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Consider the following statements 1 There are no parables in Upanishads 2 Upanishads were composed e...........

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    Consider the following statements :

    1. There are no parables in Upanishads.

    2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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    1 only

    Incorrect Answer

    2 only

    Correct Answer

    Both 1 and 2

    Incorrect Answer

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Incorrect Answer
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    Explanation:

    2 only.

    •  Upanishad literally means ‘approaching and sitting near’ and the texts contain conversations between teachers and students. Some Upanishads include parables. 
    • Upanishads were composed as part of the later Vedic texts (1000 – 600 BC) whereas the Puranas were compiled about 200 AD.

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