The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Trade and Commerce
(C) Crafts
(D) All the above
Answer: (D) All the above
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Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of
(A) Samhitas
(B) Brahmanas
(C) Aranyakas
(D) All the above
The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
(A) Hinduism
(B) Brahmanism
(C) Bhagavatism
(D) Vedic Dharma
The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of
(A) Central India
(B) Gangetic Doab
(C) Saptasindhu
(D) Kashmir and Punjab
Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri mantra?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Kathopanishad
(D) Aitareya Brahmana
The famous Gayatri mantra is addressed to
(A) Indra
(B) Varuna
(C) Pashupati
(D) Savita
The two highest, gods in the Vedic religion were
(A) Agni and Savitri
(B) Vishnu and Mitra
(C) Indra and Varuna
(D) Surya and Pushan
The division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
(A) Yajurveda
(B) Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
(C) Upanishads
(D) Shatapatha Brahmana
This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'
(A) Indra
(B) Yama
(C) Marut
(D) Varuna
The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age.
(A) Megalithic
(B) Paleolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) Chalcolithic
The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was
(A) Bronze
(B) Copper
(C) Iron
(D) Tin
Which of the following civilisations is net associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
(A) Mesopotamian
(B) Egyptian
(C) Sumerian
(D) Chinese
Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) RD Banerji
(C) A Cunningham
(D) Daya Ram Sahani
