alleryWhich Vedic texts are the most recent addition to the Vedas?
AThe Yajurveda mantras
BThe Rigveda hymns
CThe Upanishads
DThe Samaveda chants
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The Upanishads
1. The Upanishads are late Vedic and post-Vedic Sanskrit texts.
2. They document the transition from archaic ritualism to new religious ideas.
3. Rigveda, Yajurveda and Samaveda texts are older Vedic material.
_Source: Wikipedia, Upanishads, Lead section_
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