UPSC Prelims Marathon 29th May – The Vedic Age – 2024

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We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjective MCQs daily. Daily Quiz UPSC Prelims Marathon 29 May The Vedic Age

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Question No. 1

Which of the following subject/s is/are used by Philologists to study language?
1.History
2.Etymology
3.Linguistics
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 2

Consider the following statements:
1.No words of the Munda and Dravidian languages have been identified in Rig Veda.
2.The Aryans used domesticated horses and chariots.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 3

Consider the following statements regarding the Vedic age society:
1.They practiced hunting and food gathering.
2.The dead were buried and cremated.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 4

Which of the following animal is not mentioned in the “Rig Veda”?
1.Horse
2.Tiger
3.Rhinoceros
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 5

Which of the following region is not part of the early Vedic age geographical spread?

AWestern Uttar Pradesh

BWest Bengal

CPunjab

DAfghanistan

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Question No. 6

Consider the following statements regarding the society of Rig Vedic period:
1.Varna was the term used by Aryans to refer to color and category.
2.Social classes were classified as warriors, priests and common people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 7

Consider the following statements regarding the society of Rig Vedic age:
1.Slavery and wage labor had prevailed.
2.Horse-drawn chariots and bronze objects were possessed by only a few.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 8

With reference to the Rig Vedic age, the term “Panis” is associated with which of the following?

ATraders

BSlaves

CWage laborers

DPriests

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Question No. 9

Consider the following statements:
1.Kinship was the basis of the social structure of Rig Vedic society.
2.The term janapada occurs in the Rig Veda 21 times.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 10

With reference to ancient Rig Vedic age, the term “sapatni” was related to?

AWife of grihapati

BDancers

CFemale priests

DTribal heads

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