WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?
A
Aryanism
B
Buddhism
C
Hinduism
D
Brahmanism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hinduism (/ˈhɪnduɪzəm/) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world’s third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism has approximately 1.2 billion adherents worldwide (15-16% of the world’s population). Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world behind Christianity (31.5%) and Islam (23.3%).

Detailed explanation-3: -Although it’s impossible to decipher the exact date of the founding of any religion, Hinduism is considered to be the oldest religion in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hinduism is the oldest and the third largest of the world’s major religions, after Christianity and Islam, with 900 million adherents.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hinduism, with an estimated 1.1 billion followers, is the world’s third largest religion and also one of the oldest, with beliefs and practices that date back at least as far as the 1500s BCE.

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