APPSC Group 2 2026 🔥 Ancient Indian History Classes: Vedic Period Top 40 MCQs in telugu — Transcript
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- 0:00Hello friends, welcome back to our
- 0:02channel, Mathstix by Bhagyalakshmi.
- 0:04Today, we are going to discuss the top
- 0:0640 MCQs on the Vedic Age in Ancient
- 0:09Indian History for the APPSC Group 2
- 0:11Prelims. All important concepts
- 0:14regarding the Early Vedic Period and
- 0:16the Later Vedic Period have been
- 0:18included in these top 40 MCQs.
- 0:21Questions on socio-economic conditions
- 0:23and the status of women have also been
- 0:26included. And in the previous class, we
- 0:28did a video with top 40 MCQs on the
- 0:30Transport System in India; if anyone
- 0:32hasn't watched it, please do. The PDF
- 0:34is provided in both Telugu and English
- 0:36languages; if you want the link, it is
- 0:39in the description below. You can join
- 0:41our channel membership and get access
- 0:43to the PDF. So, without delay, let's
- 0:46get into the topic. First question:
- 0:50Consider the following statements
- 0:52regarding the Rigvedic society. First,
- 0:56a patriarchal family system was in
- 0:58practice, and the 'Grihapati' acted as
- 1:00the head of the family. And second,
- 1:02women did not have the right to
- 1:04participate in political assemblies
- 1:06like 'Sabha' and 'Samiti'. And third,
- 1:09child marriage and Sati were widely
- 1:12practiced in the early Vedic period.
- 1:15Regarding these three statements, what
- 1:17is the correct answer? The correct
- 1:19answer is Option B; only the first
- 1:22statement is correct. And the second
- 1:24statement, as well as the third
- 1:26statement, are incorrect. Why? Because
- 1:29even though there was a patriarchal
- 1:31system in the early Vedic period, women
- 1:33held a high status. They participated
- 1:36in political assemblies like the Sabha
- 1:38and Samiti. Furthermore, evils like
- 1:40child marriage and Sati were not
- 1:42present during that period. So, both
- 1:45our third and second statements are
- 1:48wrong. Next question: Which of the
- 1:52following Vedic texts contains the
- 1:56famous Gayatri Mantra and to which
- 2:00deity is it dedicated? The correct
- 2:03answer is Option C, Rigveda. The god is
- 2:05Savitri. Our Gayatri Mantra, found in
- 2:08the third mandala of the Rigveda, is
- 2:10dedicated to the Goddess Savitri, a
- 2:12form of the Sun God. It was composed by
- 2:15Sage Vishwamitra. Next question: Match
- 2:17the following early Vedic terms with
- 2:19their correct meanings. You are asked
- 2:22to match the names of early Vedic
- 2:24officials with their duties. Important.
- 2:26First, we are given Vrajapati, Gramini,
- 2:29Senani, and Spasa. It is an important
- 2:32question, and you are asked to match
- 2:34them with their functions. Important
- 2:37question, the correct answer is Option
- 2:40A. If we go into the explanation here,
- 2:49how were the administrative officials
- 2:50in the early Vedic period? If we look
- 2:53at the first one, 'Vrajapati' was an
- 2:55officer with authority over grazing
- 2:57lands. And similarly, regarding '
- 2:59Gramini', he was the leader of the
- 3:01village and the village army. And third
- 3:04, 'Senani' meant those who led the army
- 3:06during the time of war were called
- 3:08Senani. And fourth, 'Spasa' means those
- 3:13who gathered information, i.e., spies.
- 3:16Consider the following statements
- 3:18regarding the Dasharajna War (Battle of
- 3:2010 Kings). Important question: Let's
- 3:22look at the statements regarding the
- 3:24Dasharajna War, the battle of 10 kings.
