About the Topic: Terms Used in Vedic Period covers important Vedic terminology including Sabha, Samiti, Vis, Jana, Grama, Bali and other concepts frequently asked in UPSC and State PCS examinations. Practice MCQ Questions with answers and explanations.
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(A) Natural law
The concept of 'Rit' i.e., the universal principle of natural order, is of Vedic origin. The 'Rit' has been the basis of Indian culture, legal theory, politics and philosophy. God Varuna was supposed to uphold 'Rit' or the natural order that is why he was also called as 'Ritasyagopa'.
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In the context of ancient Indian society which one of the following terms does not belong to the category of the other three?
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(C) Kosa
In the context of ancient Indian society, Vansha, Gotra and Kula are the words associated with the family system, but the word Kosa is related to the treasury.
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The Rigvedic "Pani" belong to which class of citizens?
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(D)
Traders
"Pani" during the Rigvedic period were a class of traders.
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In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to:
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(C) Non-Aryans
The Rigveda contains accounts of conflicts between the Aryas and the Dasas and Dasyus. It describes Dasas and Dasyus as people who do not perform sacrifices (akratu) or obey the commandments of gods (avrata). Their speech is described as mridhra which could variously mean soft, uncouth, hostile, scornful or abusive. Other adjectives which describe their physical appearance are subject to many interpretations. However, some modern scholars such as Asko Parpola connect the Dasas and Dasyus to Iranian tribes Dahae and Dahyu and believe that Dasas and Dasyus were early Indo-Aryan immigrants who arrived into the subcontinent before the Vedic Aryans.
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The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means:
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(D)
Knowledge
The Sanskrit word veda "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root vid. This root "vid" is also related to other words in various languages, including "wit," "wisdom," and "witch," which originally meant "wise woman".