Multiple choice

How many Vedangas were composed during the later Vedic period?

  1. Four

  2. Five

  3. Six

  4. Eight
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Explanation

The most important contribution of the later Vedic period was the composition of Vedangas. These Vedangas were regarded as less authoritative than Sruti and are styled Smriti. They were six in number:

  1. Siksha (phonetics)   2. Kalpa (ritual)    3. Vyakaran (grammar)
  2. Nirukta (etymology)   5. Chhand (metrics)   6. Jyotish (astronomy)

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