vedic period MCQ set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

The first hymn of each Mandala has addressed to Agni and his name is the first word of the Rigveda. The remaining hymns are mainly addressed to Indra, Varuna, Mitra, the Ashvins, the Maruts, Usas, Surya, Rbhus, Rudra, Vayu, Brhaspati, Visnu, Heaven and Earth, and all the Gods.

Answer: (c)

Some of the important Upanishads are Aitareya,

• Kausitaki (belong to Rigveda);
• Chhandogya, Kena (belong to the Samaveda);
• Katha, Svetasvatara, Brihadaranyaka, Isa (belong to the Yajurveda);
• Mundaka, Prasna and Mandukya (belong to the Atharvaveda).

The correct matching pairs are –

• Rigveda and Kaushitaki,
• Yajurveda and Katha,
• Samaveda and Chhandogya,
• Atharvaveda and Mundaka.

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 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: (a)

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is written in the prose. It is contained within the Shatapatha Brahmana, and its status as an independent Upanishad may be considered a secondary extraction of a portion of the Brahmana text.

It consists of three sections or Khandas: the Madhu Khanda, the Yajnavalkya or the Muni Khanda and the Khila Khanda.