vedic period MCQ set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who captured 10,000 women slaves from various countries and gave them to his brahmana priest?

a) Anga

b) Purukutsa

c) Balbutha

d) Taruksha

Question : 2

Give the name of the tribe which is not related to the ‘Panchjana’ of the Rig Veda Aryans?

a) Yadu

b) Turvasa

c) Puru

d) Kikat

Question : 3

Fundamental or basic script of the ‘Rig Veda’ was

a) Devnagri

b) Pali

c) Kharoshthi

d) Brahmi

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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

a) Maitrayaviya

b) Katha

c) Taittriya

d) Vajasaneyi