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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The oldest texts in Hindu that contains hundreds of sacred hymns is called ____
A
Guru
B
Vedas
C
Karma
D
Dharma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rigveda is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text. Its early layers are among the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rigveda, (Sanskrit: “The Knowledge of Verses”) also spelled Ṛgveda, the oldest of the sacred books of Hinduism, composed in an ancient form of Sanskrit about 1500 bce, in what is now the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. It consists of a collection of 1, 028 poems grouped into 10 “circles” (mandalas).

Detailed explanation-3: -Arun says that in the early Vedic period, Sama Veda was the veda of chants and is considered as the oldest veda. Varun says that the Rig Veda is the oldest veda and consists of hymns which praises different gods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rig Veda is the oldest of the Vedas, the sacred texts of Hinduism. It means “The Knowledge of Verses”. Written in Sanskrit around 1500 BC, Rig Veda consists of 1028 poems arranged into 10 circles or Mandalas.

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