During the Early Vedic age, a person's wealth was measured by:
A
land and property
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B
gold and silver coins
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C
number of children
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D
number of cattle
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Solution
The correct option is D number of cattle Cows and pastures signified wealth during the Rig Vedic period. There are several mentions of cattle in Rig Veda. A wealthy person was known as gomat i.e, the owner of cattle. One of the epithets of god Indra was gopati i.e, lord of cattle.