Vedic Period Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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