MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 05

MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 05

41) The Nritti theme first of all appears in the
A) Rigveda
B) Upanishadas
C) Satpatha Brahmana
D) Jabala Upanishadas
Answer: Satpatha Brahmana
   
42) How many times the term Jana occur the Rigveda? '
A) 100
B) 200
C) 275
D) 300
Answer: 275
   
43) Which of the following are correctly matched?
List I      List II
1. Prithvisthana:      Agni, Soma, Prithvi, Brihaspati
2. Madhya Sthana:      Indra, Rudra
3. Dyusthana:      Varuna, Surya, Mitra, Pushan, Vishnu, Asvinis, Aditi, Savitri, Usha
Codes
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) None of these
D) All of these
Answer: All of these
   
44) Match the following
List I      List II
A. Karmara       1. Blacksmith
B. Takshan       2. Carpenter
C. Vapta       3. Barber
D. Charmana       4. Tanner
E. Hiranayakara      5. Goldsmith
Options are given in A B C D E order
A) 1 2 3 4 5
B) 2 3 4 5 1
C) 3 4 2 1 5
D) 4 3 2 1 5
Answer: 1 2 3 4 5
   
45) The cow was an Important form of wealth in
A) the Rigvedic Age
B) the later Vedic Age
C) the post Vedic Age
D) the Epic Age
Answer: the Rigvedic Age

46) The dasas are described by Rigveda as,
1. Avrata 2. Akratu
3. Mridhravachan 4. Anash
5. Krishna Vach
Which of the following are correct?
A) 4 and 5
B) 2 and 3
C) 1,4 and 5
D) All of these
Answer: 4 and 5
   
47) Match the following
List I      List II
A. Hotri      1. Aitereya and Kaushtiki of Rigveda
B. Udgatri      2. Tandaymaiya and Jainnimya of Sam Veda
C. Adhvaryus      3. Taittriya and Satpatha of Yajurveda
D. Brahmin      4. Gopatha of Atharvaveda
Options are given in A B C D order.
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 2 3 1 4
D) 3 2 4 1
Answer: 1 2 3 4
   
48) Which of the following Mandalas is completely devoted to the Vedic Gold Soma?
A) 1
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
Answer: 9
   
49) Which school of philosophy is also known as Lokayat
A) Jaimini
B) Buddhism
C) Charvak
D) Bhagvatism
Answer: Charvak
   
50) Consider the following statements regarding Rigveda
1. We know about the Aryans in India from Rigveda.
2. Rigveda is the earliest text of lndo-European languages.
3. It is a collection of prayers offered to Agni, lndra, Ftudra, Varuna and other dieties.
4. it consists of 10 mandalas or books, of which first eight parts from its earliest portions.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 4
D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above