Multiple choice

New schools which taught against Vedic ritualistic practices arose around

  1. 1 BC

  2. 600 BC

  3. the fifth century AD

  4. 100 BC
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Around 600 BCE (6th century BC), new religious movements - Buddhism and Jainism - emerged that opposed Vedic ritualistic practices and animal sacrifice. This period is known as the Second Urbanisation. The fifth century AD is far too late, and 1 BC or 100 BC are incorrect.

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