Paper 1 · Higher Education
The six main subject areas of phonetics, ritualistic knowledge, grammar, exegetics, metrics and astronomy are called
AVedangas ✓ Correct
BDarshanas
CPitakas
DUpanishads
Correct answer: (A) Vedangas — These six subject areas are called Vedangas, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★These six subject areas are called Vedangas, so that is the answer.
★The Vedangas are the auxiliary disciplines that support study of the Vedas.
★They include phonetics, ritual, grammar, exegetics, metrics and astronomy.
★So these six subject areas are called Vedangas.
★Darshanas, Pitakas and Upanishads are different bodies of text.
★So the answer is Vedangas.
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