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Q. The Vedic term vrihi stands for

  • (A) Cotton
  • (B) Wheat
  • (C) Rice
  • (D) Barley
  • Correct Answer - Option(C)
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Explanation by: Admin

The word dhana, which, in Bengal at least, now means paddy or rice, implies in the Rig-Veda fried barley, which was used as food and offered to the gods. There is no allusion to rice (vrihi) in the Rig-Veda.

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