Ancient History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was

Barley and rice

Milk and its products

Rice and pulses

Vegetables and fruits

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The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called –

Vidatha

Bali

Varman

Kara

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Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?

Brahmacharya - Grihashta-Vanaprastha -Sanyasa

Grihastha-Brahmacharya-Vanaprashta-Sanyasa

Brahmacharya-Vanprastha-Sanyasa-Grihastha

Grihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Brahmacharya

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The Rig Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that

There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda

Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows.

Gifts made to priests were usually cows

All of the above

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The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because

They used elephants on a large scale

They were taller and stronger

They were from an advanced urban culture

They used chariots driven by horses

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Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?

Patanjali

Banabhatta

Atreya

Vrudukanta

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Who among the following was not a physician?

Sushruta

Charaka

Charvaka

Dhanvantari

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The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was

Kalhana

Maitreyi

Kalidasa

Panini

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Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formulae?

Sama Veda

Rig Veda

Yajur Veda

Atharva Veda