UPSC- IAS, NDA/ NA,CDS Previous Year's solved GK Questions

UPSC- NDA/ NA, CDS, IAS/ SSC previous year's solved GK Questions 2014

Question 1. Identify the metal which was not mentioned in the Rig Veda?
A. Gold
B. Lead
C. Copper
D. Bronze

Question 2. According to the Dharmashastras, 'Anuloma' is a marriage between a
A. higher caste men and a lower caste women
B. lower caste man and a higher caste women 
C. man and a woman of the same gotra
D. man and a woman of the same caste

Question 3. Which of the following animals was know as ancient Vedic people ?
A.  Elephant
B. Bear
C. Tiger 
D. Lion

Question 4. In the Vedic society, the term used to denote a group of families was
A. gotra
B. jana
C. vish
D. grama

Question 5. The family of the Rigvedic Aryans was
A. patrilineal 
B. patriarchal
C. matriarchal
D. matrilineal

Question 6. Which of the Vedas was divided into 'white'n and 'black' parts ? 
A. Rig
B. Sama
C. Yajur
D. Atharva

Question 7. The term nishks, which meant armament in the Vedic period, was used in later times to denote a/an
A. coin
B. weapon
C. script
D. agricultural implement

Question 8. 'The world is God is my soul' is the philosophy contained in the 
A. Vedas
B. Puranas
C. Brahamanas
D. Upanishads

Question 9. The expounder of Yoga philosophy is
A. Patanjali
B. Gautam
C. Jaimini
D. Shankaracharya

Question 10. Which of the following gives the correct chronological order of the Vedas ?
A. Rig, Sama, Atharva, Yajur
B. Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva
C. Rig and Sama together, Yajur and Atharva together
D. All simultaneously

Answer: 1.(b), 2.(a), 3.(d), 4.(d), 5(b), 6.(c), 7.(a), 8.(d), 9.(a), 10.(b).