Question

How did India get its name?

• A. India got its name from the river Sindh.
• B. India got its name from the red Indian tribe.
• C. India was the name given by Christopher Columbus.
• D. India was the name given by the British Empire.

Answer 1

The correct option is A India got its name from the river Sindh.

The Indus valley region was one of the earliest civilizations of the world. The Indus valley civilization started around 3300 BCE, since the Indian civilization started near the river Indus, our nation got its name “INDIA”. India was also home to an indigenous tribe called Bharata. This was how we derived the name Bharat for the country.