UPSC CAPF (AC) 2026 Paper I · Question 36

Question 36 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2026 Paper I (19 July 2026). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2026 · P-I · Q36 · History · Ancient India

   In which one of the following Vedas does the term 'Gotra' appear for the first time as representing a clan?

   1. Rigveda
   2. Atharvaveda
   3. Samaveda
   4. Yajurveda

   किसी कुल (clan) को निरूपित करने वाले शब्द 'गोत्र' का सर्वप्रथम उल्लेख निम्नलिखित में से किस वेद में मिलता है?

   1. ऋग्वेद
   2. अथर्ववेद
   3. सामवेद
   4. यजुर्वेद
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   Answer: (2) Atharvaveda

   उत्तर: (2) अथर्ववेद

   In the Rigveda 'gotra' mainly means a cow-pen or herd; its use for a clan, a group descended from a common ancestor, first appears in the Atharvaveda. The gotra institution took shape in the later Vedic period.

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