Ancient History Flashcards
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Human Society is unique because it depends mainly o
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Economy
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Harappa Civilization is also known as
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Indus Valley Civilizati
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Indus Civilization existed in
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Proto-historic age
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Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan becau
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- It was an urban civilization
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According to Chachnama, the capital of the Indus Country in the 6th and 7th centuries wa
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Arod
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The important reason to keep Indus-Valley Civilization before Aryan civilization i
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Potteries
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The Indus Valley civilization was diff erent from the Vedic civilization because
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It had the amenities of developed city life. - It has pictographic script. - It lacked knowledge of iron
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The source of knowledge about the Harappan Civilization
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Archaeological excavations
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Indus Valley Civilization - Later Vedic Society - Rigvedic Society - Medieval Period
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UrbanAgrarianPastoralLand Lordism
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The main source of knowledge about the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization
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Seals
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E.J.H. Mackay
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Migration of people from Sumer
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Mortimer Wheel
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Migration of idea of civilization
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Amalananda Ghosh
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Pre-Harappan culture matured to make Harappan civilization
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The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the
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Harappan civilization
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The colour which was commonly used in the Harappan pottery
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Red
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The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in
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Pre aryan age
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Out of the given animals namely - Cow, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Tiger which was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan civilization
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Cow
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The Harappan Civilization site mandi is situated in
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Uttar Pradesh
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Ancient Site Lothal Kalibangan Dholavira Banawali - - - - -
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Archaeological fi nding
DockyardPloughed fi eld
An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script
Terracotta replica of a plough
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Harappa
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Cemetry R-37
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Lothal
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Dockyard
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Kalibangan
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Furrowed land
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Mohenjo-Daro
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Dancing Girl Statue
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Harappa
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Ravi river
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Hastinapur
Ganga river
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Nagarjuna Konda
Krishna river
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Paithan
Godavari river
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Kalibangan
Ghaggar
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Lothal
Bhogava
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Ropar
Sutlej
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Shape of this tree is found in the seals from the Indus civilisation
Pipal
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The Great Bath was found at the archaeological site of
Mohenjodaro
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The other name of the Indus Valley Civilization is
Bronze-Age-Civilization
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The correct statement about the Indus civilization is
Unknown to iron
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Indus Valley civilization
Its town planning (2) Mohenjodaro and Harappa (3) Their agricultural work (4) its industrialization
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Alamgirpur
Uttar Pradesh
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Lothal
Gujarat
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Ropar
Punjab
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Banawali
Haryana
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Daimabad
Maharashtra
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Rakhigarhi
Haryana
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Manda
Jammu and Kashmir
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Balu
Haryana
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Padri
Gujarat
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Hulas
Uttar Pradesh
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The sites of Harappan culture which are located in Sindh
Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, Amri, Kotdiji, Ali Murad
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Excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by
E.J.H. Mackay
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Out of the given sites namely - Kalibangan, Harappa, Lothal, Alamgirpur which is now in Pakistan
Harappa
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Rangpur, where the contemporary of Harappan civilization was found, is located in
Saurashtra (Gujarat)
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Dadheri (Kotla Dadheri) is a later Harappan site in
Punjab
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The terracotta of 'plough' was found from
Harappan site 'Banawali
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Figures or modals of boats are found in these archaeological sites of Indus Valley
Mohenjodaro and Lothal
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¾ Out of the given sites namely: Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Lothal which is located in Indi
Lothal (Gujara
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The Harappan city represented by the archaeological site of Lothal was situated on the rive
Bhogva
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port city of Indus valley civilization is
Lothal
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most signifi cant feature of the Indus valley civilization is
Burnt brick building
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Out of the given cities namely: Kalibangan, Ropar, Pataliputra, Lothal which is not a site of Indus Valley civilization
Pataliputra
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Out of the given sites namely: Chanhudaro, Kotdiji, Sohgaura, Desalpur which is not a Harappan site
Sohgaura (UP)
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The largest site of the Harappan civilization in India is
Rakhigarhi
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The Harappan site 'Desalpur' is located in
Kutch region of Gujarat
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Among, Sindhu, Jhelum, Chenab and Ganga, rivers that are associated with Indus Valley Civilisation
Jhelum, Chenab, Sindhu
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people of Indus Valley believed in
Mother Goddess
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The Indus Valley people worshipped
Pashupati Shiva, Mother Goddess, Linga, worship of plants, trees and snakes (nagas), worship of 'Linga and yoni'
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The director of the archaeological excavation that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro
Sir John Marshall
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Two Indians who were associated with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, are
Rakhal Das Banerjee (Mohenjodaro), Dayaram Sahni (Harappa)
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Harappa Hastinapur Takshashila Kaushambi Lothal Surkotada
Dayaram Sahni
B.B. Lal
John Marshall
N.G Majumdar
S.R RaoJ.
