Vedic Culture : Ancient History Quiz

Topic-Vedic Culture of Ancient History
Ancient History Quiz
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Vedic Culture of Ancient History

51.Which is considered to be the period of Pre-Vedic or Rigvedic culture?
 
A. 1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
 
B. 1000 B.C.-600 B.C.
 
C. 600 B.C.-600 B.C.
 
D. None of these
 
Option “A” is correct.
52.Which is considered to be the period of post-Vedic culture?
 
A. 1500 B.C.-1000 B.C.
 
B. 1000 B.C.-600 B.C.
 
C. 600 B.C.-600 B.C.
 
D. None of these
 
Option “B” is correct.
53.The literal meaning of the word ‘Arya’ is-
 
A. Hero or warrior
 
B. Superior or elite
 
C. The performer of the sacrifice or the priest
 
D. Scholar
 
Option “B” is correct.
54.Which one of the following statements about the early Aryans is not correct?
 
A. they were sanskrit speaking
 
B. they used to ride
 
C. they reached India in several herds
 
D. they lived mainly in cities
 
Option “D” is correct.
55.Which of these crops was not known to the people of Vedic period?
 
A. Barley
 
B. Wheat
 
C. Rice
 
D. Tobacco
 
Option “D” is correct.
56.By what name were the anti-Vedic and anti-Brahmin religious teachers of the later Vedic period known?
 
A. The host
 
B. Shramana
 
C. Atharvan
 
D. The best
 
Option “B” is correct.
57.is an important part of Vedic mathematics-
 
A. Shatpath Brahmin
 
B. Atharvaveda
 
C. Sulva Sutra
 
D. Chhandogya Upanishad
 
Option “C” is correct.
58.Which Veda gives information about the culture of ancient Vedic age?
 
A. Rigveda
 
B. Yajurveda
 
C. Atharvaveda
 
D. Samveda
 
Option “A” is correct.
59.Which of the following is the correct sequence of texts written in the later Vedic period?
 
A. Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads
 
B. Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas and Aranyakas
 
C. Upanishads, Vedas, Brahmanas and Aranyakas
 
D. Vedas, Aranyakas, Brahmanas and Upanishads
 
Option “A” is correct.
60.How many Vedas are there?
 
A. two
 
B. three
 
C. four
 
D. five
 
Option “C” is correct.