Question

Hinduism first developed in which part of the world?

a. Japan
b. Indus River Valley
c. China
d. Malay Peninsula

Answer 1

Hinduism, the polytheistic main religion of India, first developed in the Indus River Valley around 1700 BCE. Today this region is partially in Pakistan.

Answer 2

Hinduism first developed in Indus River Valley. Option B is correct.

According to most scholars Hinduism formally origined somewhere between 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. in the Indus Valley, near modern-day Pakistan.

Hinduism refers to an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life, practised in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Hinduism has been considered the oldest religion in the world, and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as Sanātana Dharma, "the eternal tradition", or the "eternal way", beyond human history.[