Question

Select all the correct statements about the Aryan culture and the Vedic period:

1. The Aryan culture succeeded the Harappan civilization in the same region, primarily in the Ganga-Yamuna plains.
2. The Aryans composed hymns in honor of their gods and goddesses, which were compiled in 4 Vedas
3. The Vedas in the beginning itself transmitted through written scripts.

• A. All
• B. i, iii
• C. ii only
• D. i, ii

Answer 1

Answer:

D. i, ii

• After the decline of the Harappan civilization, a new culture flourished in
  the same region and gradually spread across the Ganga-Yamuna plains.
• This culture came to be known as the Aryan culture. 
• In contrast to the city-dwelling Harappans, the Aryans were nomads who raised livestock, rode chariots, and loved to gamble.
• They lived in simple homes

The Vedas

• The Aryans, during the Vedic period, composed a rich body of religious hymns and texts known as the Vedas.
• The word "Veda" indeed means "knowledge" or "sacred knowledge" in Sanskrit.
• The Vedas were highly revered by the ancient Aryans, and they considered them infallible sources of spiritual and ritual knowledge.
• These texts were central to their religious and philosophical practices as they contain hymns, prayers, and rituals dedicated to various deities.
• Vedas are classified into 4 as:
  • Rig Veda
  • Sama Veda
  • Yajur Veda
  • Atharva Veda. 
• The Vedas were initially transmitted orally, not through written scripts.
• During the early Vedic period, knowledge was passed down through generations via oral recitation.
• The Vedas were memorized and recited with great precision. It was only much later that they were eventually recorded in written form.