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Ayurveda owes its origin to:

A) Rigveda
B) Samaveda
C) Yajurveda
D) Atharvaveda

Correct Answer:




D) Atharvaveda

Description for Correct answer:
Ayurveda Owes its Origin to Atharvaveda. The early history of ayurveda asserts that around 1500 BC, ayurveda's fundamental and applied principles got organised and enunciated. In this historical construction, Ayurveda traces its origins to the Vedas, Atharvaveda in particular, and is connected to Hindu religion.

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1). Which of the following were the yajnas that were performed during the Vedic age? 1. Vratyastama Yajna 2. Asvamedha Yajna 3. Rajasuya Yajna

A). 1 and 2 only

B). 2 and 3 only

C). 1 and 3 only

D). 1, 2 and 3

2). Rigveda is divided into 10 books. Which among the following book(s) is/are the oldest?

A). First

B). Second-eighth

C). Third-ninth

D). Second-seventh

3). Which of the following is not a feature of Hinduism?

A). Reverence for Veda

B). Belief in God

C). Emphasis on ritualism

D). Doctrine of ahimsa

4). Which of the following statements is not correct?

A). The Rigvedic people worshipped nature

B). The Rigvedic Aryans were by and large urban people

C). The Rigvedic family comprised parents and other kith and kin apart from husband and wife

D). The Rigvedic women were highly respected and that most of the religious ceremonies were considered incomplete unless wives joined their husbands

5). The famous Vedic saying 'War begins in the minds of men" is stated in

A). Rigveda

B). Atharvaveda

C). Samaveda

D). Mundaka Upanishad

6). Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are __________ in number.

A). 96

B). 105

C). 108

D). 112

7). The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called:

A). Kara

B). Varman

C). Bali

D). Vidatha

8). Purushsukta is a part of :

A). Rigveda

B). Yoga-sutra

C). Ramayana

D). Bhagvadgita

9). What was the rate of lad revenue as given in the dharma shastras?

A). One-third

B). One-fourth

C). One-sixth

D). One-eighth

10). The main cause of the tribal wars among the early Aryan settlers, the most famous of which is mentioned in Rigveda as "Battle of Ten Kings", was:

A). cattle and land disputes

B). foreign invasions

C). showing supremacy

D). intrigues of the leaders