Set 4 | Important Languages and Literature of India MCQs 2024

Correct Answer is D.

• Ayurveda(Medicine), associated with the Atharvaveda.

Correct Answer is A.

• Gandharvaveda(Music and sacred dance), associated with the Samaveda.

Correct Answer is C.

• Sthapatyaveda(Architecture), associated with Yajurveda.

Correct Answer is B.

• Dhanurveda(Archery), associated with the Rig Veda.

Correct Answer is A.

• Limbs of Vedas are also known as Vedangas.
• In order to understand the Vedas, it is necessary to learn the Vedangas. A good deal of literature grew around these subjects.
• These were written in the form of precepts in the sutra style. A precept was called sutra because of its brevity.
• The most famous example of this is Panini’s grammar, Ashtadhyayi, which illustrates the rules of grammer and also throws light on society, economy and culture of those times.

Correct Answer is C.

• The Vedanga are six supplements of the Vedas that developed in ancient times and these are:-
• Shiksha: phonetics, phonology, pronunciation for a vedic recitation.
• Chhandas: prosody, this auxiliary discipline has focussed on the poetic meters.
• Vyakarana: focuses on the rules of grammer and linguistic analysis to establish the exact form of words and sentences to properly express ideas.
• Nirukta: etymology, explanation of words.
• Kalpa: ritual instructions. This field focussed on standardizing procedures for vedic rituals.
• Jyotisha: auspicious time for rituals as per astrology and astronomy.

Correct Answer is B.

• The general view of the Vedic literature is that the Vedas consist of four parts – the Samhitas(mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas(text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas(commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads(text discussing meditation, philosophy and the spiritual knowledge).
• The Samhitas are sometimes identified as Karma-Kanda(action/ritual-related section).
• The Upanishads are identified as jnana-kanda(knowledge/spirituality-related section).
• The Aranyakas and Brahmanas are variously classified, sometimes as the ceremonial karma-kanda, other times(or parts of them) as the jnana-kanda.

Correct Answer is D.

• The Samhitas contain mantras, prayers, litanies and hymns to God.
• The Samhitas are the most ancient part of the Vedas.
• Hindus believe that the texts were received direct from God by scholars, and that they were then passed on orally for thousands of years.
• In Sanskrit, sam means “correct” and “proper”, and hita means “arranged” or “wholesome”. Thus, samhita may be interpreted as “a structured combination of verses or texts”.

Correct Answer is A.

• Rig Veda had Kaushitaki and Aitreya.
• These texts describe the 12 days rites, the daily sacrifices conducted in the morning and evening.
• After the four Vedas, a number of works called the Brahmanas were developed. These books gave a detailed explanation of Vedic rituals and instructions and deal with the science of sacrifice.
• Each Veda has its own Brahmana books.

Correct Answer is C.

• Brahmanas books gave a detailed explanation of Vedic rituals.
• The content of the Brahmanas are divided into two main parts:
• Vidhi: It comprises the instructions and warnings related to the performance of particular rituals.
• Arthavada: It comprises the explanatory commentaries in relation to the Mantras and particular rituals.