vedic period MCQ set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following Samhitas of Yajurveda contains only hymns and no prose?

a) Maitrayaviya

b) Katha

c) Taittriya

d) Vajasaneyi

Question : 2

Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rig-Vedic Aryans?

a) They were acquainted with the use of iron

b) They were acquainted with horses, chariots and the use of bronze

c) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important form of wealth

d) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare

Question : 3

Which of the following was the most common mode of carrying on trade?

a) It is not known

b) Use of gold coin nishka as a measure of value was also known

c) Barter system

d) Cow was the unit of value in largescale transactions

Question : 4

Who among the following sections of artisans was entitled to the sacred thread ceremony even during the later Vedic times?

a) Carpenters

b) Chariot-makers

c) Potters

d) Weavers

Question : 5

Panchajana in Rig Veda referred to

a) Heads of fi e villages

b) Five heads of a village

c) Five tribes of Aryans

d) Five tribes of non-Aryans

Question : 6

Which one of the following means chief queen in Later Vedic times?

a) Maya

b) Parivrikti

c) Vavata

d) Mahishi