GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAS HERITAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The area in which most Aryans lived was known by the name of ____
A
Sapta Sindhu
B
Hindustan
C
Aryavart
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aryavarta was limited to northwest India and the western Ganges plain, while Greater Magadha in the east was habitated by non-Vedic Indo-Aryans, who gave rise to Jainism and Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word Aryavarta arose from Sanskrit. It referred to the culture of the Aryan people. It bespeaks the land of Indo-Aryans people. The Persian people initially gave the word Hindustan in the seven-century.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the later scriptures, the country of Aryans is also designated as Aryavarta. The boundaries of Aryavarta included parts of Modern Afghanistan, Punjab and Sindh of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and northern India up to Vindhyan mountains.

Detailed explanation-4: -Period of the settlement of Aryans in India is 2000-1500 BC. Aryans first settled in the regions of Sindh and Punjab.

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