vedic period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21 [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]

In the post-Vedic period which was considered as the axis of Aryan Culture?

a) Anga, Magadha

b) Kuru, Panchala

c) Kosal, Videha

d) Matsya, Shurasena

Question : 22

Which one of the following animals was domesticated by the later Vedic people?

a) Tiger

b) Lion

c) Camel

d) Elephant

Question : 23

The country Bharatavarsha was eventually named after the tribe Bharata, which appears first in the

a) Atharva Veda

b) Yajur Veda

c) Rig Veda

d) Soma Veda

Question : 24 [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2016]

The Statement ‘Tamsoma Jyotirgamaya’ was originally mentioned in

a) Upanishadas

b) Puranas

c) Mahakavyas

d) Shaddarshanas

Question : 25 [UPPCS (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

The name of scripture in which ‘Purusha Medha’ was mentioned is

a) Krishna Yajurveda

b) Shatpath Brahmana

c) Shukla Yajurveda

d) Panchvish Brahmana