Vedas Objective Type Questions and Answers

21 Which king of marriage ‘Anuloma‘ refered?

A Man from higher cast with women from lower cast

B Man from lower cast with women from higher cast

C With same cast

D with different cast

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Answer: Man from higher cast with women from lower cast

22 According to Rigveda, the “Battle of Ten Kings” was due to

A Cattle and Land disputes

B Tension arose between kings

C To show their own power

D to prove themselves supreme

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Answer: Cattle and Land disputes

23 Which of the following Vedic literature contains Gayatri Mantra?

A Rigveda

B Samaveda

C Yajurveda

D Atharvaveda

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Answer: Rigveda

24 Who among the following scholar declared that 'Sapt Saidhava' region was the homeland of Aryans?

A Dr. A C Das

B Prof. Maxmuller

C Prof. Penka

D Dr. K.K Sharma

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Answer: Dr. A C Das

25 Who among the following was not the god of atmosphere during Vedic period?

A Indra

B Marut

C Rudra

D Dyans

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Answer: Dyans

26 Which was the voluntary contribution made by people?

A Turvas

B Yadu

C Bali

D Sira

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Answer: Bali

27 Gayatri Mantra contained in

A Rigveda

B Samaveda

C Ramayana

D None Of The Above

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Answer: Rigveda

28 In the Rigvedic period, Indra was the God of which deity?

A Thunder

B Energy

C Sprit

D Fire

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Answer: Thunder

29 Which famous lady was found in Rigvedic period?

A Shavitri

B Gargi

C Suvadra

D None of the Above

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Answer: Gargi

30 Who was the promoter of yoga philosophy in Vedic age?

A Gargi

B rishi

C Patanjali

D Vasumitra

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Answer: Patanjali

31 Who was the arbiter between man and God in the Rigvedic age?

A Asvins

B Shiva

C Brahma

D Priest

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Answer: Asvins

32 How many hymns included in Rigveda?

A 1028

B 1030

C 1048

D 1018

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Answer: 1028

33 Which dynasty is indicated in ‘Vishnu Purana’

A Mughal

B Gupta dynasty

C Maurya Dynasty

D Chalukya Dynasty

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Answer: Maurya Dynasty

34 From where the Aryans came to India?

A China

B North Asia

C Central Asia

D Europe

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Answer: Central Asia

35 ‘War begins in the mind of men’ – stated in

A Rigveda

B Upanishads

C Atharvaveda

D Yajurveda

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Answer: Atharvaveda

36 ‘Vedantas” the another name of

A Upanishads

B Veda

C Samaveda

D None of the above

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Answer: Upanishads

37 Which taxation system is used in Vedic society?

A Khajna

B Dhar

C toll

D Bali

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Answer: Bali

38 Which of the following contained in Rigveda?

A Purushsukta

B Purushmukta

C Tirushukta

D Munishukta

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Answer: Purushsukta

39 Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the Aranyakas.

I. Written in forests for the hermits and students of the Vedas. II. Initiated a changeover from materialistic religion to spiritual religion. Hence, they formed a tradition that culminates in the Upanishads.

Code:

A Only I

B Only II

C Both I and II

D Neither I nor II

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Answer: Both I and II

40

Assertion (A): Vedangas are known as limbs of Vedas. Reason (R): The Vedangas were sciences that focused on helping understand and interpret the Vedas that had been composed many centuries earlier.

Codes:

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C A is true but R is false

D Both A & R is not true

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