By what other names did Punjab go by before its present name?

Pancha Sindhu

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Pentapotamia

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Panchnada

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Saptha Sindhu

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Solution

The correct options are
B Pentapotamia
C Panchnada
D Saptha Sindhu
The present-day name of Punjab comes from the Persian words Punj and Aab. The region had various other names during ancient times. According to Vedic texts it was known as Saptha Sindhu. The Greeks named it Pentapotamia. During the Mahabaratha and Ramayana, it was called Panchnada and Braham Vrata.

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