History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2011 History
How many reasons are mentioned in the Rigveda for promoting agriculture?
A04 ✓ Correct
B05
C06
D07
Correct answer: (A) 04 — The Rigveda mentions four reasons for promoting agriculture, so the answer is four.
Explanation
★The Rigveda mentions four reasons for promoting agriculture, so the answer is four.
★This shows that even in the early Vedic age cultivation was valued alongside cattle-rearing.
★The Rigvedic economy was chiefly pastoral, with cattle as the main measure of wealth.
★Agriculture grew steadily and became dominant only in the later Vedic period.
★Terms such as krishi and references to ploughing in the Rigveda confirm early farming activity.
★The later Vedic texts expand greatly on agricultural ritual and technique.
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