MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 13

MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 13

121) Which of the following statements about the Vedic family is not correct?
A) The basic unit of the Aryan society was the patriarchal family
B) The birth of a son was especially welcome because they were needed in wars
C) The sanctity of marriage had been recognised
D) Child marriage was permitted
Answer: Child marriage was permitted
   
122) Which of the following is correctly matched?
List I      List II
1. Gayatri Mantra :      Rigveda
2. Grihya and Dharma Sutras :      Kalpa Vedangas
3. God Ashwin :       Protector of conjugal love and life
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) All of the above
Answer: 1 and 2
   
123) Which one of the following statements about Rigveda is not correct?
A) Deities were worshipped through prayer and sacrificial rituals
B) The Gods are presented as powerful, who could be made to intervene in the world of men via the performance of sacrifices.
C) The Gods were supposed to partake of the offerings as they were consumed by the fire.
D) The sacrifices were performed in the temples .
Answer: The sacrifices were performed in the temples .
   
124) In the early Vedic times, what comprised wealth?
A) Pasture land
B) Horses
C) Chariots
D) Both 'a' and 'c'
Answer: Both 'a' and 'c'
   
125) Which of the following is correctly matched?
List I      List II
1. Yajurveda      Partly a prose work
2. Brahmanas      Explainatory prose manuals relating to prayer and sacrificial ceremony.
3. Brahmasutra      The concept "the world is God and God is my soul"
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3

126) Which of the following statements regarding Rigvedic women is not correct?
A) They could attend assemblies and offer sacrifices along with their husband
B) Some unmarried women offered sacrifices on their own
C) Women could occupy the highest positions of authority
D) Women often choose their partners
Answer: Women often choose their partners
   
127) The Purushsukta, which refers to the , origin of caste, is found in the
A) Atharvaveda
B) Rigveda
C) Samveda
D) Yajurveda
Answer: Rigveda
   
128) Which one of the following is not true regarding the Swastika symbol?
A) The Swastika appears to be not only prevedic but also pre Harappan in origin
B) The Swastika Spread from Elam and Baluchistan to the Indus Valley and Turkmenistan
C) Around 800 BC, the symbol appears as a decorative piece on PGW used for domestic purpose
D) It is an exclusively Aryan symbol
Answer: Around 800 BC, the symbol appears as a decorative piece on PGW used for domestic purpose
   
129) Consider the following statements
1. In later Vedic times, three terms commonly used for taxes are Bali, Bhaga and Sulka.
2. All three terms are referred to in Vedic texts, but perhaps not as taxes.
3. As offerings, Bali and Bhaga were based on personal relations between the giver and the receiver and were made in kind.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) All of these
B) Only 1
C) 1 and 2
D) 2 and 3
Answer: All of these
   
130) Which of the following is correctly matched?
List I      List II
1. Aitareya Brahmyana :      For the first time mentions a story related to the origin of kingship
2. Jabala Upanishad :      For the first time mentions about all the four ashrams
3. Satapatha Brahmana :      Refers the king as Rastrabhrita
4. Atharvaveda :      For the first time refers to the term Sthapti
A) 1 and 3
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) All of these
Answer: All of these