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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 46

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 3 Aug 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q46

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The language of the Aryan texts was:

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Sanskrit.

  • The language of the Aryan texts was Sanskrit.
  • The term "Aryan language" was commonly used in the 19th and 20th centuries to refer to ancient Indo-European dialects, particularly Vedic Sanskrit.
  • The earliest form of Old Indo-Aryan is found in the Vedas, the sacred Hindu texts composed around 1500 BCE.
  • Sanskrit, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of languages, serves as the root of many Indian languages, though not all.
  • It holds a unique place as the sacred language of Hinduism and has also been widely used in the philosophical and religious texts of Buddhism and Jainism.