vedic period MCQ set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

How many times the word ‘Jana’ occur in the Rigveda?

a) 175 times

b) 275 times

c) 375 times

d) 75 times

Question : 2

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

• Assertion (A): Hiuen Tsang spent about two years in Kashmir in the pursuit of Buddhist texts.
• Reason (R): Kashmir was a renowned centre of Buddhist learning at that time. Codes:

a) A is false, but R is true

b) A is true, but R is false

c) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

d) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Vedic Period?

1. The word ‘Veda’ is derived from the root ‘vid’, which means to know.
2. The Yajur Veda is set to tune for the purpose of chanting during a sacrifice.
3. The Vedic hymns were sung in praise of various gods and goddesses.
4. The Rig Veda is the earliest of the four Vedas and it consists of 1028 hymns.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 2, and 3

c) None

d) 1, 3, and 4

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Rig Vedic society?

1. The vis or clan was the basic unit of the Rigvedic society.
2. The family was patriarchal in nature.
3. Monogamy was the usual norm of marriage but polygamy was also practised.
4. Marriages took place after attaining maturity.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 2, and 3

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 3, and 4

Question : 5

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 : 6

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