Vedic Age

Total Questions: 105

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.