vedic period MCQ set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

Which was not the outcome of the sacrificial rites:

a) Knowledge of animal anatomy also increased due to frequent sacrifice of animals

b) It resulted in some interesting byproducts such as mathematical knowledge grew

c) Kings were deprived of their wealth which was given to priests as gifts

d) It increased the power of the priest without whom the sacrifice could not take place

Question : 4

With regard to the position of woman during the Vedic age, which one of the following statements is not true?

a) Women took part in religious deliberation during the early Vedic period

b) Women enjoyed an honourable position

c) The practice of ‘sati’ was unknown during the early Vedic period

d) The birth of girl was looked down upon during the early vedic period

Question : 5

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 : 6

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