Review of Semester 1

Questions

Fill in the blanks to complete each sentence.

1. There are ______Vedas. They are ______, ______, ______and ______ved. 2. The Vedas are written in ______language. 3. The first and second sections of the Vedas are called ______and ______respectively. 4. ______ved has the maximum number of verses. An Upanishad based on this ved is ______. 5. The Vedas are also called ______because the knowledge was passed orally. 6. Nachiketa received the knowledge about God from ______who is the presiding deity of ______. 7. Offenses committed against a devotee of God can be pardoned by ______. 8. There are ______systems of Indian philosophy. They are ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______. 9. Bhagavat Puran was composed by ______who also composed the system of Indian philosophy known as ______and the story of Ram known as ______. 10. The Upanishads convey spiritual knowledge through ______between ______and ______. 11. Vishnu Sahasranaam describes ______names of Lord Vishnu and is contained in ______. 12. Taittriya Upanishad describes nature of Brahm as ______through conversation between Varun and his son ______. 13. An important scripture contained inside the Mahabharat is ______. 14. Lord Ram had two sons named ______and ______who were born in the ashram of ______. 15. The two Puranas devoted to glorification of Lord Shiva are ______and ______. 16. Bhagavat is a ______whereas Bhagvad Gita is a ______scripture. 17. When Sage Durvasa tried to kill God’s devotee ______, God protected His devotee from harm by releasing His ______to ______. 18. The presiding deity of fire and water are ______and ______. 19. There are ______upvedas and ______deals with medicine. 20. To understand Vedas, there are ______bodies of knowledge called ______. 21. Vedic dictionary is called ______. 22. The ______school of Indian philosophy contains physical and breathing exercises. 23. Aphorisms are called ______in Sanskrit. 24. Uttar Mimansa is also called ______and ______. 25. Two Upanishads based on Krishn Yajur Ved are ______and ______.

Review of Semester 1

Classify the following statements as True or False.

1. The Vedas were handed down from one generation to the next orally. 2. Gandharvaved deals with the science of making of armaments. 3. Shiksha deals with musical scales on which vedic mantras are sung. 4. Ved Vyas divided the original Ved into five parts. 5. Each Ved is divided into four sections. 6. Bhagvad Gita was revealed by Arjun to Krishna on a battlefield. 7. Uttar Mimansa is the highest amongst the various systems of Indian philosophy. 8. The most recent version of Ramayan was written by Ved Vyas. 9. There are more Upanishads than Purans. 10. The third section of the Ved is called Aranyak. 11. A Puran generally contains more verses than an Upanishad. 12. The knowledge in the Purans is deeper than those in the Upanishads. 13. Generally, each Upanishad is devoted to glorification of a particular form of God. 14. All Upanishads are based on a particular branch of the Vedas. 15. Saam Ved has the fewest number of verses but maximum branches of knowledge. 16. There are 108 principal Upanishads. 17. Purans generally convey scriptural knowledge through stories. 18. Upanishads generally convey scriptural knowledge through stories. 19. Mahabharat describes the battle between Ram and Ravan. 20. All Purans have 9 characteristics. 21. Both Gita and Mahabharat are divided into 18 chapters. 22. Rules to be followed during construction of temples are described in darshan shastras.

Review of Semester 1

Circle the correct answer

1. The Upved dealing with sociology and economics is: (a) Dhanurved (b) Arthved (c) Atharva ved (d) Ayurved

2. The rules for proper chanting and accentuation of mantras are described in: (a) chhand (b) shiksha (c) vyakaran (d) nirukt

3. Uttar Mimansa deals with: (a) attainment of divine bliss (b) attainment of celestial pleasures (c) neither of these (d) both (a) and (b)

4. The Brahman portion of the Vedas (a) Deals with Vedic karmas (b) contains hymns praising the devtas (c) gives spiritual knowledge (d) none of the above

5. The smritis include (a) Yagyavalkya (b) Manu (c) Parashar (d) all of the above

Review of Semester 1

Cross out the odd answer(s)

1. Authors of Ramayan include:

(a) Tulsidas (b) Ved Vyas (c) Valmiki (d) Manu (e) Durvasa

2. Scriptures which give us true knowledge of God are:

(a) Vinargat granth (b) Krit granth (c) Upanishads (d) Purans (e) All of the above

3. The six schools of philosophy include: (a) Vedant (b) Mimansa (c) Nirukt (d) Jyotish (e) Sankhya

4. Smrit granth include:

(a) Vedas (b) Purans (c) Ramayan (d) Upanishads (e) Smritis

5. Some of the Purans are:

(a) Ling (b) Skand (c) Bhagavat (d) Garud (e) Agni

6. The characteristics of Purans include:

(a) Sarg (b) Manvantar (c) Visarg (d) Sutra (e) Jyotish