HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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select all the following that are correct
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Hinduism is the main religion of India
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Brahman is only the Hindu god of reincarnation
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Hinduism is derivative from the Vedas
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The four Vedas are the Rigveda (Knowledge of the Verses), the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, and the Atharvaveda. The first three Vedas-Rig, Yajur, and Sama-are known as the trayi-vidya (“threefold knowledge”).
Detailed explanation-2: -The word Hinduism derives from a Persian term denoting the inhabitants of the land beyond the Indus, a river in present-day Pakistan. By the early nineteenth century the term had entered popular English usage to describe the predominant religious traditions of South Asia, and it is now used by Hindus themselves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The four vedas are Rigveda (1800-1100 BCE), Yajurveda (1100-800 BCE), Samaveda (1200-800 BCE), and Atharvaveda (1000-800 BCE).
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