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Question (1)

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Which group were the first foreigners to mention India?

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

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The Persians were the first foreigners to mention India.

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Question (2)

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The ancient Persians were the inhabitants of which modern country?

(A) Greece
(B) Iran
(C) China
(D) Arabia

Correct Answer: B

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Persians were the ancient inhabitants of Iran.

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Question (3)

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The Persian names for India were mainly adaptations of which word?

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

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Persian names came from Sindhu.

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Question (4)

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Which Persian names were used for India?

(A) Yintu and Yindu
(B) Hind, Hidu and Hindu
(C) Indoi and Indike
(D) Bharat and Bhārata

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Persians used Hind, Hidu and Hindu.

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Question (5)

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In ancient Persian usage, the word ‘Hindu’ referred to:

(A) A religion
(B) A geographical region
(C) A language
(D) A king

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Hindu was used as a geographical term.

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Question (6)

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The Persian emperor who gained control of the Indus region did so in which century BCE?

(A) 2nd century BCE
(B) 4th century BCE
(C) 6th century BCE
(D) 8th century BCE

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The Persian campaign happened in the 6th century BCE.

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Question (7)

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Why did Persians use names like Hind and Hidu?

(A) They translated Bharat
(B) They adapted Sindhu into their language
(C) They copied Greek names
(D) They named India after a king

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Persian languages adapted the word Sindhu.

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Question (8)

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Which river is connected with the origin of the names Hindu and India?

(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Sindhu
(D) Narmada

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The names developed from Sindhu or Indus River.

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Question (9)

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Ancient Greeks named the region as:

(A) Hindustan
(B) Indoi or Indike
(C) Yindu
(D) Bharat

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Greeks used Indoi and Indike.

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Question (10)

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Greeks dropped which letter from the Persian word Hindu?

(A) S
(B) H
(C) N
(D) D

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Greek language did not have the letter ‘h’.

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Question (1)

Which group were the first foreigners to mention India?

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Question (2)

The ancient Persians were the inhabitants of which modern country?

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Question (3)

The Persian names for India were mainly adaptations of which word?

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Question (4)

Which Persian names were used for India?

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Question (5)

In ancient Persian usage, the word ‘Hindu’ referred to:

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Question (6)

The Persian emperor who gained control of the Indus region did so in which century BCE?

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Question (7)

Why did Persians use names like Hind and Hidu?

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Question (8)

Which river is connected with the origin of the names Hindu and India?

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Question (9)

Ancient Greeks named the region as:

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Question (10)

Greeks dropped which letter from the Persian word Hindu?

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