vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

Which of the following were regarded as the hub of Aryan culture during the later Vedic period?

a) Kuru and Panchal

b) Matsya and Surasena

c) Kosal and Videha

d) Anga and Magadh

Question : 17

How many times the word ‘Jana’ occur in the Rigveda?

a) 175 times

b) 275 times

c) 375 times

d) 75 times

Question : 18

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.

Question : 19

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 : 20

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