vedic period MCQ set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which river has not been mentioned in Rigveda?

a) Narmada

b) Tapti

c) Saraswati

d) Sindhu

Question : 2

Which of the following does not come under Shruti literature?

a) Aranyaka

b) Upanishad

c) Vedanga

d) Brahmana

Question : 3

With regard to the position of woman during the Vedic age, which one of the following statements is not true?

a) Women took part in religious deliberation during the early Vedic period

b) The practice of ‘sati’ was unknown during the early Vedic period

c) The birth of girl was looked down upon during the early vedic period

d) Women enjoyed an honourable position

Question : 4

The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of

a) image worship and Yajnas

b) worship of nature and Yajnas

c) worship of nature and Bhakti

d) Bhakti

Question : 5

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 : 6

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.