vedic period MCQ set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation
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The following question based on vedic period topic of indian history mcq
(a) Katyayan
(b) Bhrigu
(c) Patanjali
(d) Panini
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Maharishi Bhrigu was the first compiler of predictive astrology, Jyotisha. He is credited as the father of Hindu astrology and the first astrological treatise Bhrigu Samhita is attributed to his authorship.
The Bhrigu Samhita is an astrological (Jyotish) classic attributed to Maharishi Bhrigu during the Vedic period.
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Question : 1
During the Rigvedic period, ‘Niska’ was an ornament of :
a) Arm
b) Wrist
c) Neck
d) Ear
Answer »Answer: (c)
In Rigvedic period, Niska was a gold necklace in the beginning but later it was also used as a coin for giving as a reward to a poet.
Question : 2
How many times does the word ‘Jana’ occur in the Rigveda?
a) 275 times
b) 375 times
c) 175 times
d) 75 times
Answer »Answer: (a)
The term ‘Jana’ occurs 275 times in the Rigveda. But Janapada is not mentioned. The term Rajya occurs only once.
Question : 3
Who among the following teachers were visited by Siddhartha Gautama in the quest of knowledge before his enlightment?
- Alara Kalama
- Udraka Ramaputra
- Makkhali Gosala
- Nigantha Nataputta
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 4 and 2
d) 1 and 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
Gautama studied under various teachers and followed their practices until he mastered them all. His first teacher was Alara Kalama who taught a form of meditation leading to an exalted form of absorption called "the state of no-thingness", a state without moral or cognitive dimension.
Gautama saw this was not going to solve suffering, and continued his search. The next teacher was Udraka Ramaputra who taught him meditative absorption leading to "the state of neither perception nor non-perception".
Again, Gautama realised this was not the state he was looking for. (Both Alara and Udraka are by some scholars considered to be Jain followers.)
Question : 4
Who was the most celebrated craftsman in the Vedic Age?
a) Goldsmith
b) Weaver
c) Coppersmith
d) Carpenter
Answer »Answer: (d)
Rigveda mentions artisans as the carpenter, the chariot-maker, the weaver, the leather worker, the potter, etc. This indicates that they practised all these crafts.
Carpenter was the most celebrated craftsman in the Vedic age.
Question : 5
Vedic literature is also known as :
a) Sanhita
b) Vedanga
c) Smriti
d) Shruti
Answer »Answer: (d)
Vedic literature is also known as Shruti. The literature which has been handed down from time immemorial by verbal transmission.
Question : 6
Which of the following statements about the system of taxation and revenue administration in the Later Vedic period is not correct?
a) The king received regular contributions from the people in the shape of bali and shulka
b) One-sixth of the produce of the land was payable to the king
c) An official called bhagadugha collected the royal share of the produce
d) Settled life and stable agriculture led to the production of surplus which could be collected by the king in the form of taxes
Answer »Answer: (b)
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