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India received its name from river.

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Yamuna

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Narmada

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Indus

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Ganga

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The correct option is C Indus
India received its name from the Indus river. The Iranians and the Greeks used to visit our country by entering from the northwest, and the land on the right of the Indus river was called Hindos or Indos, later becoming India.

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