Food Facts
What is the percentage of milk produced worldwide by India?
a. 16%
b. 12%
c. 25%
A. 16%
India is the world's largest milk producer!
In 2009 the highest number of votes were cast for a national general election. What was the amount of people that voted?
a. 500 million
b. 210 million
c. 417 million
C. 417 million
They voted to elect 543 government officials
How many post offices does India have?
a. 150,000
b. 25,000
c. 75,000
A. 150,000
India has the largest postal system in the world. 3 times as large as China!
What is the word "India" derived from?
a. a mountain
b. a river
c. a rock
B. A river. It is from the name Indus, a valley were there were early settlers.
The Indian civilization is the world's oldest, largest and most continuous.
True or false?
True. The Indus Valley civilization has been around the longest.
How does India's population of vegetarians compare to the rest of the world?
a. it has the smallest population
b. it has the largest population
B. India has the largest population of vegetarians in the world!
A world record was set when 485 children dressed as who in Kolkata?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Nelson Mandela
c. President Bush
A. Mahatma Gandhi
This was a demonstration to attain peace in the country and the world.
How many active mosques does India have?
a. more than 200,000
b. more than 15,000
c. more than 300,000
C. More than 300,000
This outnumbers any other country in the world, even the Muslim countries.
India's road network is the world's third largest.
True or false?
False. India's road network is the world's second largest. They have 4,865,000 km of roads.
India is the first largest English speaking country.
True or false?
False. India is the second largest English speaking country in the world. 125,226,449 people speak English!
India was the very first country to consume sugar. True or false?
True. They were the first to develop extraction and purifying techniques of sugar.
Jyoti Kisange Amge is the world's what?
a. tallest living woman
b. oldest living woman
c. shortest living woman
C. Shortest living woman.
She is only 2 ft. and 0.6 in tall.
In the Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi, how much money is donated yearly?
a. $6 million
b. $4 million
c. $2 million
A. $6 million. This temple was built back in the 10th century.
Lonar Lake was made by a volcanic eruption.
True or false?
False. Lonar Lake in India was created by the impact of a meteor.
What is the percentage of Hindu population in India?
a. 81%
b. 91%
c. 21%
A. 81%
India has the world's largest Hindu population.
What percentage of the world's spices does India produce?
a. 80%
b. 70%
c. 40%
B. 70%
India is known as the land of spices and is the largest producer of spices in the world! They also have the highest variety of spices.
Vijay Kumar from India has the most what?
a. toes
b. teeth
c. stamps collected
B. Teeth
He has 37 teeth!
India is home to the world's very first granite temple.
True or False?
True. The Brihadeswara Temple was built in the 11th century and was the world's first granite temple.
India is home to the highest cricket grounds in the world. What altitude are these grounds?
a. 5,000 meters
b. 215 meters
c. 2,444 meters
C. 2,444 meters.
The Chail Cricket Ground is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is part of the Chail Military School.
Bollywood has the largest movie output in the movie industry.
True or false?
True. It is followed by Nollywood, the movie industry of Nigeria.
The hottest pepper in the world is the habanero, and it is grown in India.
True or False?
False. The hottest pepper in the world called the bhut jolokia (or the ghost pepper) is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. It was certified the hottest pepper by Guinness World Records in 2007.
India is home to the world's largest family.
True or false?
True.
It consists of 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren.
India is home to a floating post office.
True or false?
True.
The floating post office in Dal Lake was inaugurated in August 2011. A single post office in India serves a population of 7,175 on average!
India was the first country in the world to mine for diamonds.
True or False?
True.
They were mined at the Krishna River Delta. India led the world in diamond production until the 18th century when it fell behind Brazil.
What game was invented in India?
a. checkers
b. chess
c. poker
B. Chess was invented in India