A Childrens History of India 01

Question 1

The most ancient name of India is

Answer 1

Jambudvipa

Question 2

How did India get the name Jambudvipa

Answer 2

From the word Jamun which menas a Rose apple

Question 3

Another name of ancient India is Bharatvarsha. How did it get this name

Answer 3

After the Aryan tribe called Bharatas

Question 4

Name the various landscapes of India

Answer 4

Mountains
Deserts
Plains
Deltas
Coasts
Plateaus

Question 5

In the North what seperates India from the rest of Asia

Answer 5

The Himalayan Mountain range

Question 6

Name three important peaks in the Himalayan Mountain range

Answer 6

Everest
Anapurna
Kanchenjunga

Question 7

Name two impaortant passes in the Himalayan Mountain range where invaders and traders came to India

Answer 7

Khyber Pass
Bolan Pass

Question 8

The Himalayas are the source of three mighty rivers

Answer 8

Ganga
Indus
Brahmaputra

Question 9

Where does the River Indus begin and end

Answer 9

It begins in Tibet and Ends in the Arabian sea nera Pakistan

Question 10

Where does the River Ganga begin and end

Answer 10

It begins in the glacial caves of Uttarakand and ends in the Bay of Bengal creating the worlds biggest fertile alluvilial plains

Question 11

Name two important rivers of Central India

Answer 11

Narmada
Godavari

Question 12

Name two important rivers of the Deccan Plateau

Answer 12

Kaveri
Krishna

Question 13

Name an ancient Great Kingdom from the South

Answer 13

Vijaynagar

Question 14

The first stone age caves in India are located where

Answer 14

Bhimbetika Caves in Bhopal Madya Pradesh

Question 15

Name the first Civilisation of India

Answer 15

Harappa Civilisation

Question 16

After the decline of the Harappan civilisation, who came to India

Answer 16

The Aryans

Question 17

From where did the Aryans come to India

Answer 17

From central Asia

Question 18

What kind of a tribe were the Aryans

Answer 18

They were a Nomadic tribe that moved from place to place with their cattle

Question 19

How did The Indo Aryans travel from Central Asia to India

Answer 19

From Iran to Afghanistan to India

Question 20

How did the world first come to know about the Aryans

Answer 20

Through their magnificient literature in the form of the Vedas

Question 21

How did ancient India get its name Sapta Sindhu

Answer 21

From the River Indus and its seven Tributaries
Jhelum
Chenab
Ravi
Beas
Sutlej

River Saraswati

Question 22

Was the river Ganga mentioned in the Rig Veda

Answer 22

No

Question 23

In which part of India did the early Indo Aryans settle

Answer 23

The Punjab area

Question 24

From Punjab where did the early Indo Aryans move

Answer 24

They moved eastwards along the fertile plains of the Ganga and the yamuna

Question 25

Did the Aryans ever build temples and images of Gods

Answer 25

No

Question 26

How did the Aryans worship

Answer 26

They built alters in the Open air sacrificing animals while their poet preists sang verses of praise in ceremonies called YAGNAs

Question 27

Name the four Vedas

Answer 27

Rig Veda Sama Veda Atharva Veda Yagur Veda

Question 28

what did the Rig Veda contain

Answer 28

Verses or shlokas that poet preist sang during Yagnas

Question 29

The Sama Veda was a collection of

Answer 29

Mantras and Melodies

Question 30

The Atharva Veda was a collection of

Answer 30

Charms and Magic spells

Question 31

The Yajur Veda was a collection of

Answer 31

Rules and rituals

Question 32

What does the word Veda Mean

Answer 32

Knowledge

Question 33

What does the word Vidya mean

Answer 33

Learning

Question 34

Many consider this as the oldest text in the world

Answer 34

Rig Veda

Question 35

When was the Rig Veda said to have been composed

Answer 35

1200 to 1000 BCE

Question 36

The oldest manuscript of the Rig Veda is said to be dated when

Answer 36

Eleventh century AD

Question 37

The Rig Veda is composed of how many books

Answer 37

10 books also called Mandalas

Question 38

The Rig veda is made of how many verses

Answer 38

1028 verses

Question 39

The oldest verses of the Rig veda was writter by a family of sages. Name a few of these sages

Answer 39

Vishwamitra Vashista Bharadwaja Atri

Question 40

Most of the vedas were in praise of four Gods name them

Answer 40

Indra Agni Surya Varuna

Question 41

Very few Goddesses were mentioned in the Vedas. Name them

Answer 41

Prithvi Ushas Aranyan

Question 42

Name three sacred texts that were written much after the Vedas

Answer 42

Brahmanas Aryanakas Upanishads

Question 43

Name a vedic sloka that people still chant today in praise of the Sun God

Answer 43

Gayatri Mantra

Question 44

Aryans were worshippers of Nature. True or False

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Name the Ayran God of Rain and thunder

Answer 45

Indra

Question 46

Name the Aryan God of Fire

Answer 46

Agni

Question 47

Name the Aryan Sun God

Answer 47

Surya

Question 48

Name the Aryan God of the winds

Answer 48

Vayu

Question 49

Name the Aryan SKY God

Answer 49

Varuna

Question 50

Name the Aryan Earth Goddess

Answer 50

Prithvi

Question 51

Name the Aryan beautiful goddess of the dawn

Answer 51

Usha

Question 52

Name the Aryan God of the forest

Answer 52

Aryanani

Question 53

Which God was the commander of the celestial Army

Answer 53

Indra

Question 54

The maximum verses of the Vedas are addressed to which Aryan God

Answer 54

Indra

Question 55

The most mysterious God of the Aryans associated with the divine drink is

Answer 55

Soma

Question 56

The religious rituals of the Aryans was called

Answer 56

Yagna

Question 57

Three sacrifices became very popular with the Kings to show their power. Name them

Answer 57

Ashwamedha Rajasurya Vajpeya

Question 58

The horse sacrifice was called

Answer 58

Ashwamedha

Question 59

During the later vedic period the stories of kings and their battles was narrated by men called

Answer 59

Sutas they actualy were charioteers during those battles

Question 60

In the Mahabharata the Pandavas had a picnic by the Yamuna . What did they eat

Answer 60

Roasted Meat

Question 61

In the early vedic writings, how many Aryan warring tribes were there

Answer 61

30

Question 62

Name seven of the important Aryan tribes

Answer 62

1. Puru 2. Kuru 3. Bharata. 4. Yadu. 5. Turvasha 6. Anu. 7. Druhyu

Question 63

What was the Aryans wealth

Answer 63

cattle

Question 64

Each Aryan Tribe had a chieftein called

Answer 64

Rajan

Question 65

The Aryan Tribe had two assemblies

Answer 65

1. Sabha 2. Samiti

Question 66

Were there Child marriages in Aryan system

Answer 66

No

Question 67

Were Widows allowed to marry in the Aryan Era

Answer 67

YES

Question 68

The caste system was also known as the

Answer 68

Varana

Question 69

Which professions did the Brahmins have

Answer 69

Priests Physicians Teachers

Question 70

Who were the Kshatriyas

Answer 70

The Warrior class

Question 71

Who were the Vaishyas

Answer 71

Farmers, Traders and craftsman

Question 72

Who were the Shudras

Answer 72

The labour Class

Question 73

The Indo Aryans called their Gods

Answer 73

Devas