Vedic Age Test 1 Welcome to your Vedic Age Test 1 Name Email which year were 30 Rig Veda manuscripts dating from 1800 to 1500 BC included in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register? (a) 2008 (b) 2005 (c) 2009 (d) 2007 None Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas? (a) Yajurveda (b) Rigveda (c) Samaveda (d) Atharvaveda None Which of the following Vedas dealt with music? (a) Sama Veda (b) Rig Veda (c) Yajur Veda (d) Atharva Veda None ‘Purusha Sukta’ is a hymn from which Veda? (a) Atharvaveda (b) Yajurveda (c) Rigveda (d) Samaveda None The main collections of Vedic hymns are called ______. (a) Sutra (b) Pad (c) Samhita (d) Mukh None According to 'The Ramayana', Ratnakar was the other name of ______. (a) Vishvamitra (b) Gautam (c) Durbasa (d) Valmiki None A person's Vedic approach and his relationship with society are determined by the four goals of life. Which of the following is not among these goals? (a) sidhi (b) artha (c) moksha (d) dharma None According to the Puranas, Lord Vishnu took the shape of ______ in order to rescue the earth, which had sunk into the water. (a) a lion (b) a boar (c) a tiger (d) an elephant None The collections of Vedic hymns or mantras are known as ______. (a) Jnati (b) Bali (c)Samhita (d) Vidat None At one stage in the Vedic Age, the king was called 'gopati' which meant '______'. (a) lord of the universe (b) lord of the people (c) lord of land (d) lord of cattle None The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ on the state emblem has been taken from which Upanishad? (a) Katha (b) Prasna (c) Kena (d) mundaka None Which of the following rivers was known as Purushni in the Vedic period? (a) Ravi (b) Chenab (c) Sutlej (d) Beas None With reference to the Vedangas, which of the following terms denotes 'Ritual'? (a) Vyakarana (b) Chada (c) Kalpa (d) Shiksha None Which of the following is false as per Vedic theory? (a)The Kshatriyas, or warrier rulers, came from Purusha’s arms (b)The Vaishyas, or the commoners, came from Purusha’s thighs (c)The Brahmans, or priests, came from Purusha’s ears (d)The Shudras, or labourers and servants, came from Purusha’s feet None Time's up
