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Which of the following rivers ws known a...

Which of the following rivers ws known as Purushni in the Vedic period?

A

Ravi

B

Chenab

C

Sutlej

D

Beas

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A

The Ravi river was known as Parushni or Iravati to Indians in Vedic times and as Hydraotes to the Ancient Greeks.

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