The institution of gotra appeared in which of the following periods?
A. Rig Vedic Age
B. Later Vedic Age
C. Mauryan Age
D. Satavahana period
B. Later Vedic Age
The Later Vedic culture is also called:
A. Calcholithic culture
B. Painted grey ware culture
C. Painted red ware culture
D. Bronze age
B. Painted grey ware culture
Ayas referred to which of the following during the Rig Vedic period?
A. Either copper or bronze
B. Either iron or steel
C. Either tin or iron
D. Either gold or silver
A. Either copper or bronze
During the Later Vedic age, the collection of taxes and tributes was done by which of the following?
A. Sangrihitri
B. Senani
C. Kulapati
D. Grahpati
A. Sangrihitri
Which of the following emerged as the chief means of livelihood for the Later Vedic people?
A. Fishing
B. Hunting
C. Agriculture
D. Rearing animals
C. Agriculture
Which of the following is the term used for the head of the household who owned the land during the Later Vedic period?
A. Grihapati
B. Godhuma
C. Shresthins
D. None of the above
A. Grihapati
Which of the following was the staple diet of the people during the Later Vedic period?
A. Lentils
B. Tila
C. Godhuma
D. None of the above
C. Godhuma
Which of the following explains the term 'shreni'?
A. A religious group
B. A committee to advise the king
C. Guilds or organizations of merchants
D. None of the above
C. Guilds or organizations of merchants
Which of the following gods became supreme during the Later Vedic Age?
A. Indra
B. Agni
C. Prajapati
D. Vishnu
C. Prajapati
Which of the following was regarded as the god of the Shudras?
A. Vishnu
B. Rudra
C. Indra
D. Pushan
D. Pushan