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Question 1
Discuss the meaning of the opening quotation about India’s cultural unity.
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India’s unity can connect many different people and traditions across the Subcontinent.
Answer
India’s unity can connect many different people and traditions across the Subcontinent.
Question 2
Mark each statement true or false: (a) Ṛig Veda describes all India; (b) Viṣhṇu Purāṇa describes Bhārata north of ocean and south of snowy mountains; (c) Aśhoka’s Jambudvīpa included today’s India and nearby regions; (d) Mahābhārata lists Kashmir, Kutch and Kerala; (e) Hindustān first appeared in a Greek inscription; (f) Persian Hindu meant the Hindu religion; (g) Bhārata was given by foreign travellers.