Vadic Period

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  1. Vedic literature is also know as:








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    Vedic literature is also known as Shruti. The literature which has been handed down from time immemorial by verbal transmission.

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    Vedic literature is also known as Shruti. The literature which has been handed down from time immemorial by verbal transmission.

  1. Who of the following has opened that the original homeland of the Aryan was Arctic region?








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    The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a book written at the end of 1898 on the origin of Aryans by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It propounded the theory that the North Pole was the original home of Aryans during pre-glacial period which they had to leave due to the ice deluge around 8000 BC and had to migrate to the Northern parts of Europe and Asia. In support to his theory, Tilak has presented certain Vedic hymns, and Vedic calendars with interpretations of the contents in detail.

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    The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a book written at the end of 1898 on the origin of Aryans by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It propounded the theory that the North Pole was the original home of Aryans during pre-glacial period which they had to leave due to the ice deluge around 8000 BC and had to migrate to the Northern parts of Europe and Asia. In support to his theory, Tilak has presented certain Vedic hymns, and Vedic calendars with interpretations of the contents in detail.

  1. In Rigveda, maximum number of shlokas are written in the memory of :








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    Maximum number of Shlokas in Rigveda are written in the memory of Indra. Indra was the most popular God in Vedic period.

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    Maximum number of Shlokas in Rigveda are written in the memory of Indra. Indra was the most popular God in Vedic period.

  1. How many times does the word 'Jana' occur in the Rigveda?








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    The term 'Jana' occurs 275 times in the Rigveda. But Janapada is not mentioned. The term Rajya occurs only once.

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    The term 'Jana' occurs 275 times in the Rigveda. But Janapada is not mentioned. The term Rajya occurs only once.

  1. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in :








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    The Gotra classification came into existence probably during the Rigveda period. The concept of Gotra was first attempted among different groups. In present days, marriage in not allowed within the same Gotra in order to avoid impure matrimony. This thinking is in tune with the modern day genetic paradigms of hybrid vigour.

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    The Gotra classification came into existence probably during the Rigveda period. The concept of Gotra was first attempted among different groups. In present days, marriage in not allowed within the same Gotra in order to avoid impure matrimony. This thinking is in tune with the modern day genetic paradigms of hybrid vigour.