Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to cover the

1

(a)

house

(b)

burial places

(c)

port-holes

(d)

All of these

What were used for entering the burial places?

1

(a)

Surface-holes

(b)

Burial-holes

(c)

Port-holes

(d)

Stone-holes

The Rigveda is composed in the form of

1

(a)

poetry

(b)

dialogues

(c)

hymns

(d)

stories

One of the dialogues in the Rigveda is between rivers Beas, Sutlej, and

1

(a)

Vaish

(b)

Vashist

(c)

Vyas

(d)

Vishvamitra

Sanskrit is a part of a family of languages which is known as

1

(a)

Indo-Dravin

(b)

Indo-European

(c)

Indo-Russian

(d)

Indo-China

What is the feminine of dasa?

1

(a)

dasi

(b)

dasay

(c)

dasasi

(d)

dasyu

Which of the following is not a Veda?

1

(a)

Rigveda

(b)

Ayurveda

(c)

Samaveda

(d)

Yajurveda

The Vedic people are generally referred to as the

1

(a)

Brahmans

(b)

Aryans

(c)

Dasyu

(d)

Vaishyas

Horse equipment, axes and a dagger was found from

1

(a)

Palaeolithic age

(b)

Mesolithic age

(c)

Neolithic age

(d)

Megalithic burials

The word __ means big stone.

1

(a)

chalcolith

(b)

neolith

(c)

microlith

(d)

megalith

Which of these is the oldest Veda?

1

(a)

Rigveda

(b)

Samaveda

(c)

Yajurveda

(d)

Atharvaveda

What is Soma?

1

(a)

The god of fire

(b)

The rain god

(c)

A plant

(d)

A language

Which river(s) was/were worshipped as goddesses?

1

(a)

Beas

(b)

Sutlej

(c)

Both (a) and (b)

(d)

None of these

Vishvamitra was

1

(a)

A Sage

(b)

A god

(c)

A king

(d)

A soldier

People who composed hymns were called

1

(a)

Dasyus

(b)

Aryas

(c)

Jana

(d)

Vish