vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31

Match list ‘A’ with list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 3 2 5 1 4

b) 5 4 2 3 1

c) 1 3 4 5 2

d) 3 2 1 5 4

Question : 32

With reference to the early Vedic age, consider the following statements:

1. In Rig Veda, there are 20 mandalas of which book I to X are the oldest and relate to early Vedic Age.
2. The total numbers of hymns are 1028.
3. Book VIII of Rigveda ascribed to Kanvas and Angirases.
4. Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda are composed during the early Vedic age.

a) 1 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 2 and 3

Question : 33

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

• Assertion (A): Life scenes of Gautam Buddha are represented in Sanchi art.
• Reason (R): Sanchi was intimately connected with the life of Gautam Buddha. 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 : 34

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

• Assertion (A): Vedas are known as Shruti.
• Reason (R): Vedas have been passed on from one generation to another through the verbal transmission. 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 : 35

Which of the following were the rivers mentioned during the Early Vedic Period?

1. Kubha
2. Suvastu
3. Krumu
4. Prapa

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 2, and 3

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 3, and 4