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The Vedic term vrihi stands for

A. Cotton

B. Wheat

C. Rice

D. Barley

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

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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