NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Vedic Age – Quiz
18 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Vedic Age – Quiz:
- There were two groups of people in terms of their work—the ‘brahmins’ and the ‘rajas’.
- People who composed the hymns called themselves Aryans and they called their opponents ‘Dasas’.
- Megaliths were prevalent in the Deccan, South India, in the North-east and Kashmir.
- Inamgaon is a site on the river Ghod, a tributary of the river Bhima.
Quiz: The Vedic Age
The end of the Indus Valley civilization around 1500 Bce saw the birth of a new culture. This period is often called the Vedic Age as the Vedas were composed during this time. The Vedic Age is also the Age of the epics – the Ramayana ant the Mahabharata.
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The title of the king during the Early Vedic period was _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Rajan
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The lowest caste in the Varna system was ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Shudra
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Agni was the ___________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Fire god
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The yagna in which the horse was sacrificed was know as ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Ashvamedha
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The last stage or ashrama in a man’s life was _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Sanyasa
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The Ghoda is a tributary of the _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Narmada
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Brahmagiri is a site in modem _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Andhra Pradesh
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Which of these was not a category of people in the society?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Shudra
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Inamgaon is situated on the river ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Bhima
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The Ghoda is a tributary of the _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Bhima
- Question 11 of 18
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The word Veda means
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Wrong! Correct answer is Knowledge
- Question 12 of 18
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The period from ________ is called the Vedic Age.
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Wrong! Correct answer is 1500-600 BC
- Question 13 of 18
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The Vedic people are generally referred to as the _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Aryans
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Each tribe had a ________ who was selected for his bravery.
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Wrong! Correct answer is Rajan
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A popular drink __________ , was prepared from milk and juice of a rare plant that grew on the mountains.
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Wrong! Correct answer is Soma
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Agriculture and __________ were the main occupations.
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Wrong! Correct answer is Cattle-rearing
- Question 17 of 18
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Dasa later came to mean a ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Slave
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The word _________ means big stones.
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Wrong! Correct answer is Megalith