WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
A
Book of the Dead
B
Torah
C
Vedas
D
Bible
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Vedas are a collection of hymns and other ancient religious texts composed in India around 1000 BCE. They were composed by the Indo-Aryans. They are said to be the earliest surviving works of literature in the Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rig Veda Samhita is the oldest Veda composed in around 1500 BCE. It is a collection of 1, 028 Vedic Sanskrit hymns and 10, 600 verses in all, organized into ten books. The Rigveda is said to be the Veda of mantra.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lopamudra was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas. Many hymns of Rigveda were composed by women and they were called Brahmavadini. The prominents in them were Lopamudra, Vishwawara, Sikta, Nivavari, Ghosa, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Samhita. The main collections of Vedic hymns are called Samhita.

Detailed explanation-5: -This ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns is one of the four sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas. It is the most ancient of the 4 and comprised 1, 028 hymns and 10, 600 verses, organized into 10 books.

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