TNPSC Samacheer Book Back Questions Vedic Culture in English

ADDA 247 Tamil is giving you TNPSC Samacheer Book Back Questions – Vedic Culture MCQs for all competitive exams. Here you get Multiple Choice Questions and Answers with Solutions. Here you will find all the important questions and answers that will help you increase your knowledge and move you toward fulfilling your goals. Study these Ancient Vedic Culture MCQs and succeed in the exams.

Choose the Correct answer:

Q1. Aryans first settled in ________________ region.

(a) Punjab 

(b) Middle Gangetic

(c) Kashmir 

(d) North east

S1.Ans.(a)

Sol.

In the Rig Vedic times, the Aryan homeland was the Punjab, which was at that time called Sapta Sindhu, the land of seven rivers.

Q2. Aryans came from____________.

(a) China 

(b) North Asia

(c) Central Asia 

(d) Europe

S2.Ans.(c)

Sol.

The Aryans were Indo–Aryan language speaking, semi nomadic pastoralists.

They came from Central Asia in several waves of migration through Khyber Pass of Hindu Kush Mountains.

Q3. Our National Motto “Sathyameva Jayate” is taken from __________.

1. a) Brahmana 
2. b) Veda
3. c) Aranyaka 
4. d) Upanishad

S3.Ans.(d)

Sol.

“Satyameva Jayate” “(Truth alone triumphs)” is taken from Mundaka Upanishad.

Q4. What was the ratio of land revenue collected during Vedic Age

(a) 1/3 

(b) 1/6

(c) 1/8 

(d) 1/9

S4.Ans.(b)

Sol.

Bali – a tax consisting of 1/6 of the agricultural produce or cattle for a person.

1. Match the Statement with the Reason/Tick the appropriate answer:

Q5. Assertion : The vedic age is evidenced by good number of texts and adequate

amount of material evidence.

Reason: Shrutis comprise the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the

Upanishads.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

S5.Ans.(d)

Sol.

• Shrutis – The Shrutis comprise the four Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads.
• Smritis – A body of texts containing teachings on religion such as Ithihasas, Puranas, Tantras and Agamas. 
• Smritis are not eternal. 
• ‘Smriti’ means definite and written literature.

Q6. Statement I: Periplus mentions the steel imported into Rome from peninsular

India was subjected to duty in the port of Alexandria.

Statement II: Evidences for iron smelting has come to light at Paiyampalli.

(a) Statement I is wrong. 

(b) Statement II is wrong.

(c) Both the statements are correct. 

(d) Both the statements are wrong.

S6.Ans.(c)

Sol.

• Periplus mentions the steel imported to Rome from Peninsular India was subjected to duty in the port of Alexandria. Hence statement 1 is correct

Paiyampalli – Vellore District

• Archaeological Finds –Iron artefacts, along with Megalithic Black and Red Ware Pottery have been found.
• Evidence for iron smelting has come to light at Paiyampalli. Hence statement 2 is correct
• The date of this culture, based on radiocarbon dating, is 1000 BC (BCE).

Q7. Which of the statement is not correct in the Vedic society

(a) A widow could remarry.

(b) Child marriage was in practice.

(c) Father’s property was inherited by his son.

(d) Sati was unknown.

S7.Ans.(b)

Sol.

• In Rig Vedic society, women relatively enjoyed some freedom. 
• Child marriage and sati were unknown. Option 2 is incorrect
• There was no bar on the remarriage of widows. 
• Nevertheless, the women were denied the right to inherit property from their parents. 
• They played no role in public affairs.

Q8. Which is the correct ascending order of the Rig Vedic society?

(a) Grama ˂ Kula ˂ Vis ˂ Rashtra ˂ Jana

(b) Kula ˂ Grama ˂ Vis ˂ Jana ˂ Rashtra

(c) Rashtra ˂ Jana ˂ Grama ˂ Kula ˂ Vis

(d) Jana ˂ Grama ˂ Kula ˂ Vis ˂ Rashtra

S8.Ans.(b)

Sol.

• The Rig Vedic polity was kinship – based. 
• Kula (clan) was the basic unit of the polity. It was under a head called Kulapati. 
• Several families joined together to form a Grama (village). Grama was headed by Gramani.
• A group of villages was called Vis (clan) and was headed by Vishayapati. 
• Rajan was the head of the Jana (tribe) and he was addressed as Janasyagopa (guardian of the people). 
• There were several tribal kingdoms (Rashtras) during the Rig Vedic period (Bharatas, Matsyas, Puras).

III. Fill in the blanks

1. Vedic culture was ____________ in nature.(kinship)
2. ____________ was a tax collected from the people in Vedic period.(Bali)
3. ____________ system is an ancient learning method.(gurukula)
4. Adhichanallur is in ___________________district.(Thoothukudi)

1. True or False
2. The Roman artefacts found at various sites provide the evidence of Indo – Roman trade relations. (True)
3. A Hero Stone is a memorial stone raised in remembrance of the honorable death of a hero.(True)
4. The army chief was called Gramani.(False)
5. The Black and Red ware pottery became the characteristic of the Megalithic

period.(True)

5. Evidence for iron smelting has come to light at paiyampalli.(True)

Q9.Match the following

Site                   Finds

A Keezhadi 1) Ivory dice

B Porunthal 2) tip of ploughs

C Kodumanal 3) Spindles

D Adichanallur 4) gold ornaments

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 3 4 1 2

(c) 1 3 4 2

(d) 1 2 3 4

S9.Ans.(d)

Sol.

• Keezhadi village at Thiruppuvanam taluk – Tamil – Brahmi inscription on pottery, beads of glass, carnelian and quartz, pearl, gold ornaments and iron objects, shell bangles, ivory dice have been unearthed. 
• Porunthal – The discovery of iron sickle, pike, and tip of ploughs provide evidence that they had the practice of rice cultivation in TamilNadu.
• Kodumanal – Erode District Archaeologists have also discovered spindles, whorls (used for making thread from cotton) and pieces of cloth, along with tools, weapons, ornaments, beads,particularly carnelian.

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