UPPCS (Pre) 2012

Rigvedic Geography

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Match the Vedic rivers with their modern names: | Vedic River | Modern Name | | :--- | :--- | | A. Kubha | 1. Gandak | | B. Purushni | 2. Kabul | | C. Sadaneera | 3. Ravi | | D. Shutudri | 4. Sutlej |

Solution & Analysis

Answer: B

Concept The Rigveda names rivers that allow historians to map the expansion of the Indo-Aryans from Afghanistan into the Gangetic plains.

Explanation Kubha is Kabul (Afghanistan); Purushni is where the Battle of Ten Kings took place (Ravi); Sadaneera is the boundary of the Kosala-Videha (Gandak); Shutudri is the Sutlej.

Logical Breakup

Kubha (2): Kabul.

Purushni (3): Ravi.

Sadaneera (1): Gandak.

Shutudri (4): Sutlej.

Active Recall

Question

Which river was known as the 'perpetual water' (Sadaneera)?

Answer

The Gandak river was called Sadaneera because it never dried up, marking the limit of settled Vedic agriculture in the east.

Core Insight

The identification of these rivers proves the Vedic civilization's transition from the north-west mountain passes to the fertile eastern plains.

Match the Vedic rivers with their modern names: | Vedic River | Modern Name | | :--- | :--- | | A. Kubha | 1. Gandak | | B. Purushni | 2. Kabul | | C. Sadaneera | 3. Ravi | | D. Shutudri | 4. Sutlej |

Solution & Analysis

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