SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A religion started in India long ago that has many, many gods
A
Confucianism
B
Hinduism
C
Buddhism
D
Catholicism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4, 000 years. Today, with more than 1 billion followers, Hinduism is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. Roughly 94 percent of the world’s Hindus live in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The historical Vedic religion is now generally accepted to be a predecessor of Hinduism, but they are not the same because the textual evidence suggests significant differences between the two, such as the belief in an afterlife instead of the later developed reincarnation and samsāra concepts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article about Brahma, the first god in the Hindu trimurti. He is regarded as the senior god and his job was creation.

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