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The question focuses on the historical relationship expressed in “How many Vedangas are there?”. Its value lies in connecting Six with the relevant chronology, institution, patronage, text, region or administrative function.
There are six Vedangas: Shiksha, Kalpa, Vyakarana, Nirukta, Chhandas and Jyotisha. Six fits that evidence because it matches the specific chronology, agency and function contained in the question. A comparison with the alternatives is useful: Ten, Eight and Four are genuine historical terms or names, but each belongs to a different office, patron, text, region or sequence. The compact memory link is therefore Six together with the factual context above, not the isolated option letter.
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Six. Correct answer: छह. There are six Vedangas: Shiksha, Kalpa, Vyakarana, Nirukta, Chhandas and Jyotisha. They support correct pronunciation, ritual practice, grammar, etymology, metre and calendrical or astronomical calculation. Hence, the remaining choices do not fit the exact textual, chronological or conceptual context of the question.
The decisive clue is the matching chronology, agency and function described in the stem.
Do not choose Ten merely because it belongs to the same broad historical period.
Verify the person, period and function separately before accepting the complete statement.
