Vedic Period NDA Questions

Vedic Period MCQ Questions

13.
The Vedangas traditionally comprise six disciplines, including Shiksha (phonetics), Kalpa (rituals), Vyakarana (grammar), Nirukta (etymology), Chhandas (metre), and:
A.
Ayurveda (medicine)
B.
Natyashastra (performing arts)
C.
Arthashastra (statecraft)
D.
Jyotisha (astronomy/astrology)
ANSWER :
D. Jyotisha (astronomy/astrology)
14.
The Early Vedic (or Rigvedic) Period, associated with the composition of the hymns of the Rigveda, is generally dated by historians to approximately:
A.
c. 320-185 BCE
B.
c. 600-200 BCE
C.
c. 1500-1000 BCE
D.
c. 2600-1900 BCE
ANSWER :
C. c. 1500-1000 BCE
15.
The geographical region primarily associated with the Early Vedic settlements, encompassing the Indus and its tributary rivers, is known in Vedic texts as:
A.
Dakshinapatha
B.
Aryavarta
C.
Sapta Sindhu (Land of Seven Rivers)
D.
Madhyadesha
ANSWER :
C. Sapta Sindhu (Land of Seven Rivers)
16.
The river most frequently mentioned and praised in the hymns of the Rigveda, considered especially sacred, is the:
A.
Godavari
B.
Sindhu (Indus)
C.
Ganga
D.
Yamuna
ANSWER :
B. Sindhu (Indus)
17.
The Rigveda also makes a few significant references to the river Saraswati, which is described in the text with great reverence, though its exact geographical identification remains a subject of:
A.
Ongoing academic debate among historians and archaeologists
B.
Complete scholarly consensus with no debate
C.
Universal agreement that it refers to the modern Ganga
D.
No historical or geographical significance
ANSWER :
A. Ongoing academic debate among historians and archaeologists
18.
Early Vedic political organisation was primarily based on tribal identity rather than fixed territory, with the basic social/political unit often referred to as the:
A.
Janapada
B.
Mahajanapada
C.
Rashtra
D.
Jana (tribe)
ANSWER :
D. Jana (tribe)