History
The person who launched the so-called 'Quit India Movement'
Gandhi
The number of official languages spoken in India
a. 2
b. 12
c. 22
d. 52
b. 22
The three most popular religions in India.
1. Hinduism
2. Islam
3. Christianity
The author of 'Shooting an Elephant'
George Orwell
How do you say 'hello' in India?
Namaste
When did India gain independence?
1947
Neighbouring countries of India by land. At least three countries will be considered a correct answer.
Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar
The number of Hindu deities:
a. about 100
b. 3000
c. 3.000.000
d. 33.000.000
d. 33.000.000
The author of 'The God of Small Things'
Arundhati Roy
The name of a small Danish colony in India
Tranquebar
After having fought for the British in WWI, Indians demonstrated for more independence, but were massacred by British soldiers; this was called the ...?
The Amritsat Massacre (or the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre)
How many mother tongues are actually spoken in India?
a. About 500
b. About 2500
c. About 12.000
d. About 19.500
d. About 19.500
The name of the very popular elephant-headed Hindu god
Ganesh or Ganesha
The name of the black panther who raised Mowgli in The Jungle Book
Bagheera
The name of Indian spiced milk tea
Masala chai
When was the British Indian Empire formally established?
1818
India's literacy rate is at approximately ...... %.
+/- 5%
75 %
The name of the famous holy city located on the Ganges river in North India
Varanasi
The first Indian language
Sanskrit
The capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is Chennai; what was its name until 1996?
Madras
The name of the first Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
There are currently 28 states in India; What are their names (at least three states will be considered a correct answer)?
Andhra Pradesh, Arunashal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram
, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
The names of the three most important gods in Hinduism
Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti
The earliest known literature in India
The Vedas
Many animals are venerated in Hinduism; the five most sacred animals in India are ...
The cow, the elephant, the monkey, the snake and the tiger