Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1993 GS-I
Question

In Rigveda period people mostly believed in?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Oblation and Ritualistic

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Oblation and Ritualistic”.
The Rigvedic society focused on rituals, sacrifices (yajnas), and offerings (oblations) to various deities like Indra, Agni, and Varuna.

These deities were personifications of natural forces, and religious practices revolved around invoking them through elaborate rituals rather than idol worship or specific goddess worship. Monotheism was not a central concept in the Rigvedic religion, as it involved the worship of many gods (polytheism).

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