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What is the official name of India?

The Republic of India (ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya)

Where is India located?

South Asia

What are the three major bodies of water that border India?

Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal

Which country has the longest land border with India?

Pakistan Signup and view all the answers

When did settled life emerge in the Indus river basin?

9,000 years ago Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Rigveda in Indian history?

The Rigveda records the dawning of Hinduism in India and is preserved by an oral tradition that was resolutely vigilant. Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate age of the settled life that emerged in the western margins of the Indus river basin?

Settled life emerged in the western margins of the Indus river basin approximately 9,000 years ago. Signup and view all the answers

How has the long occupation of the Indian subcontinent made the region highly diverse?

The long occupation, initially in varying forms of isolation as hunter-gatherers, has made the region highly diverse, second only to Africa in human genetic diversity. Signup and view all the answers

When did an archaic form of Sanskrit, an Indo-European language, diffuse into India from the northwest?

An archaic form of Sanskrit diffused into India from the northwest by 1200 BCE. Signup and view all the answers

Which countries share land borders with India?

India shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. Signup and view all the answers