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Early and Later Vedic age

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the oldest Veda?

a)

Sama Veda

b)

Rig Veda

c)

Atharva Veda

d)

Yajur Veda

2.

What was the highest varna?

a)

Sudras

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Brahmanas

d)

Vaishyas

3.

The Aryans believed in a ____________ diet for a ______________ life

a)

balanced , unhealthy

b)

unbalanced , unhealthy

c)

unbalanced , healthy

d)

balanced , healthy

4.

Who was the principal god in the Early Vedic Age?

a)

Agni

b)

Indra

c)

Surya

d)

Yama

e)

Vayu

5.

Which Yajna was a horse sacrifice?

a)

Rajasuya sacrifice

b)

Ashvamedha Yajna

6.

What was the time period of the Later Vedic Age?

a)

1000 BCE - 600 BCE

b)

10000 BCE - 6000 BCE

c)

1000 CE - 600 CE

d)

100 CE - 101 CE

e)

1000 AD - 600 AD

7.

Later Vedic Period is also known as ___________

a)

Brahmavarta

b)

Aryavarta

c)

Vanaprashta

8.

__________ are an encyclopaedic literature composed after the Vedic period

a)

Brahmanas

b)

Upanishads

c)

Puranas

d)

Aryanakas

9.

It is believed that veena was create by the Great sage ________________ , who is believed to be the greatest musician in the Indian mythology.

a)

Narad Muni

b)

A.R Rahman

10.

In the Early Vedic Age Cow was referred to __________

a)

'Sacred Mother'

b)

'Sacred Father'

c)

'Usha'