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2. Which Veda was not in written form?

(a) Rigveda (b) Samaveda (c) Atharvaveda (d) None of these
3. Which is the oldest and most important Veda?
(a) Rigveda (b) Samaveda (c) Atharvaveda (d) None of these

4. Later Vedic Aryans worshipped:
(a) Vishnu (b) Agni (c) Prithvi (d) None of these

B. Fill in the blanks :
1. The four Vedas are _____________________.
2. _____________________ is generally called the book of sacrificial prayers.

3. The Atharvaveda deals with knowledge in general and _____________________ in particular.
4. Tribes were headed by _____________________ called Rajan.
5. The political unit of the Aryans were divided into _____________________.

C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :
1. The Samaveda is concerned with upasana.

2. The Gurukul system was not prevalent in Vedic period.
3. Rigveda consists of hymns in praise of God and Goddesses.
4. Vedic people used to speak Sanskrit.

5. Women were given high status during Aryan period.
D. Match the following :

Column 'A' Column 'B'

1. Agni (a) Sabha
2. Prithvi (b) Fire
3. Assembly (c) Earth
4. System of education (d) Protector

5. Vishnu (e) Gurukul
E. Answer these Questions :
1. What are Vedas?
2. How many Vedas are there? Name them.
3. How was the social life of the Vedic people?
4. What do you know about Aryans?

5. Describe the religious life of the Vedic people.
6. How was the economic life of the Vedic people?
7. What was the political life of the Vedic people?
8. What were the main occupations of the Vedic period?
Life Skills and Value (Activity)

• Make a project on the political life of the Vedic period.
• Make a project on the economic life of the Vedic period.

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