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Level : Medium
Ideal Score : 7/10
- Which of the following Vedas is divided into two parts – Krishna and Shukla ?
a.Rig Veda
b.Sama Veda
c.Yajur Veda
d.Atharva Veda
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Answer
c.Yajur Veda
[/su_accordion] - Which among the following is also called ‘the book of magical formulas’?
a.Rig Veda
b.Sama Veda
c.Yajur Veda
d.Atharva Veda
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Answer
d.Atharva Veda
[/su_accordion] - Which of the following is not one of the literary productions of Vedis Literature ?
a.The Samhitas or Vedas
b.The Shastras
c.The Arnyakas
d.The Upanishads
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Answer
b.The Shastras
[/su_accordion] - Why The Vedas, the most important of Vedic Literature are also called ‘Apaurasheya’ ?
a.Man can’t define it in simple words
b.Not created by man but God gifted
c.They are four in number
d.They are in existence since time immemorial
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Answer
b.Not created by man but God gifted
[/su_accordion] - Out of the four Vedas, Which three together called the ‘Vedatrayi’, the trio of Vedas ?
a.Rig Veda, Sama Veda and Yajur Veda
b.Rig Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda
c.Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda
d.Rig Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
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Answer
a.Rig Veda, Sama Veda and Yajur Veda
[/su_accordion] - Which of the following is the oldest text in the world, and therefore also called the first testament of ‘mankind’ ?
a.Rig Veda
b.Sama Veda
c.Yajur Veda
d.Atharva Veda
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Answer
a.Rig Veda
[/su_accordion] - Which of the following also called the ‘forest texts’, because they were written mainly for the hermits and the students living in jungles ?
a.Upanishads
b.Aranyakas
c.Brahmanas
d.Shatapatha
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Answer
b.Aranyakas
[/su_accordion] - Which of the following MahaKavyas is also called the ‘AdiKavya’, the oldest epic of the world ?
a.The MahaBharata
b.The Ramayana (Valmiki)
c. Bhagwad Gita
d.Vishnu Puran
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Answer
b.The Ramayana (Valmiki)
[/su_accordion] - Which of the following are also called the ‘philosophical texts’, generally known by ‘Vedanta’ as they came towards the end of the Veda ?
a.Shruti
b.Vedangas/Sutras
c.Upanishads
d.Mahakavyas
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Answer
c.Upanishads
[/su_accordion] - Which of the following ‘Vedangas’ deal with ‘phonetics’ in ancient society ?
a.Shiksha
b.Kalpa Sutras
c.Nirukta
d.Jyotisha
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Answer
a.Shiksha
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