Vedic Period MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

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