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Vedic Culture (1500 BC-600 BC) MCQ

38 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. Who was the European to designate Aryan as a race ?

  1. AWilliam Jones
  2. BH.H. Wilson
  3. CMax Muller
  4. DGeneral Cunningham
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Answer: C) Max Muller

Q2. The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was-

  1. Abarley and rice
  2. Bmilk and its products
  3. Crice and pulses
  4. Dvegetables and fruits
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Answer: B) milk and its products

Q3. The battle of mahabharata is believed to have been foughts at kurukshetra for-

  1. A14 days
  2. B16 days
  3. C18 days
  4. D20 days
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Answer: C) 18 days

Q4. which one of the following stage of the life of man in Aryan Society in ascending order of age, is correct ?

  1. ABrahmacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
  2. BGrihastha-Brahmacharya-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
  3. CBrahmacharya-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa-Grihastha
  4. DGrihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Brahmacharya
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Answer: A) Brahmacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa

Q5. Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar ?

  1. AKalidasa
  2. BCharaka
  3. CPanini
  4. DAryabhatt
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Answer: C) Panini

Q6. Which river has no mention in Rigaveda ?

  1. ASindhu
  2. BSaraswati
  3. CYamuna
  4. DPeriyar
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Answer: D) Periyar

Q7. Assertion (A) : The development of a high stage of abstract thinking is a marked feature of early Vedic Literature.nReason (R) : Cosmic mystery of creation and records of philosophic doubt about it are a part of the many Vedic hymns.

  1. ABoth A and R are ture and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are ture, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is ture, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: A) Both A and R are ture and R is the correct explanation of A

Q8. Which of the following is the major impact of Vedic Culture on Indian History ?

  1. AProgress of philosophy
  2. BDevelopment of culture
  3. CRigidification of caste system
  4. DPerception of a new world
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Answer: C) Rigidification of caste system

Q9. In which language was the 'Shrimad bhagavad Gita' originally written ?

  1. ASanskrit
  2. BApabhransa
  3. CPrakrit
  4. DPali
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Answer: A) Sanskrit

Q10. Purushasukta is founded in the-

  1. ABhagavad Gita
  2. BRigaveda
  3. CManusmriti
  4. DAtharvaveda
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Answer: B) Rigaveda

Q11. The hymns of 'Rigaveda' are the work of-

  1. Aone author
  2. Bfour author
  3. Cseven author
  4. Dmany author
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Answer: D) many author

Q12. The Government of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers as 'National River' ?

  1. AGanga
  2. BYamuna
  3. CKaveri
  4. DBrahmaputran(e) None of these
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Answer: A) Ganga

Q13. Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of-

  1. AYoga Sutra
  2. BPanchatantra
  3. CBrahma Sutra
  4. DAyurveda
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Answer: A) Yoga Sutra

Q14. The God who is the most prominent in 'Rigaveda' is-

  1. AIndra
  2. BAgni
  3. CPasupati
  4. DVishnu
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Answer: A) Indra

Q15. The Rigvedic God Varuna was-

  1. AHarbinger of peace
  2. BDestroyer of foes
  3. CGuardian of the cosmin order
  4. DGod of prosperity
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Answer: C) Guardian of the cosmin order

Q16. Nivi, Paridhan and Adhivasa were the-

  1. ADifferent types of garments of the Aryans
  2. BGovernment officials of the Aryan Kings
  3. CTribal People of Ancient lndians
  4. DMusical instrument of Ancient lndians
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Answer: A) Different types of garments of the Aryans

Q17. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in lndia, lived during the-

  1. A2nd Century BC
  2. B6th-5th Century BC
  3. C2nd Century AD
  4. D5th-6th Century AD
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Answer: B) 6th-5th Century BC

Q18. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of lndia have been adopted from which one of the following?

  1. AMundak Upanishad
  2. BBrahma Upanishad
  3. CMudgala Upanishad
  4. DMaitreyi Upnishad
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Answer: A) Mundak Upanishad

Q19. Upanishab are books on-

  1. AReligion
  2. BYoga
  3. CLaw
  4. DPhilosophy
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Answer: D) Philosophy

Q20. The expounder of Yoga Philosophy was-

  1. Apatanjali
  2. BGautam
  3. CJaimini
  4. DSankaracharya
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Answer: A) patanjali

Q21. The great law giver of ancient times was-

  1. AManu
  2. BVatsyayana
  3. CAshoka
  4. DAryabhatta
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Answer: A) Manu

Q22. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in -

  1. ARigaveda
  2. BSamaveda
  3. CYajurveda
  4. DAtharvaveda
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Answer: A) Rigaveda

Q23. Which one of the following is the distinctive feature between a nastika and astika system in lndia?

  1. ABelief in the existence of God
  2. BBelief in the existence of heaven and hell
  3. CBelief in the authenticity of the Vedas
  4. DBelief in the doctrine of rebirth
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Answer: A) Belief in the existence of God

Q24. Nyaya Darshan was Propagated by-

  1. AGautama
  2. BKapil
  3. CKanada
  4. DJaimini
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Answer: A) Gautama

Q25. Ashtadhyayi' was written by-

  1. AVed Vyas
  2. BPanini
  3. CShukadeva
  4. DBalmiki
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Answer: B) Panini

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