vedic period MCQ set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak argues that the Aryans came from the Arctic region on astronomical calculations.
2. B.C. Max Muller placed the beginning of the Vedic literature in the latter half of the second millennium B.C.
3. The Rigveda has been included by the UNESCO in the list of literature signifying World Human Heritage.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 3

Question : 2

• Assertion (A): In the later-Vedic age the kingship became hereditary.
• Reason (R): A formula from the Satapatha Brahmana is used to secure kingship for ten generations.

a) A is false but R is true

b) A is true but R is false

c) If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

d) If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Question : 3

Which of the following Mandalas is completely devoted to the Vedic God Soma ?

a) 9

b) 10

c) 5

d) 1

Question : 4

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by from the codes given below:

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 1 2 3 4

Question : 5

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 : 6

Which of the following does not come under Shruti literature?

a) Aranyaka

b) Upanishad

c) Vedanga

d) Brahmana