Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. The Rig Vedic people worshipped nature.

  2. The Rig Vedic Aryans were by and large urban people.

  3. The Rig Vedic family comprised parents and other kith and kin, apart from the husband and wife.

  4. The Rig Vedic women were highly respected and most of the religious ceremonies were considered incomplete unless wives joined their husbands.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Rig Vedic Aryans were primarily pastoral and semi-nomadic, not urban. Urbanization in the Indian subcontinent is associated with the earlier Indus Valley Civilization.

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