UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 49
The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: Early Rigvedic religion centred on hymns and sacrifices (yajnas) to natural and cosmic deities such as Indra and Agni.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Later personal-devotion movements differ from the dominant early Vedic pattern.
B: Incorrect - Institutional image worship was not the main feature of early Rigvedic religion.
C: Correct - Correct: worship of nature/cosmic powers accompanied ritual sacrifice.
D: Incorrect - Nature worship fits, but “bhakti” as the principal form is anachronistic here.