HP Daily GK – Pre Vedic and Vedic Culture | Day 9

Q1. Which among the following is considered the earliest source of information about Vedic culture?

A) Atharvaveda
B) Rigveda
C) Yajurveda
D) Samaveda

Correct Answer: B) Rigveda
Explanation: The Rigveda is the oldest Vedic text and primary source of Early Vedic culture.

Q2. The main occupation of the Early Vedic (Rigvedic) people was:

A) Agriculture
B) Handicrafts
C) Pastoralism
D) Trade

Correct Answer: C) Pastoralism
Explanation: Cattle rearing formed the economic base of Early Vedic society.

Q3. Which metal became widely used during the Later Vedic period?

A) Copper
B) Bronze
C) Gold
D) Iron

Correct Answer: D) Iron
Explanation: Iron tools helped in forest clearance and agricultural expansion.

Q4. Sabha and Samiti during the Vedic age were:

A) Religious councils
B) Administrative courts
C) Popular assemblies
D) Military groups

Correct Answer: C) Popular assemblies
Explanation: Sabha and Samiti were democratic institutions for decision-making.

Q5. Which Varna emerged last in the Vedic social system?

A) Brahmana
B) Kshatriya
C) Vaishya
D) Shudra

Correct Answer: D) Shudra
Explanation: Shudras were added later as the fourth Varna in society.

Q6. The Varna system became rigid and hereditary during the:

A) Pre-Vedic period
B) Rigvedic period
C) Later Vedic period
D) Mauryan period

Correct Answer: C) Later Vedic period
Explanation: Social divisions hardened in the Later Vedic age.

Q7. Which crop became significant in the Later Vedic economy?

A) Barley
B) Cotton
C) Rice
D) Sugarcane

Correct Answer: C) Rice
Explanation: Rice cultivation increased with settled agriculture in the Later Vedic period.

Q8. Indra was mainly worshipped as the god of:

A) Fire
B) Rain and war
C) Knowledge
D) Wind

Correct Answer: B) Rain and war
Explanation: Indra was the most prominent deity in the Rigveda.

Q9. Vedic literature was composed in which language?

A) Prakrit
B) Pali
C) Sanskrit
D) Tamil

Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit
Explanation: All Vedic texts were composed in early Sanskrit.

Q10. A key difference between Early Vedic and Later Vedic society was the:

A) Absence of political institutions
B) Development of agriculture and social hierarchy
C) Lack of religious practices
D) Use of stone tools

Correct Answer: B) Development of agriculture and social hierarchy
Explanation: Later Vedic society was more agrarian and socially stratified.