vedic period MCQ set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The King used to solve judicial matters with the help of his ministry and Samiti. The source of law was Vedic literature, tradition and experiences of elder people.

The crimes included theft, banditry, forgery, cattle-lifting, indebtedness and subjected to severe, capital punishments.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

Dharma means a man was expected to follow religious rules/regulations, prescribed by Vedic canons. Besides, he should perform sacrifices, regularly in his life. Thus by following Dharma he could become free from the Rina (responsibility) of Gods.

Artha means he was also expected to follow some kind of occupation and earned money in his life. The Kama means he was expected to marry and generated progeny. It is perceived that by the marriage and giving birth to children he could become free from the Rina of his parents.

After kama and artha, he also expected to strive for Moksha or salvation. While performing his duties, he should always keep his eye on his ultimate goal, i.e. freedom from illusions of mundane life and uniting himself to the Gods.

Answer: (d)

The word Visamatta was used in the latter Vedic age for the king. In the Shatapatha Brahmana, the king is described as devourer of the people.

Answer: (d)

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.

Answer: (a)

The fauna of the Rigveda is yet more obviously Indian including

• peacocks (Mayur),
• swans (Hamsa),
• water buffalos (Mahish),
• gaura (another type of buffalo or the Indian bison),
• camels (Ushtra) and
• elephants (Hasti) — all of which are common to the region.

Horse and cow were the two most important animals during this period.