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The name 'India' is derived from which River?

  1. Sindhu

  2. Brahma

  3. Indus

  4. Sindh
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The name 'India' is derived from the Indus River (Sindhu in Sanskrit). Ancient Persian traders pronounced 'Sindhu' as 'Hindu', and Greek explorers later called it 'Indus'. The British Anglicized this to 'India'. 'Sindhu' and 'Sindh' refer to the river/region, not the country's name. 'Brahma' is unrelated.

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