- 3:27First, this battle took place on the
- 3:29banks of the Parushni, which is the
- 3:31current Ravi River. And second, this
- 3:34was fought between Sudas, the king of
- 3:36the Bharata tribe, and a confederacy of
- 3:3810 kings. And third, Sage Vishwamitra
- 3:42was the priest for King Sudas, and Sage
- 3:44Vashistha was the priest for the
- 3:46confederacy of 10 kings. Important
- 3:48question. Which of these three
- 3:50statements is correct? The correct
- 3:52answer is Option C; only statements one
- 3:55and two are correct, while the third is
- 3:57incorrect. Let’s see why: in the
- 4:00Battle of the Ten Kings, Sage Vashistha
- 4:03was the priest for King Sudas, while
- 4:05Sage Vishwamitra, who was removed from
- 4:07his position by Sudas, led the
- 4:09coalition of ten kings. Therefore, the
- 4:13names of the priests were given in
- 4:15reverse in the third statement. Sudas
- 4:17achieved victory in this battle. Next
- 4:22question: Which Upanishad first
- 4:24mentions the four ashramas of human
- 4:26life—Brahmacharya, Grihastha,
- 4:29Vanaprastha, and Sanyasa? Important
- 4:32question, the correct answer is Option
- 4:35C, the Jabala Upanishad. The Jabala
- 4:38Upanishad contains the first clear
- 4:41mention of the four ashramas. While the
- 4:44Chandogya Upanishad only mentions the
- 4:47first three ashramas, all four are
- 4:50explained in the Jabala Upanishad. Next
- 4:54question: Consider the following
- 4:55statements regarding the Later Vedic
- 4:57period. Regarding the Later Vedic
- 5:00period, the first statement: Painted
- 5:02Grey Ware pottery are the primary
- 5:04archaeological evidences of this period
- 5:06. Important. And the second statement:
- 5:10The use of iron, or 'Shyama Ayas',
- 5:12increased extensively in agriculture
- 5:14and warfare. And the third: The
- 5:17influence and power of public
- 5:18assemblies like Sabha and Samiti
- 5:20increased greatly. Which of these three
- 5:23statements is correct? Important, the
- 5:26correct answer is Option A, only
- 5:28statements one and two are correct; the
- 5:30third statement is incorrect. Let's see
- 5:33why. In the Later Vedic period, as the
- 5:36king's power increased, the importance
- 5:38and strength of the Sabha and Samiti
- 5:40decreased. The assembly known as
- 5:43Vidatha completely disappeared, so the
- 5:45third statement is wrong. Agricultural
- 5:48production also increased during this
- 5:50period with the advent of iron. Next
- 5:53question: Which river was considered
- 5:56the most sacred during the Early Vedic
- 5:58period? Important question, if you know
- 6:01the answer, please comment in the
- 6:03comment section below. Next question:
- 6:06Match the following Vedic rivers with
- 6:09their modern names. You are asked to
- 6:11match the Vedic-era rivers below with
- 6:14their current or modern names.
- 6:16Important. So, these old names are also
- 6:19very important. So, looking at the
- 6:23first, we have Vitasta, second is
- 6:25Asikni, third is Vipas, and fourth is
- 6:28Shatudri. We are asked to match these
- 6:32with their current names. The correct
- 6:37answer is Option C. Looking at the
- 6:39modern names of the Vedic-era rivers,
- 6:42first, Vitasta is called Jhelum, Asikni
- 6:46is Chenab, Vipas is Beas, and Shatudri
- 6:49is called Sutlej. Next question: In
- 6:53which Upanishad is the famous dialogue
- 6:55between Nachiketa and Yama regarding
- 6:58self-knowledge and immortality found?
- 7:02Correct answer is Option D.
