Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: The Vedic Period
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What language were the Vedas composed in? [1]
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Hindi
(C) Tamil
(D) English
2. What do the Vedas contain? [1]
(A) Hymns, rituals and philosophy
(B) Only maths problems
(C) Only maps
(D) Only pictures
3. How was Vedic society organised? [1]
(A) Based on occupation
(B) Randomly, with no structure
(C) Only by age
(D) Only by location
4. What did the Vedic social system evolve into? [1]
(A) The caste system
(B) A democracy
(C) A monarchy only
(D) No lasting system
5. What were Janapadas? [1]
(A) Small kingdoms in the Vedic period
(B) Modern Indian states
(C) A type of currency
(D) A type of festival
6. Who led Janapadas? [1]
(A) Chiefs or kings
(B) Only assemblies, with no leader
(C) No one led them
(D) Foreign rulers
7. What role did assemblies play? [1]
(A) Advisory roles
(B) No role at all
(C) Complete control over kings
(D) Only religious roles
8. Why study the Vedic period? [1]
(A) It shaped India's religion and social structures
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. What language were the Vedas composed in? [1]
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Hindi
(C) Tamil
(D) English
10. What do the Vedas contain? [1]
(A) Hymns, rituals and philosophy
(B) Only maths problems
(C) Only maps
(D) Only pictures
11. How was Vedic society organised? [1]
(A) Based on occupation
(B) Randomly, with no structure
(C) Only by age
(D) Only by location
12. What did the Vedic social system evolve into? [1]
(A) The caste system
(B) A democracy
(C) A monarchy only
(D) No lasting system
13. What were Janapadas? [1]
(A) Small kingdoms in the Vedic period
(B) Modern Indian states
(C) A type of currency
(D) A type of festival
14. Who led Janapadas? [1]
(A) Chiefs or kings
(B) Only assemblies, with no leader
(C) No one led them
(D) Foreign rulers
15. What role did assemblies play? [1]
(A) Advisory roles
(B) No role at all
(C) Complete control over kings
(D) Only religious roles
16. Why study the Vedic period? [1]
(A) It shaped India's religion and social structures
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests