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Which later Vedic texts were composed after the Rigveda?

ADigha and Majjhima Nikayas
BSama, Yajur and Atharva Vedas
CMahabharata and Ramayana
DVishnu and Bhagavata Puranas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sama, Yajur and Atharva Vedas
1. Priests composed them in the Ganga-Yamuna area. 2. The Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda are later Vedic. 3. They describe rituals and rules about society. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._
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