INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of Saptasindhu. This is called the Vedic culture of the plains of River Saraswathi and later in the plains of the River Ganga.

Detailed explanation-2: -They first settled in the area known as Sapta Sindhu. ‘Sapta Sindhu’ refers to the region around the seven rivers – Indus and her tributaries – Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Satluj and Saraswati. This area was named ‘Brahmavarta’ by them, meaning the land of gods.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aryans were settled in the Sapta Sindhu region because the Sapta Sindhu region was a very fertile region. This state was very fertile in terms of agriculture. Sapta Indus region used to call the state of 7 rivers, including the Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna, Indus, Saraswati, Kaveri, and Narmada rivers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The land of the Indus and its Principle tributaries. Hint: The People communicating in Indo Aryan language came through North-western Mountains and got settled in the North West in Punjab and later in Gangetic fields called Aryans or Indo-Aryans. They spoke Indo Iranian, Indo European, or Sanskrit.

Detailed explanation-5: -Finally option (D) Punjab is the correct option because the two regions where the Aryans had settled in were Punjab and Sindh, but considering that Sindh is a part of Pakistan, the answer here would be Punjab.