Chapter 7 India’s Cultural Roots Worksheet Solutions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What does the word “Veda” mean?
a) Wisdom
b) Knowledge
c) Power
d) Strength
Ans: b) Knowledge

Q2: Who composed the Vedic hymns?
a) Kings
b) Rulers
c) Seers and Sages
d) Warriors
Ans: c) Seers and Sages

Q3: Which Veda is considered the most ancient?
a) Yajur Veda
b) Sama Veda
c) Atharva Veda
d) Rig Veda
Ans: d) Rig Veda

Q4: What is the term for the collective gatherings or assemblies mentioned in the Vedas?
a) Sabha and Samiti
b) Yagna and Puja
c) Panchayat and Sabha
d) Rajya and Sabha
Ans: a) Sabha and Samiti

Q5: Which school of thought believed in the concept of rebirth and karma?
a) Vedanta
b) Yoga
c) Charvaka
d) Upanishads
Ans: d) Upanishads

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: The Vedas consist of thousands of hymns in the form of _________ and songs.
Ans: poems

Q2: Early Vedic society was organized in different _________ or ‘clans’.
Ans: janas

Q3: The Upanishads introduced the concept of _________, the divine essence that resides in every being.
Ans: Atman

Q4: Jainism includes the principle of _________, which means ‘non-possession’.
Ans: aparigraha

Q5: The Vedas gave rise to several schools of thought, including _________ and Yoga.
Ans: Vedanta

True or False

Q1: The Vedas were composed in written form.
Ans: False

Q2: Siddhartha Gautama founded Jainism.
Ans: False

Q3: The term ‘Jina’ in Jainism means ‘conqueror’.
Ans: True

Q4: Buddhism and Jainism accepted the authority of the Vedas.
Ans: False

Q5: Tribal belief systems have had no interaction with Hinduism.
Ans: False

Match the Following

 

Matched Answers:
Vedanta – Introduced the concept of rebirth and karma
Yoga – Methods for achieving realization of divine essence
Upanishads – Brahman as the divine essence
Jainism – Emphasizes non-violence and non-possession
Buddhism – Founded by Siddhartha Gautama