P Joshi
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Dholavira was excavated by
R.S. Bisht
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The fi rst archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its signifi cance, was
A. Cunningham
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Out of the given names viz. R.D Banerjee, K.N. Dikshit, M.S. Vats, V.A. Smith who was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjodaro
VA SMITH
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Chronological order
Urban culture , iron plogh , punch marked , silver coins , gold coins
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The first metal usedby man
Copper
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Ivory scale in harappan context was found atv
Lothal
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The metal that has so far not been discovered in harappan sites
Iron
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Out of the given sites namely : Alamgirpur, Lothal, ¾ A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has Mohenjodaro, Banawali which is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associate rivers
Banawali
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The correct statements are
Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are the main sites of Indus Valley civilization. - People of Harappa developed the road, proper housing and drainage system
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The correct statements are-
Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead now. - They were discovered during excavations.
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Dholavira is located in the state of
Gujarat
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The place where the evidence of rock-cut architecture was found, with reference to Harappa -The natives of Ahar knew copper smelting.- Rice was known to them.civilization
Dholavira
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A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at -
Dholavira
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Out of the given sites namely:- Kuntasi, Dholavira, Lothal, Kalibangan which has yielded evidence of - Mostly black-red coloured pottery decorated with white geometric designs have been found in the Ahar civilizaiton.a double burial
Lothal and Kalibangan
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Recently, from excavations of Harappan site Vedic AgeSinauli what was found
Human burials
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For clothing, cotton was fi rst introduced in
India
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The correct statements regarding the Indus Valley Civilization are
Secular civilisation
Cotton used
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The correct statement regarding the people of Indus Civilization is
They worshipped both male and female deities
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Famous bull seals
Mohenjodaro
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Animal on harappan seals
Bull , elephant, sheep
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Has not been discovered indus valley civilization
Lion
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A horned deity engraved on a terracotta cake has
Kalibangan
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Civilization on the bank of river nile
Egyptian civilization
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The correct North-South sequence of the civilizations is
Aztec-Maya-Mochica-Inca
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The fi rst ancient civilization to develop the art of writing in a proper system was
Sumerian
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According to the report of IIT Kharagpur study group, continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley civilization
900 year
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reference to the Ahar civilization, the correct statements are
The natives of Ahar knew copper smelting.- Rice was known to them.civilization - Dholavira - Metal work was one of the means of economy of the Ahar.
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The term 'Aryan' denotes
superior race
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Meaning of the term 'Arya' in classical Sanskrit is
Nobleman
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The oldest Veda is
Rig Veda
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Trayi' is a name for
Three Vedas
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The Vedic text in which the term 'Varna' is found referred for the fi rst time, that is
Rig-Veda
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The 'Purush Sukta' related to Varna System was manufacturing textiles in India.originally found in
Rig Veda
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Atharvaveda
Medicine
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Rig veda
God grace
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Yajurveda
Sacrifice process
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Samveda
Music
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Rig veda
Hymns and prayer
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Yajur veda
Hymns and rituals
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Samvedq
Music hymns
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Artharvaveda
Charms and spell
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In Rig Veda, number of hymns are
1028 hymns
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The Rig Veda is the
Collection of hymns
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Rig Veda, Mandals are
10
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Rig Veda
Aitareya
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Samaveda
Panchvisha
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Yajurveda
Shatpatha
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Atharaveda
Gopath
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In Rig Veda, verses are
10552
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The Rig Veda is the -
Collection of hymns
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In Rig Veda, Mandals are
10
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Mandala of Rig Veda dedicated to 'Soma' is
Ninth Mandala
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The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted wholly to
Soma' the god who is named after the drink
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Rig Veda
Aitareya
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Samaveda
Panchvisha
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Yajurveda
Shatpatha
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Atharaveda
Gopath
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MandalaSoma
Ninth Mandal
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The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted wholly to - 'Soma' the god who is named after the drink
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Rights and rituals related to Yajnas are mentioned
Yajurveda
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The shortest among all the four Vedas is
Samaveda
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evidence of the use of iron
Ataranjikhera
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The main theme of Upanishads is
Philosophy
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The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in
Kathopanishad
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The river mentioned most in early Vedic Literature -
Sindhu
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Vedic river Askini is identifi ed with the rive
Chenab
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Out of the given rivers mentioned in the Rig-Veda namely : Askini and Parushni, Kubha and KramuVipasha and Shutudri which river indicate the elations of Aryans with Afghanistan
- Kubha, Kramu
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Kubha - Parushni - Ravi Rig Veda Aitareya- Sadaneera - Gandak Samaveda Panchvisha- Shutudri
