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The following question based on vedic period topic of indian history mcq
- 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
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
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Question : 1
Which of the following Mandalas is completely devoted to the Vedic God Soma ?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 5
d) 1
Answer »Answer: (a)
Soma was one of the more important gods in the Rigveda. The ninth Mandala of the Rigveda, also called the Soma Mandala, has 114 hymns, entirely devoted to Soma Pavamana, ‘Purifying Soma’, the sacred potion of the Vedic religion.
Question : 2
The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the state emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?
a) Mandukya Upnishad
b) Chhandogya Upnishad
c) Katha Upnishad
d) Mundaka Upnishad
Answer »Answer: (d)
‘Satyameva Jayate’ is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad. Upon independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto of India.
Question : 3
Sayana the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronised by :
a) Vijaynagar rulers
b) Vakataka rulers
c) Satvahana rulers
d) Parmara rulers
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 4
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Rig Vedic period?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak argues that the Aryans came from the Arctic region on astronomical calculations.
- B.C. Max Muller placed the beginning of the Vedic literature in the latter half of the second millennium B.C.
- 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
Answer »Answer: (c)
The age of the Early Vedic period corresponds with the date of the composition of the Rig Vedic hymns. This date has been fixed between 1500 BC and 1000 BC. The later Vedic period is placed between 1000 BC and 600 BC. The original home of the Aryans is a debatable question and there are several views. Different scholars have identified different regions as the original home of the Aryans.
They include the Arctic region, Germany, Central Asia and southern Russia. However, the theory of southern Russia appears to be more probable and widely accepted by historians.
From there, the Aryans moved to different parts of Asia and Europe. They entered India in about 1500 B.C. and came to be known as Indo-Aryans. They spoke the Indo-Aryan language, Sanskrit.
Question : 5
Satpatha Brahmana is related to :
a) Samaveda
b) Atharvaveda
c) Yajurveda
d) Rigveda
Answer »Answer: (c)
The Satapatha Brahmana is a Hindu sacred text which describes details of Vedic rituals, including philosophical and mythological background, is related to Yajurveda.
Question : 6
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by from the codes given below:
| List I | List II |
| (Jain Tirthankara) | (Birth place) |
| A. Ajitnath | 1. Kashi |
| B. Vimalnath | 2. Hastinapur |
| C. Shantinath | 3. Kampilya |
| D. Parshavanath | 4. Ayodhya |
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 3 4 1 2
c) 2 3 4 1
d) 1 2 3 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
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