MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 09

MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 09

81) The prominent features of Aryans were
1. they domesticated the horse.
2. their society was male dominated.
3. they practised cremation.
4. they used spoked wheels in their chariots.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) All of these
Answer: All of these
   
82) The Aryans were said to be directly related to the ancestors of some groups of people. Choose them from the following
1. Persians 2. Chinese
3. Greeks 4. Latins
5. Teutons 6. Celts
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) All of these
B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
D) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
   
83) The dasas are described by the Rig veda as
1. Avratu, those who did not obey the ordinances of the Gods.
2. Akratu, those who did not perform sacrifice.
3. Anasah, those who were snub.
4. Krishnatvach, those who were dark skinned.
5. Mridhravach, those whose speech was indistinct.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 2, 4 and 5
D) All of these
Answer: All of these
   
84) The earliest tax collected was
A) Bali : Voluntary offerings
B) Bhaga : Spoils of war
C) Visti : Forced labour
D) Kara : Customary share of grain
Answer: Kara : Customary share of grain
   
85) Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic age
1. There was no purdah system.
2. Women often performed Sati.
3. Girls were given in marriage and only after puberty.
4. Girls sometimes had to choose their husbands.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 1 and 4
Answer: 1 and 4

86) Which of the following statements about Indra, the Rigvedic God are true?
1. About 250 Rigvedic hymns are devoted to him.
2. He played the role of Warlord.
3. He was intermediary between Gods and people.
4. He was considered to be the rain God.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) All of these
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
   
87) Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar?
A) Kalidasa
B) Charak
C) Panini
D) Aryabhatt
Answer: Panini
   
88) Which river has not been mentioned in Rig Veda?
A) Sindhu
B) Saraswati
C) Yamuna
D) Periyar
Answer: Periyar
   
89) Assertion (A) During the Rigvedic period the doctrine of divine kingship was unknown.
Reason (R) The Rigveda mentioned king Purukutsa as Ardhadeva.
In the question given above, there are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?
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 the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: A is true, but R is false
   
90) Assertion (A) Sudras emerged as separate Varna only towards the end of the later Vedic period.
Reason (R) The Purushasukta of the Rigveda mentions the four fold division of society.
In the question given above, there are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?
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 the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: A is false, but R is true