History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2012 History
Match List I (Vedic river) with List II (Present counterpart) and select the correct answer using the code given below.
List I
- I. Vipas
- II. Parusni
- III. Vitasta
- IV. Sutudri
List II
- A. Jhelum
- b. Ravi
- c. Beas
- d. Sutlej
AI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d ✓ Correct
BI-b, II-d, III-c, IV-a
CI-a, II-c, III-d, IV-b
DI-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d — The correct match is I-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d.
★Vipas is the modern Beas river of the Punjab.
★Parusni is the modern Ravi, famous for the Battle of the Ten Kings fought on its banks.
★Vitasta is the modern Jhelum, the westernmost of the Punjab rivers.
★Sutudri is the modern Sutlej, the easternmost of the five rivers.
★Identifying the Vedic rivers fixes the geography of early Aryan settlement.
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