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India’s space agency is known by this acronym.
What is ISRO?
This 2009 Bollywood film became the highest-grossing Indian movie at the time, popularizing the phrase “Aal Izz Well.”
What is 3 Idiots?
This Indian epic, longer than the Iliad and Odyssey combined, narrates the story of the Kauravas and Pandavas.
What is the Mahabharata?
This leader is known as the "Father of the Nation" in India.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This river, considered sacred by Hindus, is the longest in India.
What is the Ganges?
The zero was first conceptualized as a number by this Indian mathematician.
Who is Brahmagupta?
This legendary playback singer, with over 25,000 recorded songs, is known as the "Nightingale of India."
Who is Lata Mangeshkar?
The Hindu god of destruction, often depicted with a trident, is this deity.
Who is Shiva?
The Indian National Congress was founded in this year.
What is 1885
The Thar Desert mainly spans this Indian state.
What is Rajasthan?
Ayurveda, an ancient system of medicine, originated in this country.
What is India?
The 1957 film Mother India was India’s first submission to this global award.
What is the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film?
This famous poet wrote Gitanjali, for which he won a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Rabindranath Tagore?
This was the first Indian state to be created based on linguistic lines in 1953.
What is Andhra Pradesh?
India shares the longest land border with this neighboring country.
What is Bangladesh?
The Iron Pillar of Delhi, built over 1,500 years ago, is famous for this property.
What is its rust resistance?
This Indian composer is known for his Oscar-winning music in Slumdog Millionaire.
Who is A.R. Rahman?
Kalidasa’s famous Sanskrit play about a king and a celestial nymph is called this.
Hint: think hard for this one, you probably know it
What is Abhijnanasakuntalam?
This first Education Minister of India played a key role in establishing IITs.
Who is Maulana Abul Kalam Azad?
Also, exciting news, leadership team member Shreyas Chittimala is going to IIT two years from now!
The only active volcano in India is located in this group of islands.
What are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
The oldest known surgical techniques were described in this ancient Indian text.
What is the Sushruta Samhita?
This traditional Indian musical instrument, played by Pandit Ravi Shankar, influenced Western musicians like The Beatles.
What is the sitar?
This Jain text, believed to be over 2,500 years old, is a collection of the teachings of Mahavira.
What is the Agamas?
This Indian Prime Minister was assassinated by their own bodyguards in 1984.
Who is Indira Gandhi?
The wettest place on Earth, Mawsynram, is in this Indian state.
What is Meghalaya?