Later Vedic Period

Question 1

Which text told us that Aryans moved towards eastern Gangetic plains?

Answer 1

Shatpatha brahmana

Question 2

3 parts of india?
North india?
Central india?
South india?
Large kingdoms amalgated to form?
What was the authority of Rajana and support staff called?

Answer 2

Aryavrat
Madhyadesha
Dakshinapath
Janapada
Ratnin(12 jewels pf the king)

Question 3

What is the position of the king hereditary?
What were they fighting for?
Was there any standing army in later vedic period?

Answer 3

Yes, the concept was developing.
Fight will be for territory as agriculture is the main occupation.
No standing army

Question 4

Sacrifices performed to control the jana rather than for jana

Answer 4

Question 5

Now tell the status about Sabha and Samiti?
Were women now allowed to attend assembly?
Was Vidhata still existing?
What was the titles assumed by Rajana?

Answer 5

Question 6

Where is fourfold Varna system discussed?

Answer 6

Purushukta of 10th mandala of rigveda

Question 7

What was the name given to males of top three Varna?

Answer 7

Question 8

Which institution appeared for the first time, and what practice did they started?

Answer 8

Gotra, practice of gotra exogamy

Question 9

Dhodi status of women degraded, but which women accomplished in the knowledge arena?

Answer 9

Question 10

Sub division
Varna system
Gotra
Women

Answer 10

Question 11

Untouchability,
Slavery,
Sacred thread ceremony

Answer 11

Question 12

Where is the discovery of iron mentioned?
What are the main crops?
What is the tax structure?
Name of the remaining officer.
Who did the manual labour?
Who were the only taxpayers?

Answer 12

Question 13

Names of rice

Answer 13

Vrihi
Tandula
Sali

Question 14

Wheat

Answer 14

Godhuma

Question 15

Barley

Answer 15

Yava

Question 16

Moong

Answer 16

Mudga

Question 17

Sugarcane

Answer 17

Ikshu

Question 18

Mandatory tax revenue

Answer 18

Bhaga 1/6th or 1/12th

Question 19

Revenue officer

Answer 19

Samgrahitri

Question 20

Barter system?
Money lending?
Art and craft?
Earliest iron evidence?
Pottery type ?

Answer 20

Question 21

Status of which got degraded,
Who became the Supreme Court?
Who are the daughters of Supreme Court?
Which text tells us that the daughters of Supreme God are whatever they are.
Which god was merged into Shiva.

Which God appeared for the first time?

Answer 21

Question 22

Economy
Ores

Answer 22

Question 23

Pottery
Coins
Weaving
Tribes
King system
Assemblies

Answer 23

Question 24

God of shudras

Answer 24

Pusha

Question 25

Who was brihaspati

Answer 25

Devaguru (priest of gods)

Question 26

Army? Dacrifice

Answer 26

Question 27

Chariot race

Answer 27

Vajpeya

Question 28

Concept of creator god

Answer 28

Prajapati/adipurush

Question 29

gargi outwitted yajnavalkya in philosophical discourse explain this sentence

Answer 29

The statement "Gargi outwitted Yajnavalkya in philosophical discourse" refers to a famous debate from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (3.8.12), where the female sage Gargi Vachaknavi challenges the great philosopher Yajnavalkya with profound metaphysical questions, momentarily silencing him before he ultimately provides an answer.

Question 30

4 stages of purushartha (goal)

Answer 30

Brahmacharya , celibate student, dharma gihastha ,householder, artha and kama vanaprastha , partial renunciation sanyasa --> (moksha, concept developed in LVP)