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The Rig Veda
A
is the oldest of the four Vedas.
B
is the name of a story about wars in the Vedas.
C
is a hymn sung every day.
D
is a god dedicated to destruction.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Each Mandalas have suktas or hymns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rigveda Manuscript. A manuscript copy of the Rigveda, the oldest and most important of the four Vedas of the Vedic religion, from the early 19th century. The Rig Veda is the largest and considered the most important of the collection, containing 1, 028 hymns divided into 10 books called mandalas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rig Veda is the first Veda which is a collection of inspired songs or hymns and is the main source of information on the Rig Vedic civilization. It is the oldest book in any Indo-European language and contains the earliest form of all Sanskrit mantras, dating back to 1500 BCE-1000 BCE.

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