Answer the following questions briefly:
1. Name the countries included in the Indian sub-continent.
2.Name the various terms used for the Indian sub-continent in ancient times.
3.How did India get its present name?
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1. The Indian subcontinent, consisting variably of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, with over 1.7 billion people, is the largest such entity in the world.
2. The region has also been called the "Asian subcontinent", the "South Asian subcontinent", or the "Indo-Pak subcontinent", as well as India or Greater India in the classical and pre-modern sense.
3.The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. ... The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus. Chess was invented in India.
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