SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Which one of the following is the oldest Veda among the following?
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Samaveda
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Yajurveda
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Rigveda
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Atharvaveda
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Rig Veda is the oldest among all the four Vedas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yajurveda is the second of the four Vedas. Yajurveda means the Veda of the Yajus. Yajus were mantras sung during religious activities.
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