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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who were the Parsis?
A
Indian Zoroastrians
B
Persian Zoroastrians
C
Iranian Zoroastrians
D
Muslim Zoroastrians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Parsi, also spelled Parsee, member of a group of followers in India of the Iranian prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra). The Parsis, whose name means “Persians, ‘’ are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to India to avoid religious persecution by Muslims.

Detailed explanation-2: -Zoroastrians believe in one God, called Ahura Mazda (meaning ‘Wise Lord’). He is compassionate, just, and is the creator of the universe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Parsi trace their ancestry to the ancestors of the Zoroastrians of modern Iran, who are followers of the Prophet Zoroaster or Zarathushtra [3].

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