Q. 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?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Upanishad literally means ‘approaching and sitting near’ and the texts contain conversations between teachers and students. Some Upanishads include parables. For example, the wise beggar was a dialogue based on a story from one of the most famous Upanishads, the Chhandogya Upanishad and antology of the two birds was mentioned in the Katopanishad.
Statement 2 is correct: Upanishads were composed as part of the later Vedic texts (1000 – 600 BC) whereas the Puranas were compiled about 200 AD.
https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/37938/1/Unit-1.pdf
https://ncert.nic.in/ncerts/l/fess107.pdf
