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Which Indian lunar probe found water on Moon?
Chadrayaan 1
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When did India become indepedent?
Aug 15, 1947
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First movie of Shahrukh Khan?
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Who attained nirvana on Diwali?
Bhagwan Mahavir
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Delhi is located along what river?
Yamuna
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What date India became a Republic?
Jan 26, 1950
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Who is oldest of Shakrukh Khan, Amir Khan and Salman Khan?
Aamir Khan
All three of them are born at the same year, 1965, but in terms of senior, Aamir Khan is the most senior, he was born at 14 March, followed by Shah Rukh Khan, 2 November and Salman Khan, 27 December.
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Literal meaning of deepavali?
Row of lights
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Who was the first President of India?
Dr Rajendra Prasad
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What Indian language is considered the mother of all languages including European languages like Greek, German, etc.
Sanskrit
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First movie of Deepika Padukone?
Om Shanti Om
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What is diwali known as in sanksrit?
Deepavali
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What is India's smallest state?
Goa
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Which was written first -- Ramayan or Mahabharat, but which was the story that actually occurred first historically?
Ramayan -- about 1000 years before
Ramayan is setup about 10k years earlier than Mahabharat
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Guess the acctress?
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If Dhanteras is the first day of diwali, what is the 4th day of diwali known as?
New Years
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How many times India has won cricket world cup?
2 times
1983 - Kapil Dev
2011 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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2. Who wrote Vande Mataram?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
C. Sharat chandra chattopadhyay
D. None of the above
(if None of the above, extra 500 points if you can tell me who actually wrote it)
B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
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Which movie is the song kajra re from?
Bunty aur babli
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On what day of the lunar calendar does diwali fall on, in terms of the phase that the moon is in? (i.e. full moon, quarter moon, half moon, no moon, crescent moon, etc.)
No moon (Amas)
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What is the longest river passing through India?
Brahmaputra
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How old was Gandhi when he died?
A. 69
B. 78
C. 81
D. 76
78 years
1869–1948
About 5pm in the afternoon of the next day, the 78-year-old Gandhi, frail from fasting, was being helped across the gardens of Birla House by his greatnieces on his way to a prayer meeting when Nathuram Godse emerged from the admiring crowd, bowed to him and shot him three times at point-blank range in the stomach an
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Name the movie that was oscar-nominated, starring Aamir Khan as Bhuvan
Lagaan
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Which Hindu Goddess is worshipped during of diwali, especially Dhanteras?
Laxmi Devi - goddess of wealth
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How many countries border India?
Bonus Points: 100 extra points for every country you name, if you miss any the other team can get bonus points for the ones you miss
7 countries - Pakistan and Afghanistan in the northwest, China , Nepal, and Bhutan in the North and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east
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Who built Taj Mahal and who was it built for?
By Shah Jahan, for Mumtaz
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In Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, What was Shahrukh's full name?
Rahul Khanna
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What month of the lunar calendar does diwali fall in, indian language only.
Ashwin or Aso
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What Indian City is the Capital of Two states?
Chandigarh is capital of Punjab and Haryana both
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Who became the first Indian and the first non-European to receive Nobel Prize for Literature?
Rabindra Nath Tagore
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Only movie that Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan did together?
A. Trimurti
B. Ashiq Awaara
C. Pehla Nasha
D. Darr
C. Pehla Nasha (1993)
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Where is the biggest Diwali celebration outside of India?
The biggest celebration outside of India takes place in Leicester, UK.