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In their earliest use, the words Hindu and Hindustan indicated
AGeography, not religious identity
BA hereditary warrior caste
CA Brahmanical religious community
DA ruling dynasty of Ghazni
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Geography, not religious identity
The early terms marked a region and its people; religious meaning attached to Hindu only much later.
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