vedic period MCQ set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

The Aryans further moved towards east in the Later Vedic Period.The Satapatha Brahmana refers to the expansion of Aryans to the eastern Gangetic plains.

During the Later Vedic Period the king performed various rituals and sacrifices to strengthen his position. They include Rajasuya (consecration ceremony), Asvamedha (horse sacrifice) and Vajpeya (chariot race). The kings also assumed titles like Rajavisvajanan, Ahilabhuvanapathi, (lord of all earth), Ekrat and Samrat (sole ruler).

Answer: (c)

The Rigvedic hymns are dedicated to various deities, chief of whom are Indra, a heroic god praised for having slain his enemy Vrtra; Agni, the sacrificial fire; and Soma, the sacred potion or the plant it is made from.

Answer: (a)

The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama about transmigration of soul is mentioned in the Kathopanishad.

Answer: (a)

The Gopatha Brahmana is the only Brahmana, a genre of the prose texts describing the Vedic rituals, associated with the Atharvaveda.

Answer: (d)

Battle of ten kings is the story of the campaign and the decisive battle connected with sages Vishwamitra and Vashistha. Vishwamitra organized a confederacy against Sudas of all those who had enmity with Sudas.

Answer: (a)

The Abhidhamma Pitaka is the last of the three Pitakas constituting the Pali Canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. Abhidhamma has been variously described as a philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, etc.

Sutta Pitaka matches with matters of doctrine and ethics.

The Vinaya Pitaka is a Buddhist scripture, one of the three parts that make up the Tripitaka. Its primary subject matter is the monastic rules for monks and nuns.

Mahasanghika matches with members of a great community.