Q: Who first used the term ‘Jambudvīpa’?
A: Ancient Indian texts like the Mahābhārata and Emperor Aśhoka’s inscriptions used it.
Q: What does the Viṣhṇu Purāṇa say about Bhārata?
A: It says Bhārata is the land north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains.
Q: Who were the first foreigners to mention India?
A: The Persians were the first foreigners to mention India.
Q: What name did the Persians give to India?
A: They called it Hind or Hindu.
Q: What name did the Greeks use for India?
A: The Greeks called it Indoi or Indike.
Q: What did the Chinese call India?
A: The Chinese called it Yindu or Tianzhu.
Q: What is written in the Indian Constitution about India’s name?
A: It says “India, that is Bharat.”
Q: Who was Xuanzang and why did he come to India?
A: He was a Chinese traveller who came to study Buddhism and collect religious texts.
India That Is Bharat Class 6 MCQ
