vedic period MCQ set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the codes given below the lists:  

a) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C, V-E

b) I-B, II-D, III-C, IV-E, V-A

c) 1-A, II-B, Ill-C, IV-D, V-E

d) I-C, II-E, III-A, IV-D, V-B

Question : 2

Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rig Veda Samhita?

a) There is a reference to dasarajna (battle of ten kings) in the Rig Veda

b) There are about 300 non-Indo- European words in Rig Veda

c) It is mentioned in the Rig Veda that the Bharata chief Sudas fought against a confederacy of ten tribes

d) Purus sided with Bharata in the battle of ten kings

Question : 3

Like the Vedic Aryans the custom of sacrificial fire was also followed by the ancient

a) Greeks

b) Romans

c) Iranians

d) All the above

Question : 4

The word ‘Yava’ mentioned in Rig Veda is used for which agricultural product?

a) Barley

b) Rice

c) Gram

d) Wheat

Question : 5

Upanishads are books on

a) Religion

b) Law

c) Yoga

d) Philosophy

Question : 6

The great law giver of ancient time was :

a) Ashoka

b) Vatsyayana

c) Manu

d) Panini