vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 6

A story of Sunahsesha, in which his father Ajigarta is stated to have sold him to Harishchandra, occurs in :

a) Gopatha Brahmana

b) Aitareya Brahmana

c) Svetasvatara Upanishad

d) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

Question : 7 [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]

Meaning of the term ‘Arya’ in classical Sanskrit is

a) Believer of the God

b) A believer in particular religion

c) A hereditary cast

d) A Noble man

Question : 8 [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]

Who among the following was the most popular God of the early Vedic Aryans?

a) Varuna

b) Rudra

c) Vishnu

d) Indra

Question : 9

Which of the following did not change in the later Vedic Age from the Rig Vedic Age?

a) Both(b) and(c)

b) Agriculture was the prime occupation of the populace

c) Nature of worship

d) Food habits, dress and amusements

Question : 10

Who wrote the first textbook on Jyotish?

a) Patanjali

b) Panini

c) Katyayan

d) Bhrigu