Rigveda is the holiest of the four Vedas, containing 10 chapters (called Mandalas) of ______ Suktas containing 10,600 verses.
1,028
The Rigveda, the oldest of the four Vedas, is organised into ten books called Mandalas.
These Mandalas together contain 1,028 Suktas (hymns) with a total of 10,600 verses (mantras) composed in Vedic Sanskrit.
Hence, 1,028 is correct.
The caves of Ajanta and Ellora are among the finest examples of some of the earliest _____ architecture, cave paintings and sculpture.
Which of the following is NOT an important site of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
Cuneiform script, one of the earliest systems of writing, was invented by the people of ______.
The Hathigumpha inscription from Udaygiri in Orissa was written by ______, the king of Kalinga during the second century BC.
Vindhyashakti was the founder of the ____ dynasty?
The development of ____ took place from 5000 BCE south of Malwa and across the entire foothills region of the Ganga Valley towards the north.
The language used in the Upanishads is ________.
________ is the oldest Upanishad.
Polygynous family is represented by
The following are the archealogical sources of Indian history :
(a) Stone inscriptions
(b) Copper plates
(c) Leaf inscriptions
(d) Pillar inscriptions
Select the correct answer -
Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements:
1) It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the scene.
2) During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Whom did the Greeks call "Amritaghat" which means slayer of enemies?
King Kharavela, the ancient Indian king whose biography is found in the famous Hathigumpha inscription, ruled from: