a whole. It is still used in Hindi and other languages.

c)

A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake

d)

An expression for the sunlight as it filters through the trees

18.

Which of these is the common feature of burial sites found in India?

a)

The dead bodies were missing from the spots

b)

The dead were buried with their loved ones

c)

The dead were wrapped in bandages

d)

The dead were buried with distinctive pots

19.

Which of the following is the oldest Veda?

a)

Samaveda

b)

Yajurveda

c)

Rigveda

d)

Atharvaveda

20.

A special burial ground in Inamgaon is situated near river ___________

a)

Ghod

b)

Ganga

c)

Bhramaputra

d)

Kaveri