Social Studies true or false.

‘Bharata’ is a name given to India by foreign travellers.

In ancient Persian, the word ‘Hindu’ refers to the Hindu religion.

The term ‘Hindustan’ first appeared in a Greek inscription more than 2,000 years ago.

The Mahabharata lists many regions, including Kashmir, Kutch and Kerala.

In Ashoka's time, 'Jambudvipa' included today's India, parts of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The Vishnu Purana describes the entire Sub-continent.

The RigVeda describes the entire geography of India.

Hiuen Tsang travelled from China to India in the 7th century CE.

Persians mention India as ‘Yintu’ or ‘Yindu’ in several texts.

‘Bharata’ in the frig Veda refers to one of the main Vedic groups of people.

The term ‘Bharatavarsha’ is used to describe only the southern part of India.

The Rig Veda was written in medieval period.

Tianzhu’ was a term used by the ancient Chinese that could also be understood as ‘heavenly master’.

The term ‘Bharat’ is used in the Indian Constitution.

The Rig Veda refers to ‘Bharatavarsha’ as the land of the Bharatas.

‘Yintu’ and ‘Yindu’ are terms used by-the ancient Chinese to refer to India.

The Mahabharata was written from a few centuries BCE onward.

The Persians referred țo India as ‘Hind’, ‘Hidu’, or ‘Hindu’.

‘Jambudvipa’ means ‘the land of the seven rivers’.

‘Hindustan’ was first used in a Persian inscription about 1,800 years ago.

Xuanzang traveled from China to India in the 6 th century CE.

The term ‘Bharata’ was first used in the Rig Veda.

The Indian Constitution, was first written in English

This name, ‘Bharata’ remains in use even today.

The Persians were the first foreigners to mention India and they named it “India” in their earliest records.

Ashoka used the term “Bharatavarsha” to refer to India.