India was named ‘Bharat’ after the name of the Bharat tribe. In which of the following
Vedas is this tribe first mentioned?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Rigveda i.e.
- It is the period in the late Bronze age and early Iron Age of the History of India when the Vedas were composed in the northern Indian subcontinent.
- The associated culture was referred to as Vedic Civilization.
- The entire Earth was called the Bharatvarsha but in particular, the area that lied south to the Himalayan Mountain was called the Bharatvarsha.
- The Bharatvarsha was also known as Aryavarta meaning the land of Aryans.
- Aryavarta and Bharat are mentioned in Vedas, many scriptures, and Mahabharata.
- Bharatas were the Vedic tribe mentioned in Rigveda.