- 7:03Kathopanishad. In the Kathopanishad,
- 7:07there is a conversation between Lord
- 7:10Yama and the young boy Nachiketa
- 7:12regarding the soul, death, and
- 7:15salvation. Next question: Consider the
- 7:19following statements regarding the
- 7:21Vedangas. Let's look at the statements
- 7:26regarding the Vedangas: First, it is
- 7:28stated that there are six Vedangas that
- 7:31help in understanding and pronouncing
- 7:34the Vedas correctly, and second, Kalpa
- 7:37explains sacrifices and rituals, while
- 7:40Nirukta explains the etymology of words
- 7:42. Which of these two statements is
- 7:46correct? The correct answer is Option C
- 7:49, both one and two. Both given
- 7:51statements are correct regarding the
- 7:53Vedangas. We have a total of six
- 7:56Vedangas: first is Shiksha, second is
- 7:58Kalpa, next are Vyakarana, Nirukta,
- 8:00Chhandas, and Jyotishya. So, these are
- 8:04both correct statements. Next question:
- 8:06Which sacrifice was performed by a king
- 8:08in the Later Vedic period to prove his
- 8:11supremacy and for the expansion of his
- 8:13empire by releasing a horse? Important
- 8:15question, correct answer is Option C.
- 8:19Ashwamedha Yaga. During the Later Vedic
- 8:23period, kings mainly performed three
- 8:25sacrifices to assert their authority.
- 8:28Among them, the Ashvamedha Yagna was
- 8:30performed by releasing a horse to
- 8:32demonstrate the empire's expansion and
- 8:34dominance. Similarly, if we look
- 8:37further, the Rajasuya Yagna was
- 8:39performed during the coronation, and
- 8:41the Vajapeya Yagna was performed to
- 8:43demonstrate the king's power through
- 8:45chariot races. Next question: Consider
- 8:48the following statements regarding
- 8:50Vedic literature. Three statements are
- 8:53given regarding Vedic texts. First, the
- 8:56Brahmanas explain the Vedic hymns and
- 8:58the procedures for the sacrifices
- 9:01related to them. And second, the
- 9:04Aranyakas are known as forest texts.
- 9:07These explain the philosophy and hidden
- 9:10meanings for sages. And third, the
- 9:13Upanishads represent the concluding
- 9:16part of the Vedas, so they are also
- 9:18called Vedantas. Which of these three
- 9:21statements is correct? This is an
- 9:23important question. The correct answer
- 9:26is option D; all three statements given
- 9:29are correct. Next question: What was
- 9:32the main basis of wealth in the Early
- 9:34Vedic period and the main cause for
- 9:36conflicts between tribes known as
- 9:38Gavisti? Important question: The main
- 9:41cause for conflicts, the correct answer
- 9:44is option C, cows. In the Early Vedic
- 9:48period, animal husbandry was the
- 9:51primary livelihood, and the cow was
- 9:53considered the most valuable asset.
- 9:57Wars were called Gavisti; note this as
- 9:59it is important. It means searching for
- 10:03or fighting for cows. Next question:
- 10:06Consider the following statements
- 10:08regarding Vedic assemblies. Let us
- 10:10examine the following statements
- 10:11regarding the political institutions of
- 10:14the Vedic period. First, the Sabha was
- 10:16a small representative assembly
- 10:18consisting of elders and prominent
- 10:20people. And second, the Samiti was a
- 10:22general assembly where the entire group
- 10:24of people participated. Third, in the
- 10:27Later Vedic period, women were allowed
- 10:30to participate in both the Sabha and
- 10:32the Samiti. This entire part relates to
- 10:35the political institutions of the Vedic
- 10:38period. So, which of these three
- 10:41statements is correct? The correct
- 10:43answer is option A; only statements one
- 10:45and two are correct. This third
- 10:47statement is incorrect. This is because
- 10:49it addresses the status of women in the
- 10:52Later Vedic period. If we look here,
- 10:54women participated in assemblies during
- 10:56the Early Vedic period. While women
- 10:58participated in assemblies during the
- 11:01Early Vedic period, in the Later Vedic
- 11:03period, the social status of women
- 11:05declined, and their entry into the
- 11:07Sabha and Samitis was prohibited. So,
- 11:10the third statement is incorrect. Next
- 11:13question: From which Upanishad is
- 11:15India's official national motto "
- 11:17Satyameva Jayate" taken? "Satyameva
- 11:21Jayate" is important. The correct
- 11:24answer is option B; our motto "
- 11:26Satyameva Jayate"(Truth alone triumphs)
- 11:29is taken from the Mundaka Upanishad.
