MCQ Chapter 5 State and Society up to 1000 CE Class 9 Social Science CBSE Board Advertisement 1. Which literary source is regarded as the earliest and provides important insights into the social, political, cultural, and moral life of early India?ArthashastraRig VedaMahabharataRamayanaQuestion 1 of 202. According to the chapter, what primarily regulated society in early India?Military lawsRoyal decreesCustoms and practicesForeign tradeQuestion 2 of 203. What is meant by a 'State' according to the chapter?A collection of villages without administrationAn organised political system based on rules and lawsA religious organisation led by priestsA trading associationQuestion 3 of 204. The earliest sections of the Rig Veda were composed mainly in which region?Deccan PlateauSapta-Sindhu regionEastern IndiaSouthern PeninsulaQuestion 4 of 205. Which Veda mainly consists of hymns arranged for musical recitation?Rig VedaYajur VedaSama VedaAtharva VedaQuestion 5 of 206. Which Veda contains hymns related to protection from evil and the treatment of physical and mental ailments?Rig VedaAtharva VedaSama VedaYajur VedaQuestion 6 of 207. What was the primary role of the raja during the early Vedic period?Temple priestClan chief and protectorMerchant leaderVillage accountantQuestion 7 of 208. Which Vedic assembly mainly performed judicial functions?SamitiVidhataSabhaParishadQuestion 8 of 209. Which Vedic assembly mainly focused on policy decisions and political affairs?SabhaSamitiVidhataGanaQuestion 9 of 2010. The Vidhata was mainly known as:A council of priests onlyA popular gathering of community membersA royal court of ministersA military organisationQuestion 10 of 2011. What does the term 'Janapada' literally mean?Land of kingsPlace where people first set their feetSacred land of priestsCapital cityQuestion 11 of 2012. The transition from kinship-based society to territorial Janapadas mainly occurred between:300 BCE and 100 CE2000 BCE and 1500 BCE1000 BCE and 600 BCE600 CE and 1000 CEQuestion 12 of 2013. Which Mahajanapada gradually became the most powerful according to the chapter?KuruGandharaMagadhaMatsyaQuestion 13 of 2014. How many Mahajanapadas are generally mentioned in historical sources?8121624Question 14 of 2015. Which literary tradition provides most of the information about the early Tamil kingdoms?VedasSangam LiteraturePuranasJataka TalesQuestion 15 of 2016. Which symbol was the royal emblem of the Cholas?FishBowTigerElephantQuestion 16 of 2017. According to the chapter, which text advises that a king should judge the strong and the weak impartially?Rig VedaYajur VedaArthashastraSama VedaQuestion 17 of 2018. According to the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, what was the king's primary responsibility?Expanding trade routes onlyBuilding temples onlyProtecting subjects and administering justiceCollecting taxes onlyQuestion 18 of 2019. Which term refers to the ideal of a universal ruler exercising authority over the Indian subcontinent?MahajanapadaChakravarti SamratRajanyaGramikaQuestion 19 of 2020. According to Kautilya, how many constituents (Saptanga) make up an effective State?FiveSixSevenEightQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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