Study the following statements about the Vedic God Indra and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. Was the God of thunder. 2. Punished the sinners. 3. Was the guardian of the moral order. 4. Was the God of rain. **Codes:**

U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017

A. 1 and 2 are correct
B. 1 and 3 are correct
C. 2 and 4 are correct
D. 1 and 4 are correct

Answer: 1 and 4 are correct

Option d is the correct answer Indra is considered as king of the gods. He is one of the main gods of the Rigveda. In early religious texts, Indra plays a variety of roles. As king, he leads cattle raids against the dasas, or dasyus, native inhabitants of the lands over which his people range. He brings rain as god of the thunderbolt. Thus he is considered as God of Thunder and Rain. Varuna is the Vedic god.. He is the ruler of the sky realm and the upholder of cosmic and moral law (rita). Yama is responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Yamapuri. He is also known as Kala, and Dharmaraja. He is the Hindu god of death and justice.

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