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VEDIC AGE MCQs

Total Questions : 95 | Page 6 of 10 pages
Question 51. The origins of Indian music could be traced to
  1.    Yajurvedic Samhita
  2.    Samavedic Samhita
  3.    Atharvavedic Samhita
  4.    Rigvedic Samhita
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Samavedic Samhita
Question 52. Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to
  1.    Economics
  2.    Politics
  3.    Arts
  4.    Law
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Law
Question 53. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of
  1.    Shaivism
  2.    Tantricism
  3.    Saktism
  4.    Bhagavatism
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bhagavatism
Question 54. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
  1.    Sama Veda
  2.    Yajur Veda
  3.    Rig Veda
  4.    Atharva Veda
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rig Veda
Question 55. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most important functionary of the state was the
  1.    Revenue collector
  2.    Magician-doctor
  3.    Senani
  4.    Purohita
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Purohita
Question 56. The ramous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan is
  1.    Saraswati
  2.    Sabastu
  3.    Shatudri
  4.    Sindhu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Saraswati
Question 57. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
  1.    Vedanta
  2.    Yoga
  3.    Advaita
  4.    Samkhya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Vedanta
Question 58. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
  1.    democracy
  2.    oligarchy
  3.    monarchy
  4.    republics
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> monarchy
Question 59. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
  1.    Kalhana
  2.    Panini
  3.    Maitreyi
  4.    Kalidasa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Panini
Question 60. A 'Sabha' in the Vedic period was a/an
  1.    National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
  2.    Royal Court
  3.    Mantri Parishad
  4.    Institution of professional men in villages
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.

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