Practice Quiz set 4 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which of the following Mandalas is completely devoted to the Vedic God Soma ?
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Soma was one of the more important gods in the Rigveda. The ninth Mandala of the Rigveda, also called the Soma Mandala, has 114 hymns, entirely devoted to Soma Pavamana, ‘Purifying Soma’, the sacred potion of the Vedic religion.
Q-2) The head of which of the following was supposed to be known as ganapati or jyeshtha?
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Q-3) The standard unit of value, used as medium of exchange during the Vedic period, was :
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The Vedic period shows that the vedic people used cows as a medium of exchange. Niska and hiranyapinda, perhaps, were two types I of metallic medium of exchange prevalent in Vedic India. Rigvedic niskas and hiranyapindas, in this period, stood as a link between the money and currency stages of the development of the economy.
Q-4) Pravahana Jaivali was a popular king of
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One important development during the later Vedic period is the growth of large kingdoms.
Kuru and Panchala kingdoms flourished in the beginning. Parikshat and Janamejaya were the famous rulers of Kuru kingdom. Pravahana Jaivali was a popular king of the Panchalas. He was a patron of learning.
After the fall of Kurus and Panchalas, other kingdoms like Kosala, Kasi and Videha came into prominence. The famous ruler of Kasi was Ajatasatru. Janaka was the king of Videha with its capital at Mithila. His court was adorned by scholar Yajnavalkya.
Magadha, Anga and Vanga seem to be the easternmost tribal kingdoms.
Q-5) In which type of marriage, payment of bride-price was a condition?
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Q-6) In Rigveda, maximum number of shlokas are written in the memory of :
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Maximum number of Shlokas in Rigveda are written in the memory of Indra. Indra was the most popular God in Vedic period.
Q-7) The people who migrated from the region of the Caspian sea were called
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Q-8) The expounder of Yoga philosophy was :
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The ancient Sage Patanjali was an expounder of the Yoga Sutras one of the most important text of yoga covering all aspects of life. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras describe the working of the mind and emotions.
Q-9) Which river has not been mentioned in Rigveda?
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The Sapta Sindhu (seven rivers) plays a prominent part in the hymns of the Rigveda. The Rigveda mentions rivers Kabul, Swat, Kurram, Gumal, Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, etc. which proves that the settlements were in Afghanistan and Punjab as well. The river Tapti is not mentioned in Rigveda.
Q-10) Which of the following is also called Adharvayuveda ?
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