Vedic Civilization

        Historical Era is begins with coming of Aryan’s. Indus Valley Civilization is Prehistoric Age or Era.

Vedic Civilization is Late Bronze Age and early Iran Age whereas Indus Valley Civilization is Bronze Age.

Vedic Civilization is Rural Civilization whereas Indus Valley Civilization is Urban Civilization. Aryan’s in early Vedic period are settled at Saptha Sindhu region. And Aryan’s in later Vedic period are settled at Ganga region. People in Indus Valley Civilization settled at Indus River region.

Vedic Civilization time period is from 1500 BC to 600 BC. Rug Veda period is from 1500 BC to 900 BC. Other Veda’s period is from 900 BC to 600 BC

Marriage system is eight types in later Vedic Period. One of the eight is Ghandarva marriage is also called love marriage.

Vedic Literature: About eight types. These are written between 1500 BC and 600 BC

1) Vedas 2) Brahmanas 3) Aranyakas 4) Upanishads 5) Vedanga 6) Mahapuranas 7) Upaveda 8) Epics

Vedas: These are four types1) Rig Veda 2) Yajur Veda 3) Sama Veda 4) Atharva Veda

Rig Veda: It is first book in Vedic Period which is written between 1500 BC and 900 BC. It has 10 chapters and 1020 hymns. One of the hymns is Gayatri Mantra which is also called Savitri Mantra.

Yajur Veda: Fire (Yajna) rituals. It has sacrificial formulae.

Sama Veda: Sama = Song, Veda = Knowledge. Sama Veda is Melodies and Chants.

Atharva Veda: Atharva Veda is the knowledge of storehouse of atharvanas. It is sometimes called the “Veda of magical formulas”. It is not a part of Vedatrayi.

Brahmanas: These are 7

Aranyakas: The Aranyakas constutures the philosophy behind ritual sacrifice of the ancient Hindu sacred tests, the Vedas

Upanishads: These are about 108

Vedanga: These are six 1) Shiksh 2) Chandas 3) Vyakarana 4) Nirkta 5) Kalpa 6) Jyotisha

Mahapuranas: These are 18

Upaveda: These are four 1) Ayurveda (deals in Medicine & associated with the Rig Veda) 2) Dhanurveda (deals in Archary & associated with the Yajurveda) 3) Gandharvaveda (deals with Music and Dance & associated with the Sama Veda) 4) Shastrashastra (deals with Military Technology & associated with Atharvaveda)

Epics: These are two 1) Ramayana 2) Mahabharata (also called Jayasamhita)

Previous Asked Questions of Staff Selection Commission Exams

01) The origins of Indian music could be traced to [SSC CAPF ASI & Delhi Police SI Exam 22/06/2014], [SSC Combined Matric Level Exam 21/05/2000]

          a) Rigvedic Samhita

          b) Yajurvedic Samhita

          c) Samavedic Samhita

          d) Atharvavedic Samhita

02) Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas? [SSC CAPF ASI & Delhi Police SI Exam 03/07/2017]

          a) Rig Veda

          b) Sama Veda

          c) Yajurveda

          d) Atharva Veda

03) There were 8 types of marriages during the Vedic Period. Which one of them is a love marriage? [SSC Stenographar Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam 11/09/2017]

          a) Brahma Vivah

          b) Gandharva Vivah

          c) Daiva Vivah

          d) Arsha Vivah

04) Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formulae? [SSC CHSL Exam 04/11/2012]

          a) Sama Veda

          b) Rig Veda

          c) Yajur Veda

          d) Atharva Veda

05) Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi? [SSC CAPF ASI & Delhi Police SI Exam 02/07/2017]

          a) Rig Veda

          b) Yajur Veda

          c) Sama Veda

          d) Atharva Veda

06) Near which river was most of the Rig Vedic Civilizations were situated? [SSC Scientific Assistant Exam 23/11/2017]

          a) Narmada

          b) Saraswathi

          c) Ganga

          d) Godavari

07) The Earliest settlement of Aryan tribes were at [SSC CGL Exam 19/10/2014]

          a) Uttar pradesh

          b) Bengal

          c) Sapta Sindhu

          d) Delhi