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During which time period did the Vedic literature, including the Vedas, get composed?
During which time period did the Vedic literature, including the Vedas, get composed?
- c. 200 BCE - c. 200 CE
- c. 600 BCE - c. 200 BCE
- c. 1500 - c. 500 BCE (correct)
- c. 200 CE - c. 600 CE
Which region of the Indian subcontinent saw the composition of the Vedas during the Vedic period?
Which region of the Indian subcontinent saw the composition of the Vedas during the Vedic period?
- Eastern Indian subcontinent
- Southern Indian subcontinent
- Northern Indian subcontinent (correct)
- Western Indian subcontinent
What is the primary source for understanding the Vedic period?
What is the primary source for understanding the Vedic period?
- The urban Indus Valley Civilisation
- The Brahmanical ideology
- The archaeological record
- The Vedas (correct)
Which culture's evolution can be traced and inferred using the Vedas and the corresponding archaeological record?
Which culture's evolution can be traced and inferred using the Vedas and the corresponding archaeological record?
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Who composed and orally transmitted the Vedas during the Vedic period?
Who composed and orally transmitted the Vedas during the Vedic period?
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