Multiple choice general knowledge history

The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by—

  1. The Greeks

  2. The Romans

  3. The Chinese

  4. The Arabs

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Explanation

The term 'Hindu' was first used by the Greeks to refer to the people living beyond the Indus River (which they called 'Indus'). The Persian equivalent 'Sindhu' was adapted by Greeks as 'Indus', and the people were referred to as 'Indoi' or 'Hindu'. This is well-documented in historical accounts of Alexander's invasion and subsequent Greek writings about India.