Q. The word “Hindu” with reference to the People of India was first used by which among the following?
Answer: Arabs
Notes: Arabs were the first to use the word HINDU. Megasthenes' 'Indica' said the name for India and Indians around the 4th Century B.C.E. This word was misunderstood by Arabs. They used the word Hindu.

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