This document appears to be a quiz or test on topics related to sacred Hindu texts and classical Sanskrit literature. It contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and other important religious and literary works such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and works by authors like Kalidasa and Shudraka. The key provided indicates the correct answer for each question.
This document appears to be a quiz or test on topics related to sacred Hindu texts and classical Sanskrit literature. It contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and other important religious and literary works such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and works by authors like Kalidasa and Shudraka. The key provided indicates the correct answer for each question.
This document appears to be a quiz or test on topics related to sacred Hindu texts and classical Sanskrit literature. It contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and other important religious and literary works such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and works by authors like Kalidasa and Shudraka. The key provided indicates the correct answer for each question.
This document appears to be a quiz or test on topics related to sacred Hindu texts and classical Sanskrit literature. It contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and other important religious and literary works such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and works by authors like Kalidasa and Shudraka. The key provided indicates the correct answer for each question.
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1. Which of the following is the oldest sacred books of Hinduism.
A. Aranyakas B. Brahmanas C. Upanishads D. Vedas 2. A prose text that discuss the solemn sacrificial rituals as well as the commitment on their meaning. A. Aranyakas B. Brahmanas C. Upanishads D. Vedas 3. What Religious text that composed in Old Sanskrit by Aryan poets. A. Aranyakas B. Brahmanas C. Upanishads D. Vedas 4. Which one of the following is the epic poem wrote by the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa? A. Kavya B. Raghuvamsa C. Rig Veda D. Panchatantra 5. It is one of India’s most influencial contribution to world literature. A. Kavya B. Raghuvamsa C. Rig Veda D. Panchatantra 6. It is “prayer book” which consists of liturgies and repetition of Rig Veda but contains manay original prose formula. A. Antharva-Veda B. Rig-Veda C. Sama-Veda D. Yajur-Veda 7. The first Indian Literary work was a collection of ________. A. Sanskrit hymns B. Sanskrit poem C. Sanskrit prose D. Sanskrit 8. Which one of the following was the major form of classical literature in Sanskrit? A. Kavya B. Raghuvamsa C. Rig Veda D. Panchatantra 9. Who wrote the Sanskrit drama “Mrichchakatika”? A. Bhakti B. Kalidasa C. Shudraka D. Rabindranath Tagore 10. He is the first non-European winner of the Nobel Prize award for Literature. A. Bhakti B. Kalidasa C. Shudraka D. Rabindranath Tagore 11. Who is the novelist who wrote 65 novels, 53-story books, 12 plays, 4 essay books, 4 autobiographies and 2 travel stories? A. Tarashankar Bandopdhya B. Magha C. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala D. Panini 12. Who is the poet in 17th century that his only recorded work is Shishupalavadha? A. Tarashankar Bandopdhya B. Magha C. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala D. Panini 13. Who is the German-born and American Booker prize winning novelist? A. Tarashankar Bandopdhya B. Magha C. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala D. Panini 14. He is well-known grammarian of Sanskrit language? A. Tarashankar Bandopdhya B. Magha C. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala D. Panini 15. Who is the writer of Sambad Prabhakar? A. Iswar Chandra Gupta B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy C. Akshay Kumar Datta D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 16. Who laid the real foundation of modern Bengali prose? A. Iswar Chandra Gupta B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy C. Akshay Kumar Datta D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 17. He is known as the father of modern novel in India? A. Iswar Chandra Gupta B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy C. Akshay KUmar Datta D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 18. It is composed of sages who questioned the usefulness of ritual religion. A. Aranyakas B. Brahmanas C. Upanishads D. Vedas 19. It is the great epic of the Bharata Dynasty. A. Mahabharata B. Ramayana C. Raghuvamsa D. Ramakien 20. It is an anthology of 1080 hymns to various gods. A. Antharva-Veda B. Rig-Veda C. Sama-Veda D. Yajur-Veda Key answer 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B