UPPSC 2013 General Studies I Solved Paper

Question : 46 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

The earliest occurrence of the mantra famous as Gayatri Mantra is found in the following text:

Bhagwad Gita
Atharva Veda
Rig Veda
Manusmriti

Solution:

(c) The earliest occurrence of the mantra famous as Gayatri Mantra is found in the Rig Veda. Gayatri Mantra comes from the

3^{rd}

Mandal of the Rig Veda. This mandal has 62 hymns, mainly to Agni and Indra.It is one of the family books(mandal 2 to 7), the oldest core of the Rig Veda.

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