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Vedic Age

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Question 1

Which Vedic period is known as Painted Grey Ware (PWG)?

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct order of the Vedic literature?

Question 3

Which of the following is a salient feature of the Rig Vedic civilization?

Question 4

With reference to Early Vedic age, Consider the following statements

1) Monarchical form of government structure existed during early vedic age.

2) Polygamy was widely prevalent in lower society whereas monogamy was mostly practiced in royalty or noble families.

3) Products made from copper, iron and bronze was in use.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Question 5

Rig-Vedic religion was

Question 6

Consider the following statements on Vedic households
A) The households were both Patriarchal as well as Patrilineal
B) Female gods were worshipped during Vedic age
C) The Vedas also have hymns attributed to female sages
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question 7

In the age of four Vedas, students were admitted to the Vedic schools after performance of which ceremony, among the following:

Question 8

The central place of Aryan Culture during Later Vedic Age was

Question 9

Which of these developments can be attributed to later Vedic age as against the practice in the Vedic age?

1) Women lost their political rights of attending assemblies.

2) Child marriages were banned and the practice of sati was absent.

Question 10

Consider the following statements regarding the Later Vedic Period:

1) The institution of the ‘Gotra’ first appeared in the later Vedic phase.

2) All the four stages of life or Ashrams were mentioned in the later Vedic texts.

Which among the following above statements is/are correct?

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