Question

The word 'Hindu' is derived from?

• A. The word 'Himalayas'
• B. The word 'Sindhu'
• C. The word 'Ahimsa'
• D. The word 'Ashrama'

Answer 1

The correct option is B The word 'Sindhu'

The term ‘Hindu’ is derived from the word 'Sindhu', referring to the River Sindhu or River Indus. When people from Central Asia and West Asia mentioned the Indian subcontinent, they always called it ‘the land beyond Sindhu’.