Vadic Period


  1. Who among the following Vedic deities bears resemblance with Avestan God 'Ahurmazda'?









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    Indra was the Vedic deities bears resemblance with Avestan god Ahurmazda. In Zoroastrianism as reflected in the Avesta, Ahura Mazda is identified with the beneficent spirit and directly opposed to the destructive one. He is all -wise , liberal, undeceiving and the creator of everything good.

    Correct Option: A

    Indra was the Vedic deities bears resemblance with Avestan god Ahurmazda. In Zoroastrianism as reflected in the Avesta, Ahura Mazda is identified with the beneficent spirit and directly opposed to the destructive one. He is all -wise , liberal, undeceiving and the creator of everything good.


  1. Who among the following was a commentator of the Manusmriti ?









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    Medhatithi was first Sanskrit Scholar who did commentary on Manusmriti a Dharmashashtra. The exact date of Medhatithi's writing is unclear, and he has been placed anywhere between about 820 and 1050 AD.

    Correct Option: D

    Medhatithi was first Sanskrit Scholar who did commentary on Manusmriti a Dharmashashtra. The exact date of Medhatithi's writing is unclear, and he has been placed anywhere between about 820 and 1050 AD.



  1. Which of the following is also called Adharvayuveda ?









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    Yajurveda

    Correct Option: B

    Yajurveda


  1. The earliest reference to Devakiputra Krishna occurs in:









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    The first reference to Krishna occurs in the Chhandogya Upanishad of perhaps the sixth century B.C.

    Correct Option: D

    The first reference to Krishna occurs in the Chhandogya Upanishad of perhaps the sixth century B.C.



  1. Which one of the following primarily deals with the construction of sacrificial altars ?









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    The Sulvasutra are sutra texts belonging to the Srauta ritual and deal with complex fire altars of various shapes constructed with bricks of specific shape and area. This proves that despite no existence of algebra , there was an awareness of precise purely geometrical calculations.

    Correct Option: D

    The Sulvasutra are sutra texts belonging to the Srauta ritual and deal with complex fire altars of various shapes constructed with bricks of specific shape and area. This proves that despite no existence of algebra , there was an awareness of precise purely geometrical calculations.