History of the Vedic Period: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Ancient History)
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UPSC 2012Ancient History · History of the Vedic Period
Q1. The Religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of:
Explanation
Vedic Aryans used to worship manifestations of forces of nature as Gods in the form of Indra, Agni, Soma, Varuna. Mother Earth and Rivers, especially Saraswati, were worshiped as the goddess. The hymns in the Rigveda reflect reverence for natural forces like fire, wind, and the sun, with a strong emphasis on rituals and offerings. Yajna was a method of worship that involved offering sacrifices. It included Vedic chants singing and a sacrificial mantra. The Vedic mantra was chanted while sacrificing havan samagri in the fire during a yajna. Bhakti (devotion) and image worship became more prominent in later religious developments.
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(c) Worship of nature and yajnas
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on History of the Vedic Period (Ancient History), asked from 1995 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on History of the Vedic Period (Ancient History) are available for 8 years, from 1995 to 2025. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
