Vedic Age – GK Question Quiz

Vedic Age: The Aryans – Objective Question Answer MCQ: Dear Aspirant, here we included the important objective questions and answers as an MCQ format from Vedic age. Out of them some already come in various competitive examinations. These top selected MCQs are very important for the upcoming CGL, MTS, CHSL, Railway, UPSC, IAS preliminary, etc.

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Q.1 Main different between Indus and Vedic civilization was –

a: Indus: Urban and Vedic: Rural
b: Indus worship: Piple tree and Vedic worship: Burgad tree
c: Indus: Trade and Vedic: Religion
d: Indus: belief: Nonviolence and Vedic: No particular rule;

Answer:
a

Q.2 Gayatri Mantra contained in

A: Rigveda
B: Samaveda
C: Ramayana
D: Mahabharata

Answer

Rigveda

Q.3 Gayatri Mantra dedicated to ________ deity?

A: Varuna
B: Savitri
C: Samaveda
D: Indra

Answer:

Savitri

Q.4 The most significant divinity of Rigveda was

A: Rudra
B: Varuna
C: Surya
D: Thunder

Answer:

Varuna

Q.5 In the Rigvedic period, Indra was the God of which deity?

A: Thunder
B: Energy
C: Sprit
D: Fire

Answer

Thunder

Q.6 Aryans in the Rigvedic period, which God was not worshipped?

A: Indra
B: Vasudeva
C: Suryadeva
D: Shiva

Answer:

Shiva

Q.7 Which is the principal element of Rigvedic religion?

A: Sacrifices
B: Worship of fire
C: Life after death
D: Female goddesses

Answer:

Sacrifices

Q.8 Which famous lady was found in the Rigvedic period?

A: Savitri
B: Gargi
C: Suvadra
D: Sarasvati

Answer:

Gargi

Q.9 Who was the promoter of yoga philosophy in Vedic age?

A: Gargi
B: rishi
C: Patanjali
D: Vasumitra

Answer:

Patanjali

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Q.10 Who was the arbiter between man and God in the Rigvedic age?

A: Asvins
B: Shiva
C: Brahma
D: Priest

Answer

Asvins

Q.11 Which scholar believed that the Mauryan has come from ‘Artic Region’?

A: D.R. Sahani
B: R. D. Banerjee
C: B.G Tilak
D: V. Smith

Answer;

B.G. Tilak

Q.12 Main feature in the later Vedic period was,

[NDA 1990]

A: Worship of god
B: the rise of Brahmans
C: Cultivation
D: Cast System

Answer;

Cast System

Q.13 How many hymns included in Rigveda?

A: 1028
B: 1030
C: 1048
D: 1018

Answer:

1028

Q.14 Which was forbidden in Rigvedic society?

[IES 1992]

A: Widow Marriage
B: Child Marriage
C: Polygamy
D: Pordha system

Answer:

Child Marriage

Q.15 In which region Aryans first settled?

[CBI 1990]

A: Punjab
B: Sindh Providence
C: Uttar Pradesh
D: Rajasthan

Answer:

Punjab

Q. 16 ‘Vid’ derived from ‘Veda’ refers to

A: knowledge
B: Energy
C: Truth
D: Karma

Answer

Knowledge

Q.17 Which dynasty is indicated in ‘Vishnu Purana’

A: Mughal
B: Gupta dynasty
C: Maurya Dynasty
D: Chalukya Dynasty

Answer:

Maurya dynasty

Q.18 The ritualistic precept in hymns of Veda referred to

A: Brahman
B: Kshatriya
C: Vaisha
D: Sudra

Answer:

Brahman

Q.19 From where the Aryans came to India?

A China
B: North Asia
C: Central Asia
D: Europe

Answer:

Central Asia

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Q.20 Among 10 book of Veda the oldest one is

A; First Book
B: Third-Seventh
C: fourth-fifth
D: Second-Seventh

Answer:

Second-Seventh

Q.21 ‘War begins in the mind of men’ – stated in

A: Rigveda
B: Upanishads
C: Atharvaveda
D: Yajurveda

Answer:

Atharvaveda

Q.22 ‘Vedantas” another name of

A: Upanishads
B: Veda
C: Samaveda
D: Gita

Answer

Upanishads

Q.23 Upanishads are ________ in number?

A: 108
B: 107
C: 106
D: 109

Answer:

108

Q.24 Which taxation system is used in Vedic society?

A: Khajna
B: Dhar
C: toll
D: Bali

Answer:

Bali

Q.25 Which of the following contained in Rigveda?

A: Purushsukta
B: Purushmukta
C: Tirushukta
D: Munishukta

Answer

purushukta

Q.26 According to dharma sashtra, the rate of land revenue is

[PSC 1995]

A: 1/2
B: 1/3
C: 1/5
D: 1/6

Answer

1/6

Q.27 According to Rigveda, the “Battle of Ten Kings” was due to

[IAS 2003]

A: Cattle and Land disputes
B: Tension arose between kings
C: To show their own power
D: to prove themselves supreme

Answer

Cattle and Land disputes

Q.28 Which king of marriage ‘Anuloma‘ referred?

[NDA 1994]

A: Man from a higher cast with women from the lower cast;
B: Man from a lower cast with women from the higher cast;
C: With the same cast
D: with a different cast

Answer

The man from a higher cast with women from the lower cast;

Q.29 According to historical geography ‘Ratnakara‘ refers to

[IAS 1994]

A: Indian Ocean
B: peninsular India
C: The whole of India
D: the Ganga river

Answer

Indian Ocean