Question

Q.1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

The earliest text , Rigveda, has many things in common with the Iranian Zenda Avesta and is
written in verse . It is the earliest specimen of the Indo-European language divided into 10
cycles for mandalas, 1028 hymns . The Rig Vedic hymns are in the words of Rabindranath
Tagore, "a poetic testament of a people's collective reaction to the wonder and awe of existence.
They are poems of praise to the beauty of the earth and nature and its power. As the Aryans
settled down and ritualistic religion developed, the need was felt for a hymn which could be
sung and set to tune. Thus arose a 2nd compilation, the Sama Veda which means song or
melody The text consists of 1875 verses, chiefly borrowed from the Rigveda.



1. The content of the Rigveda is_
2. Rig Veda verses comprises of_
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Answer 1

1. hymns of Vedic gods
2. 1875 verses

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The content of the Rigveda is 10 cycles for mandalas, 1028 hymns.

2. Rig Veda verses comprises of hymns and poems of praise to the beauty of the earth and nature and its power.

Explanation:

The Rigveda  is a very old  Indian compilation of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is one of the four sacred religious texts (śruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. The text in Rigveda is divided into four sections: Samhita, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.