- 11:32Next question: Match the following
- 11:35priests with their associated Vedas.
- 11:38You are asked to match the following
- 11:40priests with their respective Vedas.
- 11:44This is important and has been asked
- 11:45many times, both as individual points
- 11:47and in matching formats. This is an
- 11:51important concept. We are given Hotri,
- 11:56Udgatri, Adhvaryu, and Brahma. So,
- 12:00regarding their matching, the correct
- 12:04answer is option A. If we look here,
- 12:09Hotri is one who recites Rigveda hymns,
- 12:12Udgatri is one who chants the Samaveda,
- 12:15and Adhvaryu is one who directly
- 12:17conducts the rituals according to the
- 12:20Yajurveda. And lastly, Brahma belongs
- 12:24to the Atharvaveda and oversees the
- 12:27entire sacrifice. Next question:
- 12:29Consider the following statements
- 12:31regarding the taxation system in the
- 12:33Vedic period. Let us examine the
- 12:35following statements regarding the
- 12:36taxation system of the Vedic period.
- 12:39First, in the Early Vedic period, 'Bali
- 12:41' was a voluntary gift or tax given by
- 12:44the people to the king. And second, in
- 12:47the Later Vedic period, 'Bali' became a
- 12:50compulsory tax. An officer called '
- 12:53Bhagaduga' used to collect this.
- 12:55Bhagaduga. So, which of these two
- 12:58statements is correct? An important
- 13:00question. The correct answer is option
- 13:03C; both one and two are correct. In the
- 13:05Early Vedic period, there was no system
- 13:07of permanent taxes for the king. The '
- 13:10Bali' given by the people was a
- 13:11voluntary gift. Bali was a voluntary
- 13:14gift. But in the Later Vedic period, as
- 13:18the kingdom strengthened, 'Bali' became
- 13:20a compulsory tax. To collect this, an
- 13:24officer named 'Bhagaduga' was appointed
- 13:26, and officers called 'Sangrihita' were
- 13:28appointed to protect the treasury. Next
- 13:32question: Which of the following
- 13:34Upavedas is correctly matched with its
- 13:37main Veda? Correctly matched with its
- 13:40main Veda. Important. The correct
- 13:42answer is option C. Let us look at the
- 13:46Rigveda and its main Upavedas. As for
- 13:49the Rigveda, it has Ayurveda, which
- 13:51mainly tells us about medical science.
- 13:54And next, the Samaveda belongs to the
- 13:56Gandharva Veda. This informs us about
- 13:58music and dance. Next, the Yajurveda is
- 14:01the Dhanurveda. So, what this means is
- 14:05that this Dhanurveda explains the arts
- 14:08of war, and the Atharvaveda is the
- 14:11Shilpaveda or Sthapatyaveda; this is
- 14:14mainly about Vastu, construction, and
- 14:17architecture, which is what is called
- 14:20Shilpaveda or Sthapatyaveda. Next
- 14:24question: What is the correctly
- 14:26arranged sequence of the administrative
- 14:28units of the Early Vedic period in
- 14:29ascending order from the smallest to
- 14:31the largest unit? What was the
- 14:34administrative hierarchy of the Early
- 14:36Vedic society arranged in ascending
- 14:38order, smallest to largest unit? An
- 14:41important question, the correct answer
- 14:44is option A: first Kula, Grama, Vis,
- 14:47Jana, and Rashtra. Let us look at how
- 14:51the social or administrative
- 14:52classification was in the Early Vedic
- 14:54period. Kula or Griha refers to the
- 14:58family, which had a head called Kulapa
- 15:01or Grihapati. And next, if we look at
- 15:04Grama, a group of villages is a Grama.
