SSC MTS EXAM

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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?
A
Punjab
B
Gujarat
C
Rajasthan
D
Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Punjab is where the hymns were written. So, the answer is option A. Punjab. Note: The Rigveda is one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language, according to philological and linguistic evidence.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sounds and texts of the Rigveda have been orally transmitted since the 2nd millennium BCE. Philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the bulk of the Rigveda Samhita was composed in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent (see Rigvedic rivers), most likely between c.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who wrote Rig Veda? According to tradition, Vyasa is the compiler of the Vedas, who arranged the four kinds of mantras into four Samhitas (Collections).

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