Q. The term ‘Aryan’ denotes
(a) an ethnic group
(b) a nomadic people
(c) a speech group
(d) a superior race
Ans: (c) a speech group
Explanation: Aryan, name originally given to a people who were said to speak an archaic Indo-European language and who were thought to have settled in prehistoric times in ancient Iran and the northern Indian subcontinent. The Aryan race was a racial grouping used in the period of the late 19th century and mid-20th century.
