Vedic Age

41. During the Rigvedic Period word 'Nishka' was used for a Jewellery but in later period it was used for the meaning of : [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Arms
(b) Farming equipment
(c) Script
(d) Coin

Correct Answer: (d) Coin

Solution:During Vedic period, the gold necklace was called as 'Nishka-Griva' but later on word Nishka got associated with the gold coins.

42. During the Rig Vedic period Nishka was an ornament of - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

(a) Ear
(b) Neck
(c) Arm
(d) Wrist

Correct Answer: (b) Neck

Solution:During Vedic period, the gold necklace was called as 'Nishka-Griva' but later on word Nishka got associated with the gold coins.

43. 'Nishka' in ancient India was known as - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Gold Ornament
(b) Cows
(c) Copper Coins
(d) Silver Coins

Correct Answer: (a) Gold Ornament

Solution:During Vedic period, the gold necklace was called as 'Nishka-Griva' but later on word Nishka got associated with the gold coins.

44. Boghaz-Koi is important because : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996, 39ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

(a) It was an important trading centre between Central Asia and Tibet
(b) Inscriptions were found which mentioned the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses
(c) Original Texts of the Vedas were composed here
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Inscriptions were found which mentioned the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses

Solution:Boghaz-Koi inscription (Asia Minor, Turkiye) is important because there is mention of four Vedic Gods, namely Indra, Varuna, Mitra and Nasatyas.

45. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan's movement of Aryan from Iran to India ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) Man Sehra
(b) Shahbazgarhi
(c) Boghaz-Koi
(d) Junagarh

Correct Answer: (c) Boghaz-Koi

Solution:Boghaz-Koi inscription (Asia Minor, Turkiye) is important because there is mention of four Vedic Gods, namely Indra, Varuna, Mitra and Nasatyas.

46. An inscription of 14ᵗʰ century B.C. which describes the Vedic Gods has been found in [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Ecbatana
(b) Boghaz-Koi
(c) Babylon
(d) Bisotum

Correct Answer: (b) Boghaz-Koi

Solution:Boghaz-Koi inscription which mention four Vedic God namely Indra, Varuna, and Nasatyas, is a 14ᵗʰ century B.C. inscription.

47. Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Sankaracharya
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Vivekanand
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Solution:Bal Gangadhar Tilak in his book 'The Arctic Home in the Vedas propounded the theory that North Pole (Arctic region) was the original home of Aryans. But this theory of Tilak is not acceptable to historians.

48. The name of scripture in which ''Purusha Medha' was mentioned is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

(a) Krishna Yajurveda
(b) Shukla Yajurveda
(c) Shatpath Brahmana
(d) Panchvish Brahmana

Correct Answer: (c) Shatpath Brahmana

Solution:'Purusha Medha' has been mentioned in Shatpath Brahmana of Shukla Yajurveda and Taitiriya Brahmana of Krishna Yajurveda. No answer can be given all three are present in the given options. However many historians discuss Purushmedh Yojan while discussing Sathpath Brahmana only.

49. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmana was - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Rishi Bharadwaj
(b) Rishi Vashishta
(c) Rishi Vishwamitra
(d) Rishi Gautama Rahugana

Correct Answer: (d) Rishi Gautama Rahugana

Solution:It is believed that Saraswati was the scene of the activities of the famous Vedic Tribes - The Bharatas, the Purus, and the Kurus. The Shatapatha Brahmana narrates the story of King Videgha Madhava (a king of Videha) accompanied by his priest Rishi Gautama Rahugana, carrying the sacred fire to east preserving thereby the tradition that the Kosalas and the Videhas received from their culture.

50. In the post-Vedic period which was considered as the axis of Aryan Culture [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

(a) Anga, Magadha
(b) Kosal, Videha
(c) Kuru, Panchala
(d) Matsya, Shurasena

Correct Answer: (c) Kuru, Panchala

Solution:In the post-Vedic period, this region of Kuru, Panchala was considered as the axis of Aryan culture because here great achievements happened in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy.

Vedic Age

41. During the Rigvedic Period word 'Nishka' was used for a Jewellery but in later period it was used for the meaning of : [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 1993]

42. During the Rig Vedic period Nishka was an ornament of - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

43. 'Nishka' in ancient India was known as - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

44. Boghaz-Koi is important because : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996, 39ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

45. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan's movement of Aryan from Iran to India ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

46. An inscription of 14ᵗʰ century B.C. which describes the Vedic Gods has been found in [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

47. Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

48. The name of scripture in which ''Purusha Medha' was mentioned is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

49. The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmana was - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

50. In the post-Vedic period which was considered as the axis of Aryan Culture [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

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