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Rigvedic society

Rigvedic society is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2019). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Rigvedic culture and literatureVedic Period society and culture

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खालीलपैकी कोणत्या विद्वान स्त्रिया ऋग्वेदा काळाशी संबंधीत होत्या ? Who from the following women scholars were related to the Rigvedic Period ?

(a)विश्ववारा / Vishwavara

(b)अपाला / Apala

(c)लोपामुद्रा / Lopamudra

(d)घोषा / Ghosha

1)फक्त अ आणि ब / Only a and b
2)फक्त अ, ब आणि क / Only a, b and c
3)फक्त ब, क आणि ड / Only b, c and d
4)वरील सर्व / All the above✓ Correct

All the women mentioned (Visvavara, Apala, Lopamudra, and Ghosha) were renowned female scholars and composers of Vedic hymns (Brahmavadinis) during the Rigvedic period.

जोड्या लावा : Match the following :

(a)तक्षण / Takshan

(b)भागुग / Bhagadugha

(c)क्षत्त्री / Kshattri

(d)विधाता / Vidatha

(I)सुतार / Carpenter

(II)कर वसुल करणारा / Collector of taxes

(III)राजाचा खाजगी कारभारी / Chamberlain

(IV)पुरुष आणि स्त्रिया भाग घेत असे कायदेमंडळ / An assembly in which both men and women participated

1)IV III II I
2)II I IV III
3)I II III IV✓ Correct
4)III IV I II

Vedic period administrative terms match correctly in direct order: Takshan refers to carpenter, Bhagadugha refers to collector of taxes, Kshattri refers to chamberlain/dispenser, and Vidatha refers to an early Aryan tribal assembly.

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