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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 42 of 200

Q42
History of IndiaVedic Age
Which God was known as ‘Purandar’ to the Vedic people?
  1. a.Lord Siva
  2. b.Indra
  3. c.Baruna
  4. d.Agni

Answer: (B) Indra

In the Rig Veda Indra is called Purandara, ‘destroyer of forts’, for breaking the strongholds of his enemies. Varuna is the guardian of cosmic order (rita), Agni the god of fire, and Shiva does not appear under this title.

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