vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26 [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]

Vedic river Askini is identified with which one of the following rivers?

a) Beas

b) Chenab

c) Ravi

d) Jhelum

Question : 27 [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]

Who among the following is regarded as War-God in the Rig Veda?

a) Agni

b) Surya

c) Indra

d) Varuna

Question : 28 [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

There is a similarity in Avesta and the Rig Veda, from which region the Avesta is related to

a) India

b) Israel

c) Iran

d) Egypt

Question : 29

Which of the following statements about the administrative system of the Early Vedic period is not correct?

a) Gramani was the head of the village only for civic purposes

b) The king was assisted by a number of functionaries of whom the two most important were purohita and the senani

c) Forts and strongholds were under purapati

d) To provide organization in society

Question : 30 [IAS (Pre) 2011]

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 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) Only 1

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 2

d) None of these