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Question 321. Boghaz-Koi is important because
  1.    It was an important trading centre between Central Asia and Tibet
  2.    Original Texts of the Vedas were composed here
  3.    Inscriptions were found which mentioned the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Inscriptions were found which mentioned the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses
Answer: (c)
Question 322. The Rig Veda is the
  1.    Collection of hymns
  2.    Collection of words
  3.    Collection of stories
  4.    Text of war
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Collection of hymns
Answer: (a)
Question 323. Assembly of Vedic-era
  1.    Was an institution of mercantile people of the villages
  2.    Was council of ministers
  3.    Was a royal court
  4.    National Assembly of all the people of the state
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Was council of ministers
Answer: (b)
Question 324. Who among the following was a commentator of the Manusmriti ?
  1.    Visvarupa
  2.    Asahaya
  3.    Bhattasvami
  4.    Medhatithi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Medhatithi
Answer: (d)Medhatithi was first Sanskrit scholar who did commentary on Manusmriti a Dhramashastra. The exact date of Medhatithi’s writing is unclear, and he has been placed anywhere between about 820 and 1050 AD.
Question 325. Which of the following statements regarding the hymns of the Rig veda are correct ?
  1. They refer to the Himavant and the Nujavant.
  2. They mention geographical terms like Aryavarta and Dakshinatya.
  3. Most rivers mentioned in them flow in areas west of the Yamuna and the Ganga.
  4. They mention the ruling families on the Kurus, Panchalas and the Ikshvakus.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1.    1 and 3
  2.    1 and 2
  3.    2, 3 and 4
  4.    1, 2, 3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
Question 326. Aghanya in Rig Veda is mentioned for
  1.    Goat
  2.    Elephant
  3.    Cow
  4.    Horse
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Cow
Answer: (c)
Question 327. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
  1.    Surpa–axe
  2.    Datra–sickle
  3.    Sira–plough
  4.    Sita–furrow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Surpa–axe
Answer: (a)
Question 328. In which of the Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as two daughters of Prajapati?
  1.    Rig Veda
  2.    Yajurveda
  3.    Samveda
  4.    Atharvaveda
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Atharvaveda
Answer: (d)
Question 329. ‘Nachiketa’ Legend finds mention in
  1.    Atharvaveda
  2.    Kathopanishad
  3.    Satapatha Brahmin
  4.    Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Kathopanishad
Answer: (b)
Question 330. From which Upanishad, the words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ have been taken?
  1.    Mandukopanishad
  2.    Chhandogyopanishad
  3.    Kathopnishad
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> None of the above
Answer: (d)

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