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UGC NET January 2017 History
Which Rigvedic deity is more frequently invoked as being the most useful as also the most fearsome of the gods?
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CIndra ✓ Correct
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Correct answer: (C) Indra — Indra is this deity, so the answer is Indra.
Explanation
★Indra is this deity, so the answer is Indra.
★Indra is the most frequently invoked god of the Rigveda.
★About 250 hymns of the Rigveda are devoted to him.
★He is shown as the most useful and also the most fearsome of the gods.
★He was the god of war and of rain.
★So among these deities it is Indra.
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