Vedic Period MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Ashtadhyayi was written by

1. Ved Vyas
2. Panini
3. Shukadeva
4. Balmiki

2. Author of Nayaya Sutra was

1. Gautam
2. Kanad
3. Kapil
4. Badrayan

3. In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written ?

1. Sanskrit
2. Apabhramsa
3. Prakrit
4. Pali

4. Nivi, Paridhan and Adhivasa were the

1. Different types of garments of the Aryans
2. Governnment officials of the Aryan Kings
3. Tribal people of Ancient Indians
4. Musical instrument of Ancient Indians

5. Nyaya Darshan was propagated by

1. Gautama
2. Kapil
3. Kanada
4. Jaimini

6. Panini, the first Grammarian of of Sanskrit language in India lived during the

1. 2nd Century BC
2. 6th5th Century BC
3. 2nd Century AD
4. 5th6th Century AD

7. Patanjali is wellknown for the compilation ofSutra

1. Yoga Sutra
2. Panchatantra
3. Brahma Sutra
4. Ayurveda

8. Purushasukta is founded in the

1. Bhagavad Gita
2. Rigaveda
3. Manusmriti
4. Atharvaveda

9. Purushmedha i.e. Male sacrifice is referred to in

1. Krishna Yajurveda
2. Shukla Yajurveda
3. Shatapatha Brahman
4. Panchvisha Brahman

10. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been foughts at Kurukshetra for

1. 14 days
2. 16 days
3. 18 days
4. 20 days

11. The expounder of Yoga philosophy was

1. Patanjali
2. Gautam
3. Jaimini
4. Sankaracharya

12. The God who is the most prominent in Rigaveda is

1. Indra
2. Agni
3. Pasupati
4. Vishnu

13. The Government of India has decided to Aeclare whi of the following rivers as National River ?

1. Ganga
2. Yamuma
3. Kaveri
4. Brahmaputra

14. The great law giver of ancient times was

1. Mani
2. Vatsyayana
3. Ashoka
4. Aryabhatta

15. The hymns of Rigaveda are the work of

1. one author
2. four author
3. seven author
4. many author

16. The literal meaning of the word Arya is

1. Superior
2. Learned
3. Priest
4. Warrior

17. The Manu Smriti mainly deals with

1. Social order
2. Laws
3. Economics
4. Statecraft

18. The Rigvedic God Varuna was

1. Harbinger of peace
2. Destroyer of foes
3. Guardian of cosmic order
4. God of prosperity

19. The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was

1. barley and rice
2. milk and its products
3. rice and pulses
4. vegetables and fruits

20. The word Aryan means

1. Of good family
2. Cultivator
3. Pastoral society
4. Brahmachari

21. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in

1. Rigaveda
2. Samaveda
3. Yajurveda
4. Atharvaveda

22. The words Satyameva jayate in the State Emblem Df India have been adopted from which one of the following ?

1. Mundak Upanishad
2. Brahma Upanishad
3. Mudgala Upanishad
4. Maitreyi Upnishad

23. Upanishad are books on

1. Religion
2. Yoga
3. Law
4. Philosophy

24. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells ?

1. Rigaveda
2. Samaveda
3. Yajurveda
4. Atharvaveda

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

1. Belief in the existence of God
2. Belief in the doctrine of rebirth
3. Belief in the authenticity of the Vedas
4. Belief in the existence of heaven and hell

26. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society in ascending order of age, is correct ?

1. BrahmacharyaGrihasthaVanaprasthaSanyasa
2. GrihasthaBrahmacharyaVartaprasthaSanyasa
3. BrahmacharyaVanaprasthaSanyasaGrihastha
4. GrihasthaSanyasaVanaprasthaBrahmacharya

27. Which river has no mention in Rigaveda ?

1. Sindhu
2. Saraswati
3. Yamuna
4. Periyar

28. Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar ?

1. Kalidasa
2. Charaka
3. Panini
4. Aryabhatt

29. Who composed the Gayatri Mantra ?

1. Vishwamitra
2. Vasishtha
3. Indra
4. Parikshit

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

1. William Jones
2. H.H.Wilson
3. Max Muller
4. General Cunningham