About the Topic: Indo Aryans is an important topic of Ancient Indian History covering the origin, migration theories, settlement patterns, social structure and cultural contributions of the Aryans. Practice Indo Aryans MCQ Questions with answers and detailed explanations for UPSC and other competitive examinations.
Correct Answer:
(C) A speech group
'Aryan' is a term meaning 'noble' which was used as a self designation by Indo-Iranian people. In classic Sanskrit the word Arya means- 'A nobleman'. The word was used by the people of the Vedic period in India as an ethnic label for themselves as well as to refer noble class. Scholars point out that even in ancient times, the idea of being an 'Aryan' was religious, cultural and linguistic, not racial.
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Famous Battle of ‘Ten Kings’ was fought on the bank of the river –
Correct Answer:
(D)
Parushni
There is an ancient story mentioned in the Rig Veda called the Dasharajnya or ‘War of 10 Kings’ on the bank of Parushni River. There lived a descendant of India’s eponymous king Bharata, named Sudas. The greatest achievement of Sudas was his thumping victory over a confederacy of ten kings.
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Which of the following is considered as an Indo-Aryan language?
Persian
Germanic
Spanish
Sanskrit
Hindi
English
Correct Answer:
(B) Only D and E
Old Indo-Aryan includes different dialects and linguistic states that are referred to in common as Sanskrit. The most archaic Old Indo-Aryan is found in Hindu sacred texts called the Vedas, which date to approximately 1500 BCE.
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Immediately before coming to India, the Indo-Aryans formed part of which one of the following Indo-European Tribes?
Correct Answer:
(A) Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan peoples are a diverse Indo-European-speaking ethnolinguistic group of speakers of Indo-Aryan languages. There are over one billion native speakers of Indo-Aryan languages, most of them native to the Indian subcontinent and presently found all across South Asia, where they form the majority.
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Which one of the following is now most widely regarded as the original home-land of the Indo-European or Aryans?
Correct Answer:
(B) South Russia or Central Asia
Original Home of the Aryans, it is generally believed that they were not the original inhabitants of India. Many theories have been put forward in favor and against the argument. Some historians say that the original home of Aryans was Central Asia. Others are of the opinion that their original home was in southern Russia (near the Caspian sea) or in the south-east Europe (in Austria and Hungary).