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The 'Manu smriti' mainly deals with

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Important Questions on Ancient History

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Purushmedha i.e. male sacrifice, is referred in 
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 Which one of the following statements is correct?
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 Consider the following statements

1. During the later vedic period, the Aryan settlements covered virtually the whole of Northern India.

2. It mentions Vindhya mountain.

3. In Taittariya Brahmana, we notice the theory of the divine origin of kingship.

4. Ugras in the upanishad, was probably a police official.

Choose the correct statements by the codes given below

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Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
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Consider the following statements:
I. Indra was the most prominent God in the Rigvedic period
2.. Vishwamitra had composed Gaytri Mantra.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayn Sulva) relate to?
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Match the following
List I List II
A. Gomati 1. Gomal
B. Kurmu 2. Kurram
C. Suvaster 3. Swati
D. Drishad vati 4. Ghaggan

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A    B    C   D

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The 'Dharma' and 'Rita' depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilisation of India. In this context, consider the following statements

1. 'Dharma' was a conception of obligation and of the discharge of one's duties to oneself and to others.

2. 'Rita' was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.

 Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?