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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What does the term 'Sapta Sindhava' mean?
(a) Land of Five Rivers
(b) Land of Seven Rivers
(c) Land of Eight Rivers
(d) Land of Ten Rivers
Ans: (b) Land of Seven Rivers

Q2: Which ancient text first mentions the term 'Bharata'?
(a) Mahabharata
(b) Rig Veda
(c) Vishnu Purana
(d) Upanishads
Ans: (b) Rig Veda

Q3: Who was the ruler associated with the term 'Jambudvipa'?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Akbar
(d) Harsha
Ans: (a) Ashoka

Q4: What name did the Persians use for the region around the Indus River?
(a) Hind
(b) Bharat
(c) Jambudvipa
(d) Sindhu
Ans: (a) Hind

Q5: Which term was used by ancient Greeks to refer to India?
(a) Indus
(b) Indoi
(c) Hindustan
(d) Yindu
Ans: (b) Indoi

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: The term '__________' refers to the region of India as described in the Mahabharata.
Ans: Bharatavarsha

Q2: The ancient Chinese referred to the region as '__________' or 'Yindu.'
Ans: Yintu

Q3: The name '__________' is still used today in North India.
Ans: Bharat

Q4: The __________ Veda is considered India’s oldest text.
Ans: Rig

Q5: Emperor __________ used the term 'Jambudvipa' in his inscriptions.
Ans: Ashoka

True or False

Q1: 'Sapta Sindhava' refers to the land of ten rivers.
Ans: False

Q2: The term 'Hind' was used by the Persians to describe India.
Ans: True

Q3: 'Bhäratavarsha' refers specifically to the region of Kashmir.
Ans: False

Q4: Xuanzang was a Chinese scholar who traveled to India.
Ans: True

Q5: 'Hindustan' was first used in a Greek inscription.
Ans: False

Match the Following

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Very Short Answers

Q1: What does the term ‘Bhāratavarṣha’ mean, and how did it originate?
Ans: ‘Bhāratavarṣha’ means “the country of the Bharatas.” It first appears in the Rig Veda as the name of a Vedic people and later came to represent the entire subcontinent

Q2: How did the Greeks derive the word ‘Indoi’ for India?
Ans: The Greeks borrowed the Persian word ‘Hindu,’ itself derived from ‘Sindhu,’ but dropped the initial ‘h’ sound since it did not exist in Greek. Thus, they called the region ‘Indoi’.

Q3: What description of India is found in the Vishnu Purana?
Ans: The Vishnu Purana describes India as the land lying north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains (the Himalayas).

Q4: Why did ancient Chinese texts sometimes refer to India as ‘Tianzhu’?
Ans: ‘Tianzhu’ was another Chinese word derived from ‘Sindhu.’ It could also mean “heavenly master,” reflecting the respect the Chinese had for India as the land of the Buddha.

Q5: What phrase does the Indian Constitution use to define the nation, and where is it found?
Ans: The Constitution uses the phrase “India, that is Bharat.” It appears right at the beginning of the document, in the Preamble.