History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2012 History
Match List I (Veda) with List II (Recension) and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Rigveda
- II. Yajurveda
- III. Samaveda
- IV. Atharvaveda
List II
- A. Vajasaneyi
- b. Shakala
- c. Shaunaka
- d. Kauthuma
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c ✓ Correct
CI-a, II-b, III-d, IV-c
DI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
Correct answer: (B) I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c — The correct match is I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c.
★The Rigveda survives mainly in the Shakala recension of its hymns.
★The Yajurveda is linked with the Vajasaneyi recension of the White Yajurveda.
★The Samaveda is associated with the Kauthuma recension of its chants.
★The Atharvaveda comes down to us mainly in the Shaunaka recension.
★A recension, or shakha, is a school that preserved a particular version of a Veda.
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