Question

II. State whether the following statements are True OR False:

1) Epics are valuable sources of information about the rituals, practices and values of the Epic Age. -
2) During the Later Vedic period the son of a kshatriya could not become a brahmana.
3) The Early Vedic Period is also known as Rig Vedic period.
4) After the fall of the Mauryan Empire, several foreign tribes, including the Kushans fled India.
5) Mahavira preached that no one should harm any living creature, not even insects and plants,
6) The policy of Digvijaya was replaced by dhamma vijaya.
7) In 321 BCE, Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the last Nanda king, Dhana Nanda.
8) The members of the Municipal Corporation are directly elected by the adult citizens of that city.
9) The Municipal Corporation is not responsible for the supply of safe drinking water,
10) The local self-governing bodies supervise the working of the state government.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

All present-day world religions originated in Asia. The three major monotheistic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam originated in the Near East, and Hinduism and Buddhism, both polytheistic religions, find their roots in India. While  Buddhism has also become popular in the Western world today, religions such as Hinduism in India, Confucianism in China, and Shinto in Japan are closely tied to, and have also significantly influenced, the cultures and social structures of their respective countries and regions.