vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 11

Which of the following statements about the system of taxation and revenue administration in the Later Vedic period is not correct?

a) The king received regular contributions from the people in the shape of bali and shulka

b) One-sixth of the produce of the land was payable to the king

c) An official called bhagadugha collected the royal share of the produce

d) Settled life and stable agriculture led to the production of surplus which could be collected by the king in the form of taxes

Question : 12

Vedic literature is also known as :

a) Sanhita

b) Vedanga

c) Smriti

d) Shruti

Question : 13

Who was the most celebrated craftsman in the Vedic Age?

a) Goldsmith

b) Weaver

c) Coppersmith

d) Carpenter

Question : 14

Who wrote the first textbook on Jyotis?

a) Katyayan

b) Bhrigu

c) Patanjali

d) Panini

Question : 15

During the Rigvedic period, ‘Niska’ was an ornament of :

a) Arm

b) Wrist

c) Neck

d) Ear