General Facts
Rulers and Freedom Fighters
Culture
Gods & Goddess
History and Music
100

Name 2 of the 3 bodies of water that surround India.

Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast

100
What year did India become independent? What 2 states or countries were created?
1947 India Pakistan
100

What are the most common cultures in India?

Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism

100

Name the 4 Gods not from the Trinity.

Lakshmi, Saraswathi, Kali, Ganga

100

Name 3 famous Bollywood singers from any time period.

Arjit Singh, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Shreya Goshal, Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan...

200

What is the capital, the largest city, and who is the president of India?

New Delhi, Mumbai, Droupadi Murmu

200
This person was a leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
200

Name three (main) holidays/festivals in Hinduism.

Diwali, Holi, Dusshera, Navratri, Ugadi...

200

What aspect of life does Lakshmi the goddess?

Wealth, fortune, and prosperity.

200

He started the Maurya Empire.

Chandragupta Maurya.

300

Name 5 of the main rivers in India.

Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Godavari, and Brahmaputra.

300
These were the nomads from the north who first settled in the area. What does it mean to be a nomad?
Aryans To travel from one place to another in search of food and shelter.
300
What are 3 languages of India? (Can not say Hindi, English, Urdu)
Kannada Guharati Marathi Konkani Bengali Oriya Kashmiri Assamese Nissi & Daffle Ao Manipuri Khasi & Garo Tamil Malayalam Punjabi Telegu Mizo
300

What is the total number of Lord Vishnu's avatars? Name one of them.

10 different avatars

7. Rama

8. Krishna

9. Buddha

300

This ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted the empire to Buddhism.

Asoka.

400

What does the blue chakra in the center of the Indian flag represent?

Wheel of the Law of Dharma.

400
Name 3 of the freedom fighters.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bhagat Singh
400
What are all 6 major religions?
Hinduism, Islam, christianity, sikhism, buddhism, jainism.
400
How does Lord Ganesh look and what is he holding?
elephant's face and a human body. A big belly with a snake tied around it. He has four hands, each holding the ‘Ankusa’(bullhook), the ‘noose’(rope with knot), 'modakam' (food) and the broken end of his tusk respectively
400
This ruler founded the Gupta Empire.
Who is Chandragupta I.
500

Name 4 national symbols?

Flag = Tiranga (Tricolour) Emblem = Sarnath Lion Capital Anthem= Jana Gana Mana Song= Vande Mataram Animal = Tiger (land) / River dolphin (aquatic) Bird = Indian peafowl (peacock) Flower= Lotus Fruit = Mango Tree = Banyan (plant that grows on another plant when the seeds fall into a crack of a tree) River = Ganga

500

What is the story of Bhagat Singh.

He wanted revenge for Lala Lajpat Rai, and became involved in the murder of the British Police Officer John Saunders, but successful avoided arrest., then planned to bomb the Central Legislative Assembly. bombarded the assembly, shouting slogans of revolution, surrendered. 116 day fast in jail (no food/water), hanged at 23 yrs, reason for youth in India to begin fighting for Indian independence.

500

What character was present in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata? How?

Hanuman was involved in the Ramayana and in the Mahabharata because he was a Chiranjeevi, an immortal forced to live on earth until the end of the Kali Yuga.

500

What are Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu the lords of?

Brahma-creator of the whole universe.

Vishnu-the maintainer or preserver.

Shiva-the destroyer or transformer.

500

What was the the core struggle in the Mahabharata?

A frantic power struggle for the throne of Hastinapur fought for by the 5(6) Pandavas and 100 Kauravas.

M
e
n
u