{"id":92203,"date":"2025-06-01T11:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92203"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:56","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-there-are-no-parables-in-upa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-there-are-no-parables-in-upa\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements :\n \n 1. There are no parables in Upa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. There are no parables in Upanishads.<\/li>\n<li>2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is B.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. Upanishads, while primarily philosophical texts based on dialogues and discussions, do contain illustrative stories and analogies, which can be considered parables or fables, used to explain complex concepts (e.g., the story of Nachiketa in Katha Upanishad).<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. The Upanishads are considered part of the later Vedic literature and generally predate the Puranas, which are part of the post-Vedic Smriti literature compiled much later, around the 4th to 16th centuries CE.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe major Upanishads are believed to have been composed between 800 BCE and 400 BCE. The Puranas are a vast genre of Indian literature containing narratives about the history of the Universe, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and cosmogony, philosophy, and geography.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024 Download PDFAttempt &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements :\n \n 1. There are no parables in Upa\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-there-are-no-parables-in-upa\/#more-92203\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<p> 1. 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