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What BOOKS AND BURIALS TELL US

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years ago Rigveda was composed ??

a)

3500 years ago

b)

2500 years ago

c)

4500 years ago

d)

3550 years ago

2.

Which Veda was the oldest ??

a)

Yajurveda

b)

Samaveda

c)

Rigveda

d)

Atharvaveda

3.

3 Gods that were important are -

a)

Agni- the god of fire.

b)

Indra- a warrior god.

c)

Shiva- god of mountains.

d)

Soma- a plant from which a drink was prepared.

4.

The hymns were composed by-

a)

Rishis

b)

Men

c)

God Shiva

d)

Untouchables

5.

The Rigveda is in old Vedic Sanskrit which is different from the Sanskrit we study today...

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Some of the hymns were in Rigveda are in the form of dialogues...

a)

True

b)

False

7.

For which things were battles fought by the Rigvedic age people?

a)

Battles were also fought for land

b)

Battles were fought to capture cattle.

c)

Some battles were fought for water, and to capture people.

d)

None of these..

8.

Who were Dasa and Dasi ?

a)

They are the people who work for their owners.

b)

they are the people who doesn't work.

c)

People which are untouchable.

d)

None of these

9.

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

10.

The word vaishya comes from (a)   .

11.

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

a)

Sukta or “ill-said”

b)

Sukta or “well-said”

c)

both are correct

12.

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

a)

Vish

b)

State

c)

Kingdom

d)

Democracy

13.

_____________ is a part of a family of languages known as Indo-European.

a)

Hindi

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Sanskrit

14.

According to the chapter, Vishvamitra was having a conversation with whom?

a)

Trees

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

All of these

15.

What was the name of the pots that were buried with the dead?

a)

Black and White ware

b)

Pink and Red ware

c)

Blue and Green ware

d)

Black and Red ware

16.

Inamgaon is located near which river?

a)

Satluj

b)

Ghod

c)

Ravi

d)

Chenab

17.

The head of the adults was laid in which direction up being buried?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

18.

Charaka was a physician who wrote the book Charak Samhita.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

According to Charaka, How many bones are there in a human body?

a)

300

b)

320

c)

340

d)

360

20.

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

21.

Most prayers in the Rigveda are for

a)

cattle, children and elephant

b)

Tiger, children and horses

c)

cattle, children and horses

d)

cattle, old men and horses

22.

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

23.

In What family is Sanskrit in?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Tibeto-Burman

24.

The book 'Charaka Samhita' is related to _____________.

a)

Astronomy

b)

Administration

c)

Economics

d)

Medicine

25.

Sanskrit is part of a family of languages which is known as ______________

a)

Indo - China

b)

Indo - European

c)

Indo - Russian

d)

None of these

26.

where is this place SITUATED ?

INAMGOAN

a)

MAHARASHTRA

b)

GUJARAT

c)

DECCAN

d)

BELOW NARMADA RIVER

27.

THE USE OF __________________ TECHNOLOGY HAS TRULY REVOLUTIONIZED THE AGRICULTURE.

a)

BRONE

b)

COPPER

c)

IRON