Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Brahmanas in Vedic literature:

1. The Tandyamaha Brahmana is one of the oldest Brahmanas and is associated with the Sama Veda.
2. The Satapatha Brahmana, the most voluminous of all Brahmanas, provides information not only about Yajurvedic rituals but also about theology, philosophy, and the social customs of the later Vedic period.
3. The vratyastoma, a ceremony allowing the admission of non-Aryans into the Aryan fold, is mentioned only in the Aitareya Brahmana.
4. The Gopatha Brahmana is associated with the Atharva Veda.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
Notes: Statement 1 is correct as Tandyamaha Brahmana is among the oldest and is related to the Sama Veda. Statement 2 is correct; the Satapatha Brahmana is the largest and covers rituals, theology, and society, and is associated with the Yajur Veda. Statement 3 is incorrect; vratyastoma is mentioned in Tandyamaha, not Aitareya. Gopatha Brahmana is correctly associated with the Atharva Veda (Statement 4).