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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
