Question

Which among the following statements suggests that people in the Rig Vedic period had a great memory power?

• A. Contents of Rig Veda was orally passed to generations for a long period of time.
• B. People pursued different professions as per their caste.
• C. People of the Rig Vedic period had memory contests.
• D. Rig Veda had powers that whoever read the hymns would be awarded with a great memory power.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Contents of Rig Veda was orally passed to generations for a long period of time.

The fact that for at least 500 years, the ten thousand verses of the Rig Veda were learned by heart and handed down purely by word of mouth means that people of that period had great memory power and to such an extent that the contents of Rig Veda were hardly altered.