vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]

Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?

a) Vasishtha

b) Indra

c) Vishwamitra

d) Parikshit

Question : 2

Which of the following statement is not correct?

a) Indra was the most prominent God of Rigvedic period

b) Sati Pratha was prevalent in Rigvedic period

c) Niyoga was an accepted practice in Rigvedic age

d) Women could attend ‘Vidath’ meetings

Question : 3

Which among the following was not the reason for the increase in king’s power in later Vedic period?

a) Emergence of the idea of divinity in kingship

b) Increase in the size of kingdoms

c) Successful leadership of the kings in war

d) Development of better military warheads

Question : 4

The idea of advaita is most clearly evident in

a) The Aranyakos

b) The Samhitas

c) The Brahmanas

d) The Upanishads

Question : 5

Sayana the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronised by :

a) Satvahana rulers

b) Parmara rulers

c) Vijaynagar rulers

d) Vakataka rulers