vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:  

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 2 3 1 4

Question : 22 [39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]

Gayatri Mantra is found in which book?

a) Upanishad

b) Rig Veda

c) Bhagwatgita

d) Yajurveda

Question : 23

The “Dharma” and “Rita” depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context, consider the following statements :

1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one’s duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 24 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2016]

The legend of Satyakam Jabal, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in

a) Jabal Upanishad

b) Chhandogya Upanishad

c) Prashnopanishad

d) Kathopanishad

Question : 25 [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan’s movement of Aryan from Iran to India?

a) Man Sehra

b) Boghaz-Koi

c) Shahbazgarhi

d) Junagarh