Practice Quiz set 2 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The word Yava mentioned in Rigveda is used for which agricultural product?
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It is accepted that the word ‘yava’ in the oldest texts, including the Rigveda, applied to any type of grain that was grounded into flour. Yet, many Indologists treat the word as meaning specifically barley.
Q-2) Who of the following was the God of morality during the Rigvedic times?
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Varuna, the Vedic god was the custodian of the moral and cosmic order. He was also concerned with societal affairs other than being a deification of nature.
Q-3) The great law given of ancient time was :
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Manu-smriti (Laws of Manu), traditionally, the most authoritative of the books of the Hindu code (Dharmashastra) in India. It is attributed to the legendary first man and lawgiver, Manu. In its present form, it dates from the 1st century BCE.
Q-4) Who among the following is regarded as War God in Rigveda?
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Q-5) Who among the following Vedic deities bears resemblance with Avestan God ‘Ahurmazda’ ?
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Indra was the Vedic deities bears resemblance with Avestan god Ahurmazda. In Zoroastrianism as reflected in the Avesta, Ahura Mazda is identified with the beneficent spirit and directly opposed to the destructive one. He is all-wise, liberal, undeceiving and the creator of everything good.
Q-6) Which of the following Vedic deities is not mentioned in the Boghazkoi inscription ?
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The Vedic deities Agni is not mentioned in the Boghazkoi inscription. Four Vedic deities, i.e. Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Nasatya were mentioned in Boghazkoi inscription.
Q-7) To which Sakha does the published Rigveda Samhita belong?
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Q-8) The largest number of the Mantras in Rigveda belong to :
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Q-9) King Asvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of :
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The Kekaya kingdom was situated on the bank of river Beas, east of Gandhar kingdom. King Aswapati ruled Kekaya when Janak was the king of Videha.
Q-10) Consider the following statements
- The prayers to propitiate gods for physical protection and for material gains were the main concerns of the Rig Vedic people.
- The functions of different gods reflect the needs in the Rig Vedic society.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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The Rigvedic gods were generally personifications of different aspects of natural forces such as rain, storm, sun etc.
The attributes of these gods also reflect the tribal and patriarchal nature of the society as we do not find many goddesses mentioned in the text. Indra, Agni, Varuna, Mitra, Dyaus, Pushana, Yama, Soma, etc. are all male gods.
In comparison, we have only a few goddesses such as Ushas, Sarasvati, Prithvi, etc which occupy secondary positions in the pantheon. The functions of different gods reflect their needs in society. Thus, since the Rigvedic people were engaged in wars with each other they worshipped Indra as a god. He is the most frequently mentioned god in the Rigveda.
He carried the thunderbolt and was also respected as a weather god who brought rains. Maruts the god of storm aided Indra in the wars in the way tribesmen aided their leader in the tribal wars. Agni, the fire god was the god of the home and was considered an intermediary between gods and men. Soma was associated with plants and herbs.
Soma was also a plant from which an intoxicating juice was extracted.