Multiple choice general knowledge

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

  1. Arabs

  2. Romans

  3. Greeks

  4. Chinese

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Explanation

The term 'Hindu' referring to the people of Hind (India) was first used by Arabs around the 7th-8th century CE. They derived it from the Sanskrit word 'Sindhu' (the Indus River), which became 'Hind' in Persian and Arabic. The Greeks used 'Indoi', while 'India' comes from the Greek 'Indos' via Latin.