vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

An inscription of 1400 B.C. which describes the Vedic Gods was found in Asia Minor at ________.

a) Boghaz-Koi

b) Hitti

c) Euphratide

d) Cilicia

Answer: (a)

Question : 22

Which river has not been mentioned in Rigveda?

a) Narmada

b) Tapti

c) Saraswati

d) Sindhu

Answer: (b)

The Sapta Sindhu (seven rivers) plays a prominent part in the hymns of the Rigveda. The Rigveda mentions rivers Kabul, Swat, Kurram, Gumal, Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, etc. which proves that the settlements were in Afghanistan and Punjab as well. The river Tapti is not mentioned in Rigveda.

Question : 23

Which of the following does not come under Shruti literature?

a) Aranyaka

b) Upanishad

c) Vedanga

d) Brahmana

Answer: (c)

Vedanga does not come under Shruti literature. It comes from post-Vedic literature. The Vedanga (limbs of the Veda) are six auxiliary disciplines traditionally associated with the study and understanding of the Vedas. They are Shiksha, Kalpa, Vyakarana, Nirukta, Chandas and Jyotisha.

Question : 24

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

Answer: (c)

Question : 25

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
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 1 2 3 4

Answer: (a)

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