vedic period MCQ set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match the rivers of List-I with their Vedic names given in List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 1 4 3 2

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 2 1 4 3

Question : 2

Which of the following statements about the administrative system of the Early Vedic period is not correct?

a) Gramani was the head of the village only for civic purposes

b) Forts and strongholds were under purapati

c) To provide organization in society

d) The king was assisted by a number of functionaries of whom the two most important were purohita and the senani

Question : 3

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

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

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

Question : 4

The expounder of Yoga philosophy was :

a) Jaimini

b) Gautam

c) Shankaracharya

d) Patanjali

Question : 5

In Rigveda, maximum number of shlokas are written in the memory of :

a) Vishnu

b) Shiva

c) Brahma

d) Indra

Question : 6

The “Dharma” and “Rita” depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context, consider the following statements :

1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one’s duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) 1 only