ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ASIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The old language of India. The word means cultivated or perfected.
A
Vishnu
B
Sanskrit
C
Vedic
D
Aryan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indo European was a language family of ancient India; usually this family is called Indic by modern linguists. Thus this dialect of Indic was called the perfected or refined language. That is the meaning of Sanskrit, the perfected language.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word Sanskrit means cultivated or perfected. Vedas. collection of traditions handed down by word of mouth. Ramayana and Mahabharata. most important epics of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why was the development of Sanskrit important to making the Vedas last? It gave people a way to record sales, trade and land ownership eventually Aryan hymns, stories, poems and prayers were also written.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Vedas, meaning “knowledge, ” are the oldest texts of Hinduism. They are derived from the ancient Indo-Aryan culture of the Indian Subcontinent and began as an oral tradition that was passed down through generations before finally being written in Vedic Sanskrit between 1500 and 500 BCE (Before Common Era).

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