Vedic Age MCQs Quiz 2 – Ancient History

Question 1. ‘Nishka’ in ancient India was known as?

(A) Silver Coins

(B) Copper Coins

(C) Cows

(D) Gold ornament

Question 2. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of?

(A) Worship of nature and bhakt

(B) Worship of nature and yajnas

(C) Image worship and yajnas

(D) Bhakti

Question 3. The word ‘Yava’ mentioned in Rig Veda is used for which agricultural product? 

(A) Wheat

(B) Rice

(C) Gram

(D) Barley

Question 4. During the Rig Vedic period Nishka was an ornament of?

(A) Wrist

(B) Arm

(C) Neck

(D) Ear

Question 5. In the ancient period, chief livelihood of the Aryans was?

(A) Business

(B) Artcraft

(C) Hunting

(D) Agriculture

Question 6. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in?

(A) Yajurveda

(B) Samaveda

(C) Rig Veda

(D) Atharvaveda

Question 7. During the Rigvedic Period word, ‘Nishka’ was used for Jewellery but in later periods it was used for the meaning of?

(A) Coin

(B) Script

(C) Farming equipment

(D) Arms

Question 8. Give the name of the tribe which is not related to the ‘Panchjana’ of the Rig Veda Aryans? 

(A) Kikat

(B) Turvasa

(C) Puru

(D) Yadu

Question 9. In the post-Vedic period which was considered as the axis of Aryan Culture? 

(A) Matsya, Shurasena

(B) Kuru, Panchala

(C) Kosal, Videha

(D) Anga, Magadha

Question 10. Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?

(A) Savitri

(B) Leelavati

(C) Gargi

(D) Lopamudra

Question 11. Which of the following river among the following referred as ‘Matetama’, ‘Devitama’ and ‘Naditama’ in the Rig Veda?

(A) Yamuna

(B) Vitasta

(C) Saraswati

(D) Sindhu

Question 12. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmana was?

(A) Rishi Gautama Rahugana

(B) Rishi Vishwamitra

(C) Rishi Vashishta

(D) Rishi Bhardwaj

Question 13. Who among the following Vedic deities was believed to be their priest?

(A) Indra

(B) Dyaus

(C) Brihaspati

(D) Agni

Question 14. The name of scripture in which ‘Purusha Medha’ was mentioned is?

(A) Panchvish Brahmana

(B) Shatpath Brahmana

(C) Shukla Yajurveda

(D) Krishna Yajurveda

Question 15. Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) Vivekanand

(C) Annie Besant

(D) Sankaracharya

Question 16. Which of the following custom emerged during the Tetrad post-Vedic period? 

(A) Indra, Surya, Rudra, Maruta

(B) Brahmcharya, Grihasthaashramas, Vanaprastha, Sanyasa

(C) Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra

(D) Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha

Question 17. The famous battle of ‘Ten Kings’ as described in the Rig Veda was fought on the bank of?

(A) Asikni

(B) Vipasa

(C) Saraswati

(D) Parushni

Question 18. An inscription of 14th century B.C. which describes the Vedic-Gods has been found in?

(A) Bisotun

(B) Babylon

(C) Boghaz-Koi

(D) Ecbatana

Question 19. In the period of Mahabharata, the name of Mahanadi was?

(A) Reva

(B) Mahananda

(C) Tapt

(D) None of the above

Question 20. Famous Battle of ‘Ten Kings’ was fought on the bank of the river?

(A) Parushni

(B) Kaveri

(C) Brahmaputra

(D) The Ganges

Question 21. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan’s movement of Aryan from Iran to India?

(A) Junagarh

(B) Boghaz-Koi

(C) Shahbazgarhi

(D) Man Sehra

Question 22. The Vedic river Kubha was located in?

(A) Punjab

(B) Kashmir

(C) Chinese Turkistan

(D) Afghanistan

Question 23. In the Rigvedic period, people believed mainly in?

(A) Sacrifice and rituals

(B) Goddess worship

(C) One God belief

(D) Idol worship

Question 24. Boghaz-Koi is important because?

(A) None of the below

(B) Original Texts of the Vedas were composed here

(C) Inscriptions were found which mentioned the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses

(D) It was an important trading centre between Central Asia and Tibet

Question 25. Which of the following rivers mentioned in the Rig Veda indicates the relations of Aryans with Afghanistan?

(A) Vipasha, Shutudri

(B) Kubha, Kramu

(C) Parushni

(D) Askini

Question 26. Which of the following animals was considered as ‘Aghanya’ during the Vedic period?

(A) Elephant

(B) Cow

(C) Sheep

(D) Bull

Question 27. The teacher who taught ‘VedVedanga’ for livelihood, was called?

(A) Purohita

(B) Upadhyaya

(C) Adhvaryu

(D) Acharya

Question 28. There is a similarity between Avesta and the Rig Veda, from which region the Avesta is related?

(A) Egypt

(B) Israel

(C) Iran

(D) India

Question 29. In context on Indian culture ‘Rit’ means?

(A) Social law

(B) Human law

(C) Artificial law

(D) Natural law

Question 30. The literal meaning of which Upanishada is white horse? 

(A) Shavetashvatara

(B) Taittriya Upanishad

(C) Chhandogya Upanishad

(D) Kathopanishad

Question 31. In the early Rigvedic period, what was considered to be the most valuable property? 

(A) Water

(B) Women

(C) Cow

(D) Land

Question 32. The name ‘Aghanya’ mentioned in many passages of the Rig Veda refers to?

(A) Brahmanas

(B) Cow

(C) Women

(D) Priest