Harappa and Rig Vedic

Question 1

What are statewise location of the following Harappan sites: Harappa, Lothal, Kalibangan, Mohenjodaro, Chanhu-Daro, Banawali

Answer 1

punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sindh, sindh, Haryana.

Question 2

Which two Harappan cities saw two phases-preharappan and harappan?

Answer 2

Banawali and Kalibangan

Question 3

Name the two coastal cities of mature phase of Harappa

Answer 3

Sutkagendor (pak) and Surkatoda (guj).

Question 4

Name two sites where later harappan stage is found exclusively

Answer 4

Rangpur and Rondinini in Kathiawar peninsula

Question 5

What are the two cities where all three phases of harappan culture are found?

Answer 5

Dholavira (guj) and Rakhigarhi (Haryana)

Question 6

Which one of the following did the Indus people produce: wheat, barley, Rai, pea, sesamum, mustard, rice.

Answer 6

All. Only in Lothal rice remains were found.

Question 7

Name the late harappan spots

Answer 7

Prabhas patan (Somnath, guj), Rangpur (guj), Arhar (raj) bhagwanpura (Haryana)

Question 8

How many mandalas are there in Rig Veda and what are the earliest portions?

Answer 8

10 mandalas; books ii to vii are earliest

Question 9

When rigvedic people came to Indian subcontinent, who were the indigenous inhabitants called?

Answer 9

Dasas, dasyus. Dasas May have been earlier branch of aryans.

Question 10

Which animal was possibly introduced by Aryans in the subcontinent?

Answer 10

Horses

Question 11

What is Bharata?

Answer 11

Among the tribes of Aryans. Bharata and tritsu were the ruling Aryan clans supported by priest Vashishtha. Name of Bharata tribe appears first in Rig Veda.

Question 12

What is the battle of ten kings?

Answer 12

When Bharata fought against a host of ten chiefs (aryan and non aryan) on river Purushni(Ravi). The defeated tribes:purus.
Bharata+puru =Kurus.

Question 13

What does Gavishti denote for Rig Vedic times?

Answer 13

Wars of the time, fought for the sake of cows as cows were the most important form of wealth

Question 14

Did aryans live in cities?

Answer 14

No, unlike Harappans, they lived in fortified mud settlements.

Question 15

Who was the administrative head (tribal chief)? What was the nature of the post.

Answer 15

Rajan; hereditary.

Question 16

What is the Samiti?

Answer 16

Tribal assembly

Question 17

Explain: purohita, senani, Bali,

Answer 17

Priest, military officer, voluntary offerings to the chief/king

Question 18

What is a vrajapati in Rig Vedic times?

Answer 18

The officer who enjoyed authority over large land or pasture ground. He led heads of families called kulapas.

Question 19

Who was a gramani in Rig Vedic times?

Answer 19

Earlier, just a head of small tribal fighting unit. Once the unit settled, gramani became head of the village and could also become or be equated to position of vrajapati.

Question 20

What was the tribe and family called in Rig Vedic times?

Answer 20

Jana and griha respectively

Question 21

What is denoted by the term “vis”?

Answer 21

Another term for tribe in Rig Veda.

Question 22

name the important divinities mentioned in Rig Veda?

Answer 22

1) Indra-aka purandara (breaker of forts).rain god.
2) Agni-intermediary between gods and people.
3) Varuna-personified water.
4) Soma-god of plants.

Question 23

Name the important female divinities of Rig Vedic times

Answer 23

1) Aditi

2) Ushas