THE VEDIC PERIOD

 

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Aryans came through the ranges of

i) Vindhyas                      ii) Hindu Kush 

iii) Satpura.                       iv) none of these.

Ans: Hindu Kush.

2. Vedas are written in

 i)Pali             ii)Sanskrit        iii)Hindi.            iv)prakrit 

Ans: Sanskrit.

3. Which one of the following is the oldest Veda?

i) Rigveda.                   ii) Atharvaveda

iii) Samaveda.                 iv) Yajurveda

Ans:Rigveda

4. Which one of the following Vedas is the musical forms of hymns.

i) Rigveda                      ii) Yajurveda                iii) Samaveda                  iv) Atharvaveda.

Ans: Samaveda.

5. The Council of elders who advised the king was called

i) samiti                ii) janapada                    iii) rashtra 

iv) sabha

Ans: sabha 

6. Kshatriyas used to be 

i) priests                     ii) warriors                     iii) agriculturist             iv) traders.

Ans: warriors. 

7.Vaishyas used to be 

i) warriors               ii) traders                     iii) priests                       iv) rulers 

Ans: traders.

8. Which animal was considered sacred?

i) cow                 ii) horse                iii) goat.                iv) sheep 

Ans: cow 

9. Brahmacharya,Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa are the four 

i)varnas.                 ii) ashrams.                   iii) janapadas.   

 iv) mahajanapadas.

Ans: ashrams.

10.Inamgaon is located in Maharashtra 

i) near the Narmada river 

 ii) near the Tapi river.  

 iii) near the Ghod river. 

 iv) near the Mahanadi river 

Ans: near the Ghod river.

2. Fill in the blanks 

1. Indus Valley Civilization came to an end around 1900 BCE.

2. Vedic period gets its name from the Vedas.

3. Bark of birch tree is also known as bhojpatra.

4. The family was the basic unit and was known as kula.

5. Several villages were collectively known as vish.

6. Soma was a drink which was made by mixing some herb in milk.

7. Inamgaon is one of the most expensively excavated Chalcolithic site of the Deccan region.

3. State whether true or false.

1. Vedas were written on the bark of birch trees.

Ans:True.

2. Soma was a drink which was intoxicating in nature.

Ans:True.

3. Aryans made the local inhabitants their slaves.

Ans: True.

4. Sannyasa  was the first ashram in a person's life.

Ans: False.

5. Inamgaon is located in Bengal.

Ans: False.

6. Megaliths have been found over the earth as well as under the Earth's surface.

Ans: True.

4) Which period is known as the vedic period?

Ans: From the period between 1200 to 800 BCE is known as the vedic period.

5) What are the four Vedas?

Ans: The four Vedas are- 

a) The rigveda: It is the oldest of the four Vedas. It consists of hymns in praise of various Gods and Goddesses.

b) The yajurveda: This Veda  lays down the procedures to be adopted for rituals and ceremonies.

c)The samaveda :This Veda is the  musical form of hymns.

d) The Atharvaveda: This Veda  has spelt out various forms of charms of musical spirits and remedies.

6) What is the meaning of suktas?

Ans: well said.

7) From where did the Aryans come to India? In which part of India did the settle?

Ans: Aryan came from Central Asia.

In India they settled in Punjab and in the regions of Ganga basin.

8) what is bhojpatra?

Ans: Bhojpatra are the bark of birch trees.

9) In which language were the Vedas written?

Ans: Vedas were written in Sanskrit.

10) Name the oldest Veda.

Ans: Rigveda.

11) Which Veda is the musical form of hymns?

Ans:The Samaveda.

12) Who was called the Kulapati?

Ans:The family headman  was known as kulapati.

13) How were janapadas formed?

Ans: Janapadas were formed by consisting of many vishas.

14) what did rashtra comprise of?

Ans: Rashtra comprise of many janapadas.

15) Write down the importance of Sabha and samiti.

Ans: Sabha and samiti were to assemblies of vedic period. Sabha was a council of elders or some  selected people who advised the king .The samiti which  constituted of the people who helped in  forming policy decisions.

16)On what basis was the society divided?

Ans: The society is divided on the basis of varnas.

 

17) What was the status of women in the Vedic Period?

Ans:The Vedic Period makes special reference of equal status to women. Most of the yagnas were not held without the presence of wife.

18) Name a drink which was made by mixing some herbs in milk.

Ans:Soma.

19) Where is Inamgaon located?

Ans: Inamgaon is located in Maharashtra near Ghod River.

20) What kind of pottery has  been found at Inamgaon?

Ans: Red with black pottery ha been found at Inamgaon.

21)What makes us believe that the people of Inamgaon believed in life after death?

Ans: In Inamgaon some human remains have been found with earthen ware and figurines. This shows that the people of those times believed in a journey after death.

22) In which parts of India were dead buried under big boulders?

Ans: In the Deccan Plateau, in Kashmir.