WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the population of India practices Hinduism, 14.2% adheres to Islam, 2.3% adheres to Christianity, 1.7% adheres to Sikhism, 0.7% adheres to Buddhism and 0.4% adheres to Jainism.

Detailed explanation-2: -India is home to several religions, but the most common is Hinduism at 80% of the population. Hinduism is the third-most widespread religion in the world after Islam and Christianity and it is thought to be the oldest religion in the world dating back at least 5, 000 years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hinduism has approximately 1.1 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-4: -Hinduism is the third-largest religion worldwide, with approximately 1.2 billion Hindus in many different countries.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the Gupta empire-from about 320 to 550 CE-emperors used Hinduism as a unifying religion and helped popularize it by promoting educational systems that included Hindu teachings; they also gave land to brahmins. The Gupta emperors helped make Hinduism the most popular religion on the Indian subcontinent.