Early and Later vedic age

The Early Vedic period is also known as

• Mauryan Age

• Rigvedic Age

• Gupta Age

• Harappan Age

The main source of information about the Early Vedic Age is

• Mahabharata

• Ramayana

• Rigveda

• Arthashastra

The Early Vedic people were primarily

• Farmers

• Traders

• Pastoralists (cattle herders)
  

• Artisans

The Early Vedic society was divided into tribes called

• Janapadas

• Mahajanapadas

• Janas

• Ganas

The head of a tribe in the Early Vedic period was called

• Purohit

• Rajan
  

• Senani

• Gramani

The Later Vedic period saw the composition of which Vedas?

• Rigveda

• Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda

• Only Rigveda
  

• None of these

The Later Vedic people shifted their settlement to

• The Gangetic plains

• The Indus Valley

• The Deccan Plateau

• The Himalayas

The term ‘Janapada’ refers to

• A tribal assembly

• 
  A settled territory
  

• 
  A type of pottery
  

• A religious ritual

The four-fold varna system consisted of

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras
  

• 
  Kings, Priests, Farmers, Artisans
  

• 
  Warriors, Traders, Farmers, Slaves
  

• None of these

The Ashvamedha sacrifice was performed by

• Brahmins
  

• 
  Kings to prove their power
  

• Farmers for good harvest
  

• Traders for wealth