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History GK · Q64

Vedic Age

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 64

Q64

Two highest gods in the Vedic religion were

A.
Agni and Savitri
B.
Vishnu and Mitra
C.
Indra and Varuna
Answer
D.
Surya and Pushan

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In early Hinduism, Varuna Sanskrit (meaning "to surround") was a Vedic solar god who, in Hindu mythology, presided over the celestial ocean surrounding the earth. In ancient India, he enjoyed supremacy over the Vedic pantheon as the god of the universal law/moral order (rta), though he was eventually usurped by Indra, the god of storms.