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Who created the Vedas text Hinduism was based off of?
A
Krishna
B
Aryans
C
Upanishads
D
Atman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is most commonly believed (though by no means universally accepted) that the Vedic vision came to India by way of nomadic Aryan tribes who migrated there from Central Asia sometime around the 3rd millennium BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Vedas, translated as “knowledge” in Sanskrit, are a collection of hymns presenting key Hindu teachings regarding the Divine. Deemed eternal truths, the Vedas were passed down via an oral tradition for thousands of years before Veda Vyasa is believed to have compiled them in written form.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aryans were the residents of the Sapta Sindhu. There is literary evidence in the Vedas that the Aryans regarded the Sapta Sindhu as their original home. The scholars believed that there exists no evidence of the foreign origins of the Aryans. There is no mention of any other land other than India in Vedas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Who Are Aryans? The ancient Aryans were a group of people who spread into northern India, bringing with them India’s caste system of hierarchical classes and the Vedic religion that shaped modern Hinduism.

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