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Question (11)

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If a name of India comes from ancient texts, traveller accounts and inscriptions, it shows that names were influenced by:

(A) Only geography
(B) Different historical sources
(C) Only kings
(D) Only foreign languages

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Names came from different historical sources.

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Question (12)

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Which region mentioned in the Mahābhārata is roughly today’s Assam?

(A) Vanga
(B) Kerala
(C) Prāgjyotiṣha
(D) Kaccha

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Prāgjyotiṣha is roughly today’s Assam.

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Question (13)

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Which present-day region was represented by Kaccha in the Mahābhārata?

(A) Kashmir
(B) Kutch
(C) Kerala
(D) Bengal

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Kaccha refers to present-day Kutch.

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Question (14)

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If a text mentions Kashmir, Kerala and Bengal-like regions together, what does it indicate?

(A) Only one small kingdom existed
(B) Different regions of the Subcontinent were known
(C) Foreigners named India
(D) Rivers were unknown

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

It indicates knowledge of different regions of the Subcontinent.

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Question (15)

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Ancient Indian texts show that the idea of India was connected with:

(A) Only modern state borders
(B) Geography and cultural unity
(C) Only foreign invasions
(D) Only trade routes

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Ancient texts connect India with geography and cultural unity.

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Question (16)

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The name ‘Bhārata’ became widespread because it:

(A) Was created by Greeks
(B) Became commonly used for the Indian Subcontinent
(C) Was only used by Persians
(D) Came from a river name

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Bhārata became a widely used name.

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Question (17)

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The ancient Tamil poem described the land from Cape Kumari to the great mountain in the north. This suggests knowledge of:

(A) India’s geography
(B) Foreign languages
(C) Persian culture
(D) Greek writing

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

It shows knowledge of India’s geography.

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Question (18)

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The Constitution uses the phrase “India, that is Bharat” because:

(A) India has only one historical name
(B) Both names are connected with the nation
(C) Foreigners named India only
(D) Bharat was a Greek word

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

India and Bharat are both names of the nation.

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Question (19)

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The first foreigners to mention India were the:

(A) Greeks
(B) Chinese
(C) Persians
(D) Arabs

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Persians were the first foreigners to mention India.

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Question (20)

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The Persians changed ‘Sindhu’ into which forms?

(A) Bharat and Bhārata
(B) Hind, Hidu and Hindu
(C) India and Inde
(D) Yindu and Tianzhu

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Persians used Hind, Hidu and Hindu from Sindhu.

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Question (11)

If a name of India comes from ancient texts, traveller accounts and inscriptions, it shows that names were influenced by:

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Question (12)

Which region mentioned in the Mahābhārata is roughly today’s Assam?

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Question (13)

Which present-day region was represented by Kaccha in the Mahābhārata?

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Question (14)

If a text mentions Kashmir, Kerala and Bengal-like regions together, what does it indicate?

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Question (15)

Ancient Indian texts show that the idea of India was connected with:

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Question (16)

The name ‘Bhārata’ became widespread because it:

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Question (17)

The ancient Tamil poem described the land from Cape Kumari to the great mountain in the north. This suggests knowledge of:

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Question (18)

The Constitution uses the phrase “India, that is Bharat” because:

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Question (19)

The first foreigners to mention India were the:

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Question (20)

The Persians changed ‘Sindhu’ into which forms?

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