Friday, 20 May 2011

Vedic Age :

1. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?

Ans. Rigveda

2. Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic Period?

Ans. Varuna

3. The Vedic deity Indra was the God of ……………

Ans. Rain and Thunder

4. Which is the most important divinity of Rigveda?

Ans. Varuna

5. The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which deity ?

Ans. Savitri

6. ‘The world is God and God is my soul’ is the philosophy contained in the ………….

Ans. Upanishads

7. The God not worshipped during the time of Rigvedic Aryans was ……..

Ans. Shiva

8. The learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya was………….

Ans. Gargi

9. The expounder of yoga philosophy is ……………….

Ans. Patanjali

10. The mediator between man and Gods according to the Vedic people was ……..

Ans. Agni

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