vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31

Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rig-Vedic Aryans?

a) They were acquainted with the use of iron

b) They were acquainted with horses, chariots and the use of bronze

c) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important form of wealth

d) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare

Question : 32

Which of the following was the most common mode of carrying on trade?

a) It is not known

b) Use of gold coin nishka as a measure of value was also known

c) Barter system

d) Cow was the unit of value in largescale transactions

Question : 33

Which was not the outcome of the sacrificial rites:

a) Knowledge of animal anatomy also increased due to frequent sacrifice of animals

b) It resulted in some interesting byproducts such as mathematical knowledge grew

c) Kings were deprived of their wealth which was given to priests as gifts

d) It increased the power of the priest without whom the sacrifice could not take place

Question : 34

Who captured 10,000 women slaves from various countries and gave them to his brahmana priest?

a) Anga

b) Purukutsa

c) Balbutha

d) Taruksha

Question : 35 [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

Give the name of the tribe which is not related to the ‘Panchjana’ of the Rig Veda Aryans?

a) Yadu

b) Turvasa

c) Puru

d) Kikat