GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Sapta Sindhu
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Jambudwipa
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Bharatavarsha
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Barato, the Esperanto name for India, is also a derivation of Bhārata. According to the Puranas, this country is known as Bharatavarsha after Bharata, the son of Rishabha.He was a Kshatriya born in Ikshvaku Dynasty(Solar Dynasty).(Reference-Champat Rai Jain 1929, p. 92).
Detailed explanation-2: -’Bharat’ in Puranas The term Bharat has been used in ancient Indian texts and Puranas. India has been mentioned as Bharatvarsha in Vishnu Purana, Vayu Purana, Linga Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Agni Purana, Skanda Purana, Khanda and Markandaya Purana.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the scriptural description of the Brahmand, the entire Earth is called Bharatvarsha but particularly, the area of the continent that lies South of the Himalayas is called Bharatvarsha. It is also called Aryavarta. The inhabitants of Aryavarta are called Aryans as referred in the Rig Veda.