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What does the word “Veda” mean in Sanskrit?
a) Truth
b) Knowledge
c) Wisdom
d) Scripture
Answer: b) Knowledge
How many Vedas are there?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: c) Four
In which region were the Vedic hymns composed?
a) Gangetic Plains
b) Deccan Plateau
c) Sapta Sindhava
d) Himalayan foothills
Answer: c) Sapta Sindhava
What did UNESCO recognize about Vedic chanting in 2008?
a) As the oldest written language
b) As a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity
c) As the most complex linguistic system
d) As the foundation of all Indian languages
Answer: b) As a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity
What is the concept of “ṛitam” in Vedic thought?
a) The cycle of rebirth
b) The supreme deity
c) Truth and order in human life and cosmos
d) The ultimate goal of life
Answer: c) Truth and order in human life and cosmos
Which text introduces concepts like rebirth and karma?
a) Rig Veda
b) Upanishads
c) Bhagavad Gita
d) Puranas
Answer: b) Upanishads
What does the Upanishadic concept of “ātman” refer to?
a) The physical body
b) The mind
c) The divine essence residing in every being
d) The soul after death
Answer: c) The divine essence residing in every being
Where was the Buddha born?
a) Bodh Gaya
b) Lumbini
c) Sarnath
d) Kushinagar
Answer: b) Lumbini
What does “Buddha” mean?
a) The wise one
b) The enlightened one
c) The peaceful one
d) The learned one
Answer: b) The enlightened one
What is the Buddhist concept of “ahimsa”?
a) Meditation
b) Enlightenment
c) Non-violence
d) Detachment
Answer: c) Non-violence
Who founded Jainism?
a) Mahavira
b) Buddha
c) Parsvanatha
d) Rishabhanatha
Answer: a) Mahavira
What does “anekantavada” in Jainism mean?
a) Non-violence
b) Non-possession
c) Many-sidedness of truth
d) Detachment from worldly affairs
Answer: c) Many-sidedness of truth
Which school of thought believed that only the material world exists?
a) Vedanta
b) Buddhism
c) Jainism
d) Charvaka
Answer: d) Charvaka
What are “Jataka tales”?
a) Stories of Buddha’s former births
b) Jain scriptures
c) Vedic hymns
d) Folk tales from South India
Answer: a) Stories of Buddha’s former births
How many tribes were there in India according to 2011 figures?
a) 305
b) 505
c) 605
d) 705
Answer: d) 705
Which of these is a common feature in folk, tribal, and Hindu belief systems?
a) Worship of a single supreme deity
b) Rejection of nature worship
c) Sacredness of natural elements
d) Emphasis on written scriptures
Answer: c) Sacredness of natural elements
Who is Jagannath, according to tradition?
a) A Vedic deity
b) A Buddhist bodhisattva
c) Originally a tribal deity
d) A Jain Tirthankara
Answer: c) Originally a tribal deity
What is Donyipolo in some tribal beliefs of Arunachal Pradesh?
a) A sacred mountain
b) A tribal dance form
c) A combined form of the Sun and Moon worshipped as a supreme god
d) A harvest festival
Answer: c) A combined form of the Sun and Moon worshipped as a supreme god
Which tribe worships Singbonga as a supreme deity?
a) Toda
b) Bhil
c) Munda and Santhal
d) Gond
Answer: c) Munda and Santhal
What does “aparigraha” in Jainism mean?
a) Non-violence
b) Non-possession
c) Truth
d) Celibacy
Answer: b) Non-possession
What does UNESCO stand for?
a) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
b) Universal Network for Education, Science, Culture, and Operations
c) United Nations Ecological, Social, and Cultural Organization
d) Universal Network for Environmental and Social Collaboration
Answer: a) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
What is the meaning of “tat tvam asi”?
a) You are That
b) I am That
c) That is all
d) This is truth
Answer: a) You are That
Who was Svetaketu?
a) A Buddhist monk
b) A Jain ascetic
c) Son of Rishi Uddalaka Aruni
d) A Vedic god
Answer: c) Son of Rishi Uddalaka Aruni
In which Upanishad is the story of Nachiketa found?
a) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
b) Chandogya Upanishad
c) Katha Upanishad
d) Mundaka Upanishad
Answer: c) Katha Upanishad
Who was Gargi?
a) A Vedic goddess
b) A rishika (female sage)
c) Buddha’s wife
d) Mahavira’s mother
Answer: b) A rishika (female sage)
What is the Sanskrit term for ‘ignorance’ in Buddhist philosophy?
a) Avidya
b) Maya
c) Karma
d) Dharma
Answer: a) Avidya
Which of these is NOT a part of the Buddhist Sangha?
a) Bhikshus
b) Bhikshunis
c) Brahmins
d) Lay followers
Answer: c) Brahmins
Where are the Ellora caves located?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Rajasthan
Answer: b) Maharashtra
What does ‘dharma’ broadly mean in Indian philosophy?
a) God
b) Duty or righteous living
c) Meditation
d) Worship
Answer: b) Duty or righteous living
What does ‘jana’ refer to in early Vedic society?
a) A king
b) A priest
c) A clan
d) A ritual
Answer: c) A clan
