Answer: Option A
Answer: (a) The Aryans further moved towards east in the later Vedic period. The Satapatha Brahmana refers to the expansion of Aryans to the eastern Gangetic plains. Several tribal groups and kingdoms are mentioned in the later Vedic literature. One important development during this period is the growth of large kingdoms Kuru and Panchala kingdoms and they were regarded as the hub of Aryan culture.