GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Bharatavarsha is mentioned in both the Vishnupurana and ____
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Atharvaveda
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Samaveda
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Rigveda
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Yajurveda
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to Mahabharata the popular story states that India was called Bharatvarsha after the king named Bharata Chakravarti.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Puranas our motherland is known as Bharat and it is also derived from the name of Emperor Bharat, a son of King Dushyant and queen Shakuntala. The term Bharat Khand or Kshetra used in Vedas, Mahabharat, Ramayan and Purans is the region of present South Asia.
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