Important MCQs for History NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Part 24
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Q. Where did agriculture begin first in the Indian subcontinent?
1. Harappa
2. Merger
3. Mohenjo-Daro
4. Amir
Answer: B
Q. The origins of Indian music could be traced to which of the following Vedic Semites?
1. Rig Veda
2. Same Veda
3. Your Veda
4. Atheroma Veda
Answer: B
Q. Which of the following does not come under ‘suit’ literature?
1. Brahmans
2. Vedanggas
3. Aranyakas
4. Upanishads
Answer: B
Q. Which of the following animals was probably not known to the Vedic people?
1. Elephant
2. Lion
3. Tiger
4. Hose
Answer: C
Q. Which ‘mandala’ or book of the Rig Veda Samiti mentions the Sutras for the first time?
1. First
2. Fifth
3. Tenth
4. Fifteenth
Answer: C
Q. Which of the following Vedic gods is said to have evolved from the Harappan cult of Pasu. pati Mahadeva?
1. Vrajpati
2. Radar
3. Vishnu
4. Pusan
Answer: B
Q. The belief in the passage of human soul from life to life is contained in which part of the Vedic literature?
1. Semites
2. Brahmans
3. Aranyakas
4. Upanishads
Answer: D
Q. Which of the following contains the famous Galati ‘mantra’ addressed to the solar deity Savior?
1. Chandogya Upanishad
2. Taittiriya Brahman
3. Rig Veda amrita
4. Your Veda Samiti
Answer: C
Q. Which one of the following mentions the word ‘gore’ for the first time?
1. Rig Veda
2. Your Veda
3. Same Veda
4. Atheroma Veda
Answer: D
Q. Which of the following works was the earliest to deal with the origin of kingship in the form of a legend?
1. Rig Veda
2. Aitareya Brahman
3. Chandogya Upanishad
4. Danu Veda
Answer: B
Q. Pick out the earliest tax from the following:
1. Braga or Spoils of war
2. Bali or voluntary offerings
3. Visit or forced labour
4. Kara or customary share of grain
Answer: A
Q. How many gods were worshipped by the Aryans in the early Vedic period?
1.3 only
2.12
3.24
4.33
Answer: D