Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. The grama of the Rig Vedic Aryans usually refers to a group of kinsfold and not a village

  2. The Aryans of early Vedic times tamed elephants and used them in war along with horses

  3. The Rig Veda mentions the svayamvara and marriage of widows

  4. The Rig Veda mentions Vindhya and Satpura mountains and Narmada river
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Explanation

In the Rig Veda, 'grama' refers to a tribal unit or a group of kinsfolk rather than a fixed territorial village. The other options are incorrect: elephants were not central to early Vedic warfare, and the Rig Veda does not mention the Vindhya/Satpura mountains or the Narmada river.

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