- 15:07What this means is that its head is the
- 15:09Gramani. So, who was the head of these
- 15:12villages? Gramani. And next, if we look
- 15:15at Vis, this is a large area. So, its
- 15:18head is the Visapati, and fourth is the
- 15:21Jana (tribe or people), whose head was
- 15:23the Rajan or Gopa. Next, we see Rashtra
- 15:27, which is the country or kingdom. Next
- 15:30question: Consider the following
- 15:33statements regarding the Indian
- 15:36philosophical systems, the Shad
- 15:39Darshanas. First, Sage Kapila proposed
- 15:42the Sankhya Darshana, Sage Gautama
- 15:45proposed the Nyaya Darshana, and Sage
- 15:48Kanada developed the Vaisheshika
- 15:50Darshana. So, which of these three
- 15:53statements is correct? An important
- 15:56question. The correct answer is option
- 15:58D; all three are correct. If we look at
- 16:01the explanation, there are six orthodox
- 16:03schools of philosophy, which are called
- 16:05Shad Darshanas. So, let us see who
- 16:08their founders are. First, for Sankhya,
- 16:10it is Kapila; for Yoga, it is Patanjali
- 16:13; third, for Nyaya, it is Gautama; and
- 16:15for Vaisheshika, it is Kanada. And next
- 16:18, for Purva Mimamsa, it is Jaimini, and
- 16:21for Uttara Mimamsa, it is Badarayana.
- 16:23So, these are very important. Make a
- 16:25note of them. Next question. Which of
- 16:29the following sacrifices was
- 16:33specifically performed during the
- 16:38coronation ceremony of a Vedic king to
- 16:43confer supreme sovereignty upon him?
- 16:49The correct answer is Option A, the
- 16:51Rajasuya sacrifice was performed. The
- 16:54Rajasuya sacrifice was performed only
- 16:56during the king's coronation; it is
- 16:59known as the Rajasuya sacrifice. It was
- 17:02believed that through this, the king
- 17:04would gain divine powers and attain
- 17:07absolute authority over the kingdom.
- 17:10The Vajapeya sacrifice is a
- 17:11recreational ritual that included
- 17:13chariot racing. Similarly, looking next
- 17:16, the Ashvamedha sacrifice was
- 17:18performed for territorial expansion.
- 17:21Next question: Who was the chief
- 17:23officer responsible for collecting
- 17:24taxes and royal dues from the people in
- 17:26the Later Vedic period? Chief Officer.
- 17:30Important question, the correct answer
- 17:33is Option C. In the Later Vedic
- 17:35administrative system, the one who
- 17:37collected taxes and shares of crop
- 17:40produce was called 'Bhagaduga'. Next,
- 17:43the 'Sangrihtr' was the treasury
- 17:45officer who kept the collected funds
- 17:48safe, known as the Treasurer today.
- 17:50Next, we have the 'Akshavapa'. This was
- 17:53the term used for the supervisor of
- 17:55gambling games, called the Akshavapa.
- 17:58Next, 'Suta'. Suta refers to the king's
- 18:01charioteer and a court bard. Next
- 18:04question: Which Vedic text describes in
- 18:06detail the symptoms of various diseases
- 18:09, herbal medicine, and magical arts (
- 18:11black magic spells)? The correct answer
- 18:15is Option D, the Atharva Veda explains
- 18:17this. The Atharva Veda contains the
- 18:20roots of ancient Indian medical systems
- 18:23, herbal medicine, methods for curing
- 18:26diseases, as well as mantras and
- 18:28tantras related to warding off evil
- 18:30spirits. The term 'Brihi' mentioned in
- 18:35the later Vedic literature refers to
- 18:40which of the following agricultural
- 18:44crops? The correct answer is Option C,
- 18:47rice. Next question: Which Indian
- 18:51philosophy seeks truth based on logical
- 18:54thinking and reasoning through sources
- 18:57of knowledge like perception and
- 18:59inference? Important question, the
- 19:03correct answer is Option A, the Nyaya
- 19:06school. The Nyaya philosophy proposed
- 19:10by Sage Gautama is based on logic and
- 19:12epistemology. It explains how crucial
- 19:15sources of knowledge like perception (
- 19:17pratyaksha), inference (anumana),
- 19:18comparison (upamana), and testimony (
- 19:20shabda) are for acquiring knowledge.
