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  1. The crop which was not known to Vedic people is

    2. A.

    Barley
    B.

    Wheat
    C.

    Rice
    D.

    Tobacco

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  2. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was

    3. A.

    Barley and rice
    B.

    Milk and its products
    C.

    Rice and pulses
    D.

    Vegetables and fruits

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  3. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called –

    4. A.

    Vidatha

    B.

    Bali

    C.

    Varman
    D.

    Kara

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  4. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?

    5. A.

    Brahmacharya - Grihashta-Vanaprastha -Sanyasa

    B.

    Grihastha-Brahmacharya-Vanaprashta-Sanyasa
    C.

    Brahmacharya-Vanprastha-Sanyasa-Grihastha

    D.

    Grihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Brahmacharya

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  5. The Rig Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that

    6. A.

    There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda
    B.

    Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows.
    C.

    Gifts made to priests were usually cows
    D.

    All of the above

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  6. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because

    7. A.

    They used elephants on a large scale

    B.

    They were taller and stronger

    C.

    They were from an advanced urban culture
    D.

    They used chariots driven by horses

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  7. Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?

    8. A.

    Patanjali
    B.

    Banabhatta
    C.

    Atreya
    D.

    Vrudukanta

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  8. Who among the following was not a physician?

    9. A.

    Sushruta
    B.

    Charaka
    C.

    Charvaka
    D.

    Dhanvantari

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  9. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was

    10. A.

    Kalhana
    B.

    Maitreyi
    C.

    Kalidasa
    D.

    Panini

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  10. Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formulae?

    11. A.

    Sama Veda

    B.

    Rig Veda

    C.

    Yajur Veda
    D.

    Atharva Veda

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