1. What is the oldest book of mankind?
Rig Veda is the oldest text in the world and is thus called “The First Testament of Mankind”
2. What is the other name of the early Vedic period?
Rig Vedic age
3. What is Vedatrayi?
The first three Vedas Rigveda, Sama Veda and Yajur Veda are jointly called Vedatrayi
4. What type of society was Rig Vedic?
they were semi nomadic pastoral society
5. What was the main river of Aryans in Rig Veda?
Indus
6. What was the main sport and main pastime of Aryans?
Chariot racing and gambling
7. What was the Raja or chief called?
Gopati
8. What was the title of Varuna?
Asura
9. What were the important tribal assemblies and what did they do?
Important tribal assemblies were Sabha, Samiti, Vidatha and Gana. Sabha did judicial and administrative functions. Samiti is mentioned nine times in Rigveda. It was presided over by king. King was elected through Samiti.
10. What were the kings of different regions called?
Eastern kings - Samrat; Western kings - Svarat; Northern kings - Virat; Southern kings - Bhoja; Middle country – Raja
11. What were the other names of Indra?
Purandar, Vritrahan, Marutvahan
12. When was Iron introduced?
1000 to 800BC.
13. From where did Aryans came from and settles?
They came from Central Asia (according to Brandastine they came from south Russia) and settled in a region called “land of seven rivers” or “sapta sindhu”
14. Where was the central point of Rig Vedic civilization located?
Punjab and Delhi
15. Which crime is mentioned maximum in Rig Veda?
animal theft
16. Which doab became the chief centre of Aryan in habitation?
Ganga and Yamuna doab
17. Which gods occupied the first and second position for the Aryans?
Indra and Agni
18. Which particular kind of pottery was used by Aryans?
Painted Greyware
19. Which period is assigned to later Vedic phase?
1000 to 600BC
20. Which period is the foundation of Hinduism?
Vedic period