- 19:22Nyaya school, Nyaya philosophy. Next
- 19:25question: What was the Vedic period
- 19:27marriage method called where a daughter
- 19:30was given in marriage to the priest who
- 19:32performed the sacrificial ritual? The
- 19:35correct answer is Option B, Daiva
- 19:37Vivaha. So, according to the scriptures
- 19:40, there are a total of eight types of
- 19:42marriages in the Vedic period.
- 19:45Questions have been asked about this
- 19:46many times. First, looking at Daiva
- 19:48Vivaha, it is giving a daughter to the
- 19:50priest who performed the sacrifice.
- 19:53Next, Brahma Vivaha, this is a
- 19:55righteous marriage based on the groom's
- 19:57character. Next, Arsha Vivaha, this is
- 20:00a marriage performed after taking a
- 20:01pair of cows or bulls from the groom.
- 20:04Next, Gandharva Vivaha, which means a
- 20:06love marriage. Next question: In which
- 20:10Upanishad does 'Tat Tvam Asi'(Thou Art
- 20:13That), one of the most important
- 20:16mahavakyas in Advaita Vedanta, appear?
- 20:20The correct answer is Option B, the
- 20:23Chandogya Upanishad. In its sixth
- 20:27chapter, Uddalaka Aruni teaches his son
- 20:30Shvetaketu that the Atman and Brahman
- 20:33are one, instructing him with the
- 20:36mahavakya 'Tat Tvam Asi'. Next question
- 20:40: Who was the famous Vedic female
- 20:42scholar who challenged the great sage
- 20:45Yajnavalkya and held a philosophical
- 20:47debate in the court of Janaka, the King
- 20:50of Videha? Important, the correct
- 20:53answer is Option C. So, in this context
- 20:56, Gargi Vachaknavi proved her Vedic
- 20:58knowledge in the Brihadaranyaka
- 21:00Upanishad by asking Yajnavalkya complex
- 21:03questions about the origins of creation
- 21:05during the Brahma Sabha organized by
- 21:07King Janaka. Lopamudra and Apala Ghosha
- 21:11were sages of the Early Vedic period.
- 21:14Please note this as well. Next question
- 21:16. The Vedanga intended for calculating
- 21:19favorable times for performing Vedic
- 21:21sacrifices and the positions of planets
- 21:24is important. The correct answer is
- 21:27Option D, Jyotishya. So, Jyotishya
- 21:31tells us about the science of astronomy
- 21:33and the calculation of auspicious times
- 21:35for performing Yajnas. According to the
- 21:39given options, Jyotishya is about
- 21:42astronomy and the calculation of Yajna
- 21:45timings; Shiksha is about the tone of
- 21:47mantra chanting and phonetics; Chhandas
- 21:51is about Vedic poetic structure; and
- 21:53Kalpa is about rituals and social laws.
- 21:57Next question: In the Vedic period,
- 22:00what was the tax-free land given as a
- 22:02gift to priests or Brahmins who
- 22:04performed Yajnas called? The correct
- 22:08answer is Option B, Brahmadeya. Next
- 22:11question: In which Upanishad is the
- 22:14famous Vedic prayer "Asatoma Sadgamaya,
- 22:17Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya" incorporated?
- 22:21Regarding "Asatoma Sadgamaya, Tamasoma
- 22:24Jyotirgamaya," the correct answer is
- 22:26Option A, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. It
- 22:30contains the famous mantra in the first
- 22:32chapter and third Brahmana: "Asatoma
- 22:35Sadgamaya, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya,
- 22:37Mrityorma Amritamgamaya." This is the
- 22:41most ancient and largest of all the
- 22:43Upanishads. Next question: In the
- 22:47monarchical system of the Later Vedic
- 22:49period, what was the official who acted
- 22:52as a messenger or informant called? The
- 22:56correct answer is Option B, Palagala.
