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Topic Vedic religion
Asked 5 times across 4 UPSC exams over 13 years (2012–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 4 years (2012–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2012 → CDS 2014 → CISF 2025 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2025
Who among the following Rigvedic Gods was considered to be the guardian of roads, herdsmen, and straying cattle ?
- A Vayu
- B Rudra
- C Varuna
- D Pushan ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
GEO2025
Who among the following is the most frequently invoked God in the Rig Veda?
- A Indra ✓
- B Agni
- C Surya
- D Varuna
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Ancient India
CDS2015
Which of the following characteristic(s) describes the nature of religion according to the Rig Veda ?
- Rig Vedic religion can be described as naturalistic polytheism
- There are striking similarities between the Rig Vedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian Avesta
- Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the house of the priest who was called yajaman
- Vedic sacrifices were of two kinds — those conducted by the householder and those that required ritual specialists
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 3 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 1, 2, 3 and 4
- D 1, 2 and 4 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Ancient India
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