Indian History Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: What was the main occupation of the Vedic people?
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652d07c3a162b16514458d0f- 1Agriculture and cattle herdingtrue
- 2Trade and commercefalse
- 3Metalworkingfalse
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Answer : 1. "Agriculture and cattle herding"
Explanation :
Explanation: Agriculture and cattle herding were the primary occupations of the Vedic people.
Q: Who composed the earliest hymns of the Rigveda?
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652d05e52f3bde70c13c0595- 1Rishistrue
- 2Brahminsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Rishis"
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Explanation: The hymns of the Rigveda were composed by ancient sages known as Rishis.
Q: Which river was most associated with the Vedic civilization?
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652d06569c44d229e715f576- 1Gangesfalse
- 2Yamunafalse
- 3Saraswatitrue
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Answer : 3. "Saraswati"
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Explanation: The Saraswati River was revered in Vedic texts, although its exact location is a topic of historical debate.
Q: What were the sacred texts of the later Vedic period called?
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652d048a9c44d229e715f363- 1Vedasfalse
- 2Upanishadstrue
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Answer : 2. "Upanishads"
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Explanation: The Upanishads are philosophical texts that explore the concepts found in the Vedas and are associated with the later Vedic period.
Q: What were the social classes in the Vedic period known as?
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652d06e1ceb554283fdb95b7- 1Varnastrue
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Answer : 1. "Varnas"
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Explanation: Varnas were the four main social classes in the Vedic period, which later evolved into the caste system.
Q: Which was the part of Indus Valley Civilization?
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- 2Lothaltrue
- 3Roparfalse
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Answer : 2. "Lothal "
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Lothal is close to Saragwala village that’s in Ahmedabad district. In between 1955 and 1962, it was excavated in the direction of S.R. Rao, where the remain of a town two miles inhabited received. It was divided in 6 parts. The ruins of Defence ramparts, roads and houses and elevated platforms were found here. Here the most valuable achievement was a large size cardoon (214×3 cm) which was made up of pared brick. Rao said this ‘the ships dock’. Hence lothal was a port city. It was situated on the banks of bhoguva river. Two different mounds are not found in Lothal. The entire along was surrounded by a single wall.
Q: Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as.
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Answer : 1. "Triratna "
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Triratna of Buddhism are Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. Sangha has important place in Buddhism. After giving his first sermon in Sarnath, Buddha established ‘Sangha’ with Five Brahmin disciples
Q: In Buddhism, ‘Bull’ is related to what incident of Buddha’s life?
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65156fedaf64a2609c6b2ede- 1Birthtrue
- 2Mahabhiniskramanafalse
- 3Enlightenmentfalse
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Answer : 1. "Birth "
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In Buddhism, Lotus and Bull is related to Birth, Horse is related to Mahabhiniskramana, Banyan tree is related to Nirvna (enlightenment) and Stupa is related to Death.