1. According to the research, the Dasas are considered the earliest known inhabitants of which specific region?
   A) The Gangetic Plains
   B) The Deccan Plateau
   C) The Shivalik foothills of the Himalayas 1
   D) The Thar Desert
   
   Answer: C) The Shivalik foothills of the Himalayas
   
2. The presence of the Dasas is dated back to which historical period?
   A) The Gupta Period
   B) The Mauryan Period
   C) The pre-Vedic period 1
   D) The Mughal Era
   
   Answer: C) The pre-Vedic period
   
3. Some scholars have associated the Dasas with which ancient civilization?
   A) The Mesopotamian Civilization
   B) The Egyptian Civilization
   C) The Indus Valley Civilization 1
   D) The Chinese Civilization
   
   Answer: C) The Indus Valley Civilization
   
4. Which of the following is NOT listed as a powerful Dasa chief who resisted Aryan advancement?
   A) Chamuri 1
   B) Dhuni 1
   C) Shambar 1
   D) Pipru 1
   
   Answer: C) Shambar (Shambar was a Kirata king)
   
5. According to the report, how did the Dasas eventually become part of the Aryan fold?
   A) Through military conquest and forced assimilation
   B) Through the sustained efforts of Vedic sages like Vishwamitra and Vashishta 1
   C) By migrating to different regions
   D) By forming a political alliance with the Aryans
   
   Answer: B) Through the sustained efforts of Vedic sages like Vishwamitra and Vashishta
   
6. In early Vedic texts, how was the term “Dasa” often used?
   A) To denote allies and friends
   B) To refer to skilled artisans
   C) To denote enemies or those who did not follow Aryan rituals 2
   D) To describe a priestly class
   
   Answer: C) To denote enemies or those who did not follow Aryan rituals
   
7. Which Vedic text describes Dasyus (often linked with Dasas) as “savages” who do not perform rites (a-karman)?
   A) Sama Veda
   B) Yajur Veda
   C) Atharva Veda
   D) Rig Veda (specifically 10.22.8) 2
   
   Answer: D) Rig Veda (specifically 10.22.8)
   
8. Which scholar proposed that the term “Dasa” referred to indigenous peoples living in South Asia before the arrival of the Aryans?
   A) Michael Witzel
   B) Max Müller 2
   C) Asko Parpola
   D) Sri Aurobindo
   
   Answer: B) Max Müller
   
9. According to Sri Aurobindo’s interpretation, the term “Dasa” in the Rig Veda symbolically refers to:
   A) A specific ethnic group from Iran
   B) Demons who hinder spiritual attainment 2
   C) A class of servants in Vedic society
   D) Nomadic tribes of the Himalayan region
   
   Answer: B) Demons who hinder spiritual attainment
   

10. The meaning of the word “dāsa,” preserved in the Khotanese dialect, is:
A) Enemy
B) Servant
C) Man 3
D) Priest

Answer: C) Man