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Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race ?
A
William Jones
B
H.H.Wilson
C
Max Muller
D
General Cunningham
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Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race ?
William Jones
H.H.Wilson
Max Muller
General Cunningham
Who composed the Gayatri Mantra ?
Vishwamitra
Vasishtha
Indra
Parikshit
Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar ?
Kalidasa
Charaka
Panini
Aryabhatt
Which river has no mention in Rigaveda ?
Sindhu
Saraswati
Yamuna
Periyar
Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society in ascending order of age, is correct ?
BrahmacharyaGrihasthaVanaprasthaSanyasa
GrihasthaBrahmacharyaVartaprasthaSanyasa
BrahmacharyaVanaprasthaSanyasaGrihastha
GrihasthaSanyasaVanaprasthaBrahmacharya
Which one of the following is the distinctive feature between a nastika and astika system in India ?
Belief in the existence of God
Belief in the doctrine of rebirth
Belief in the authenticity of the Vedas
Belief in the existence of heaven and hell
Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells ?
Rigaveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Upanishad are books on
Religion
Yoga
Law
Philosophy
The words Satyameva jayate in the State Emblem Df India have been adopted from which one of the following ?
Mundak Upanishad
Brahma Upanishad
Mudgala Upanishad
Maitreyi Upnishad
The word Gotra occurs for the first time in
Rigaveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
The word Aryan means
Of good family
Cultivator
Pastoral society
Brahmachari
The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was
barley and rice
milk and its products
rice and pulses
vegetables and fruits
The Rigvedic God Varuna was
Harbinger of peace
Destroyer of foes
Guardian of cosmic order
God of prosperity
The Manu Smriti mainly deals with
Social order
Laws
Economics
Statecraft
The literal meaning of the word Arya is
Superior
Learned
Priest
Warrior
The hymns of Rigaveda are the work of
one author
four author
seven author
many author
The great law giver of ancient times was
Mani
Vatsyayana
Ashoka
Aryabhatta
The Government of India has decided to Aeclare whi of the following rivers as National River ?
Ganga
Yamuma
Kaveri
Brahmaputra
The God who is the most prominent in Rigaveda is
Indra
Agni
Pasupati
Vishnu
The expounder of Yoga philosophy was
Patanjali
Gautam
Jaimini
Sankaracharya