vedic period MCQ set 9 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

In the post-Vedic period which was considered as the axis of Aryan Culture?

a) Anga, Magadha

b) Kuru, Panchala

c) Kosal, Videha

d) Matsya, Shurasena

Question : 2

Which one of the following animals was domesticated by the later Vedic people?

a) Tiger

b) Lion

c) Camel

d) Elephant

Question : 3

The country Bharatavarsha was eventually named after the tribe Bharata, which appears first in the

a) Atharva Veda

b) Yajur Veda

c) Rig Veda

d) Soma Veda

Question : 4

The Vedic river Kubha was located in

a) Afghanistan

b) Kashmir

c) Chinese Turkistan

d) Punjab

Question : 5

The Rigvedic hymns can be treated as being historically fairly authentic because

a) The events described in them are corroborated by Avesthan Gathas.

b) They give a chronological account of the historical events

c) They are the earliest of the Vedic literature

d) Their composition was contemporary with the period described

Question : 6

The literal meaning of which Upanishada is white horse?

a) Kathopanishad

b) Taittriya Upanishad

c) Chhandogya Upanishad

d) Shavetashvatara