Multiple choice

Which is the main source of information regarding the culture of the Aryans?

  1. Sam Veda

  2. Rig Veda

  3. Yajur Veda

  4. Atharva Veda
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Explanation

The Rig Veda is the oldest and most important source of information about Aryan culture (c. 1500-1200 BCE). It contains over 1,000 hymns dedicated to various deities and provides insights into Aryan social structure, religious practices, warfare, agriculture, and daily life. The other Vedas - Sama, Yajur, and Atharva - are later compositions. The Rig Veda's hymns reveal the Aryans as pastoralists who worshipped natural forces, had a patriarchal society, and composed the earliest Sanskrit literature.

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