India & The World
World Basics
How Things Work
Not What You Think
By the numbers
100

India shares its longest international border with this country

What is Bangladesh?

100

This city hosts the headquarters of the United Nations

What is New York City?

100

This organ regulates blood sugar using insulin

What is the Pancreas?

100

This “nut” is actually a seed

What is Cashew?

100

Number of bones in the adult human body

What is 206?

200

This global organization admitted India as a member in 1945 shortly after its founding

What is The United Nations?

200

This country has the most natural lakes in the world

What is Canada?

200

This force explains why satellites don’t fall straight down to Earth

What is Gravity?

200

This animal is closer genetically to whales than to horses

What is Hippopotamus?
200

Number of votes required for a simple majority in the U.S. Senate

What is 51?

300

India is one of the founding members of this global political bloc

What is BRICS?

300

This country is home to the most active volcanoes in the world

What is Indonesia?

300

This process allows airlines to sell the same seat at different prices to different passengers

What is Dynamic Pricing?
300

This famous structure was not originally white

What is the Taj Mahal?
300

Number of countries in the European Union

What is 27?

400

This maritime wind system made seasonal trade across the Indian Ocean predictable for centuries

What is the Monsoon Winds?

400

This African country was never formally colonized by Europe

What is Ethiopia?

400

This process allows a jury to reach a legal decision after hearing a case

What is Deliberation?

400

This commonly praised habit is often less effective than people believe for improving long-term productivity

What is Multitasking?
400

Number of time zones on Earth

What is 24?

500

This traditional North Indian wedding ritual involves the bride’s family giving gifts and clothing to the groom and his relatives

What is Kanyadaan?

500

This empire’s collapse directly led to the creation of several modern Middle Eastern states

What is The Ottoman Empire?

500

This economic cycle phase is marked by falling demand and rising unemployment

What is Recession?

500

This item traditionally associated with weddings was not originally meant to symbolize romance

What is The Wedding Ring?
500

Number of years it takes for copyright to expire in the U.S. for most modern works

What is 70 years (after the author's death)?

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