2025 · Q14
Which one of the following statements about Rig Vedic goddesses is correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AUshas represents freedom from sickness.
- BSinivali bestows children.
- CAditi is goddess of dawn.
- DRaka is goddess of Speech
Explanation
Sinivali is the Rig Vedic goddess of fertility and childbirth, invoked for offspring, so statement 1 is true. Ushas is the goddess of dawn, not a childbirth goddess; Aditi is the goddess of infinity and mother of the Adityas, not the goddess of dawn; and Raka is the goddess of the full moon, not the bestower of children. Statements 2, 3 and 4 are therefore false.