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History GK · Q35

Vedic Age

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 35

Q35

The Upanishads are the__________

A.
Great Epics
B.
Story Books
C.
Source of Hindu Philosophy
Answer
D.
Law Books

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Upanishads are a collection of texts of religious and philosophical nature, written in India probably between c. 800 BCE and c. 500 BCE, during a time when Indian society started to question the traditional Vedic religious order. Some of their speculations and philosophy were compiled into the Upanishads.