Paper 1 · Higher Education
Match List I (Veda) with List II (description). Choose the correct answer.
List I
- I. Rigveda
- II. Samaveda
- III. Yajurveda
- IV. Atharvaveda
List II
- a. The book of spells, roughly secular, linked with various arts and sciences
- b. The book of ritual, a collection of prose mantras (yajus), done mainly by hotris
- c. The book of chant, a collection of verses for liturgical purposes
- d. The book of mantra, in praise of God, meant for plain living and high thinking
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a ✓ Correct
CI-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b
DI-b, II-d, III-c, IV-a
Correct answer: (B) I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a — The correct match is I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a, so that is the answer.
★The Rigveda is the book of mantras in praise of God, so I goes with d.
★The Samaveda is the book of chants and verses, so II goes with c.
★The Yajurveda is the book of ritual prose mantras, so III goes with b.
★The Atharvaveda is the book of spells linked with arts and sciences, so IV goes with a.
★So the correct match is I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a.
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