Top 80+ Solved Indian History 1 MCQ Questions Answer
Q. According to the Rig Veda, Panis were indulged in
a. cultivation
b. trade and commerce
c. handicrafts
d. hunting and gathering
Q. The word kusidin used in the Satapatha Brahmana was a designation for the
a. usurer
b. bard
c. perfume-maker
d. outcaste
Q. How many times does the term jana in the sense of a tribe occur in the RigVeda?
a. 250
b. 275
c. 300
d. 325
Q. The Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas are together known as
a. samhitas
b. sruti
c. trijnana
d. trayi veda
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a. sama veda samhita—origins of indian music
b. atharva veda samhita—origins of indian medicine
c. rig veda samhita—earliest prose
d. yajur veda samhita—origins of rituals
Q. Which one of the following Vedic texts deals with the ploughing rituals at length?
a. yajur veda samhita
b. satapatha brahmana
c. kausitaki upanishad
d. atharva veda samhita
Q. Who was the first to discover close affinities between Sanskrit and some of theprincipal languages of Europe?
a. max mueller
b. sir william jones
c. penka
d. filippo sasetti
Q. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
a. rig veda
b. sama veda
c. yajur veda
d. atharva veda
Q. Which of the following Vedic Samhitas is partly in verse and partly in prose?
a. rig veda
b. sama veda
c. yajur veda
d. atharva veda
Q. Which of the following does not come under sruti literature?
a. brahmanas
b. vedangas
c. aranyakas
d. upanishads
Q. Which of the following animals was probably not known to the Vedicpeople?
a. elephant
b. lion
c. tiger
d. horse
Q. Which of the following Rig Vedic gods is said to be the upholder of the Rtaor cosmic order?
a. indra
b. agni
c. varuna
d. soma
Q. Which of the following later Vedic gods is said to have evolved from theHarappan cult of Pasupati Mahadeva?
a. prajapati
b. rudra
c. vishnu
d. pushan
Q. Which one of the following tribal assemblies is considered as the oldest of all?
a. sabha
b. samiti
c. vidata
d. gana
Q. Which of the four Vedic Samhitas is considered as the least useful for the purpose ofreconstruction of the history of the Aryans?
a. rig veda
b. sama veda
c. yajur veda
d. atharva veda