History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 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. Kanva
- b. Ranayaniya
- c. Pippalada
- d. Shakala
AI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c ✓ Correct
BI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
CI-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c
DI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c — The correct match is I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c.
★The Rigveda survives mainly in its Shakala recension.
★The Yajurveda is linked here with the Kanva recension of the White Yajurveda.
★The Samaveda is associated with the Ranayaniya recension of its chants.
★The Atharvaveda comes down mainly in the Pippalada and Shaunaka recensions.
★A recension is a school that preserved a particular version of a Veda.
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