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Question (1)

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Which ancient Indian text mentions the name ‘Sapta Sindhava’ for the northwest region of the Indian Subcontinent?

(A) Mahābhārata
(B) Ṛig Veda
(C) Viṣhṇu Purāṇa
(D) Arthashastra

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

‘Sapta Sindhava’ is mentioned in the Ṛig Veda.

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Question (2)

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The word ‘Sindhava’ comes from which word?

(A) Bharat
(B) Jamun
(C) Sindhu
(D) Indoi

Correct Answer: C

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Sindhava comes from Sindhu.

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Question (3)

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What is the meaning of the term ‘Sapta Sindhava’?

(A) Land of seven mountains
(B) Land of seven rivers
(C) Land of seven kingdoms
(D) Land of seven oceans

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Sapta Sindhava means the land of seven rivers.

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Question (4)

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Which term means “the country of the Bharatas”?

(A) Jambudvīpa
(B) Bhārata
(C) Hindustān
(D) Indike

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Bhārata means the country of the Bharatas.

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Question (5)

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Which ancient text uses the terms ‘Bhāratavarṣha’ and ‘Jambudvīpa’?

(A) Ṛig Veda
(B) Mahābhārata
(C) Viṣhṇu Purāṇa
(D) Persian inscriptions

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Mahābhārata uses these terms.

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Question (6)

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The word ‘Jambudvīpa’ refers to which meaning?

(A) Land of seven rivers
(B) Country of Bharatas
(C) Island of the fruit of the jamun tree
(D) Land of snowy mountains

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Jambudvīpa means the island of the fruit of the jamun tree.

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Question (7)

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Who used the name ‘Jambudvīpa’ to describe the whole of India in an inscription?

(A) Ashoka
(B) Xuanzang
(C) A Greek traveller
(D) A Persian emperor

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Ashoka used the name Jambudvīpa in an inscription.

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Question (8)

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Around which period did Ashoka live according to the chapter?

(A) 500 BCE
(B) 250 BCE
(C) 100 CE
(D) 700 CE

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Ashoka lived around 250 BCE.

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Question (9)

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The Viṣhṇu Purāṇa describes Bhārata as the land:

(A) Between two rivers
(B) North of ocean and south of snowy mountains
(C) Between seven kingdoms
(D) Beyond the Indus River

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Bhārata was described as lying north of ocean and south of snowy mountains.

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Question (10)

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The term ‘Inhabitants’ means:

(A) People who travel to another place
(B) People who rule a country
(C) People who live in a particular place
(D) People who write history

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Inhabitants are people who live in a particular place.

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Question (1)

Which ancient Indian text mentions the name ‘Sapta Sindhava’ for the northwest region of the Indian Subcontinent?

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Question (2)

The word ‘Sindhava’ comes from which word?

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Question (3)

What is the meaning of the term ‘Sapta Sindhava’?

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Question (4)

Which term means “the country of the Bharatas”?

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Question (5)

Which ancient text uses the terms ‘Bhāratavarṣha’ and ‘Jambudvīpa’?

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Question (6)

The word ‘Jambudvīpa’ refers to which meaning?

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Question (7)

Who used the name ‘Jambudvīpa’ to describe the whole of India in an inscription?

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Question (8)

Around which period did Ashoka live according to the chapter?

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Question (9)

The Viṣhṇu Purāṇa describes Bhārata as the land:

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Question (10)

The term ‘Inhabitants’ means:

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