- 23:00According to this, one of the 12 Ratnis
- 23:03of the Later Vedic period was the
- 23:05Palagala, who served as the king's
- 23:08messenger or envoy, and the Akshavapa
- 23:10was the partner who played dice with
- 23:13the king or an entertainment officer.
- 23:17Looking at the next one, Suta was the
- 23:19charioteer and a storyteller who sang
- 23:21praises of the king. Next, Kshatri was
- 23:24the gatekeeper or guardian of the inner
- 23:27chambers. Next question: What was the
- 23:30term used to denote silver coins or
- 23:32metal currency that came into use
- 23:34during the Later Vedic period? The
- 23:36correct answer is Option D: Shatamana.
- 23:40In the Later Vedic period, alongside
- 23:42the barter system, metal units with
- 23:44fixed weights emerged. Shatamana was
- 23:48primarily a silver coin, Nishka was
- 23:50gold coins or treasure, and Krishnala
- 23:53was a small metal unit used to measure
- 23:55weight. Next question: Which Indian
- 23:59philosophy supports the validity of
- 24:01Vedic sacrifices and the theory of
- 24:04Karma with the highest priority? The
- 24:07correct answer is Option C: Purva
- 24:10Mimamsa. Sage Jaimini proposed this
- 24:15Purva Mimamsa. Next question: According
- 24:18to the Varna system in the Later Vedic
- 24:20period, what is the formal initiation
- 24:22ritual performed for a boy to begin
- 24:24Vedic studies? The correct answer is
- 24:27Option B: Upanayana. Next question: In
- 24:31Vedic society, which person was the
- 24:35term 'Kulapa' used to refer to? For
- 24:38Kulapa, the correct answer is Option C:
- 24:41Head of the individual family unit. So,
- 24:44the smallest unit in the social
- 24:45structure of the Vedic period was the
- 24:48Kula or Griha. We called the father or
- 24:50elder who was the leader of this family
- 24:53Kulapa or Grihapati. Similarly, the
- 24:56village head was called Gramini, and
- 24:58the official in charge of grazing lands
- 25:00was called Vrajapati. Next question:
- 25:03Which Brahmana text, belonging to the
- 25:05Shukla Yajurveda, describes in detail
- 25:07the agricultural methods and plowing
- 25:09rituals of the Vedic period? The
- 25:12correct answer is Option C. Shatapatha
- 25:15Brahmana. Next question. Among the five
- 25:19Yajnas that a householder must perform
- 25:21daily, which of the following refers to
- 25:24offering oblations to the ancestors?
- 25:27The correct answer is Option B, Pitru
- 25:29Yajna. The five great sacrifices that a
- 25:33householder must perform are: Brahma
- 25:35Yajna, Pitru Yajna, Deva Yajna, Bhuta
- 25:38Yajna, and Manushya Yajna. So, this is
- 25:41about serving guests to honor them.
- 25:44Bhuta Yajna means feeding animals and
- 25:46birds. Deva Yajna is about satisfying
- 25:49the deities through fire rituals. Next.
- 25:51Pitru Yajna is about offering oblations
- 25:54or performing rituals for the ancestors
- 25:57. Brahma Yajna is about the study of
- 25:59Vedas or repaying the debt to the sages
- 26:02. Next question: The ancient text
- 26:04authored by sage Vyasa, known for the
- 26:07science of etymology of words and as a
- 26:10Vedic glossary—the correct answer is
- 26:12option B, Nirukta. Next question: What
- 26:16were the special artisans called who
- 26:19held a high status in society for
- 26:21making chariots for wars and rituals
- 26:23during the Later Vedic period? The
- 26:27correct answer is option B, Rathakara.
- 26:29Even though the caste system became
- 26:32rigid during the Later Vedic period,
- 26:34the Rathakara class, who made chariots,
- 26:37held special respect. They had the
- 26:39right to undergo Upanayana and were
- 26:41also eligible to participate in the
- 26:43Rajasuya Yajna. Next, Takshana refers
- 26:46to a carpenter, similarly, Karmara
- 26:48refers to a blacksmith or metalworker,
- 26:50and Kulala refers to a potter. So, if
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