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Which of the following countries does NOT offer a holiday on Diwali ?
A. Singapore
B. Thāiland
C. Trinidad & Tobago
D. Fiji
B. Thāiland
100
How many countries border India.
A. 9
B. 5
C. 8
D. 6
BONUS= What are the countries
D.
6 countries - Pakistan, China, Myannmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan
100
What year Taj Mahal was made?
1632 AD, Shah Jahan commissioned and built it from 1632 to 1648 AD
100
Give an example of pangram (a sentence with every letter of English language)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
100
Kishore Kumar apparently made this movie to evade taxes, hoping it would fail commercially, but it was extremely successful. Name the movie.
A. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
B Padosan
C. Half Ticket
D. Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein
A. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
100
Who wrote the Jain version of Ramayan?
Vimala Suri, 5th Century
100
Which town in Tamil Nadu is known to make eight out of every 10 crackers in India ?
A. Tanjāvur
B. Madurai
C. Sivakāsi
D. Tirunelveli
C. Sivakāsi
100
What is India's smallest state?
Goa
100
Who was the first Indian to travel in Space
A. Sunita Williams
B. Kalpna Chawla
C. Rakesh Sharma
D. Ravish Malhotra
C. Rakesh Sharma
In 1984, Indian Air Force pilot Rakesh Sharma made history by becoming the first Indian to travel to space. Mr Sharma was part of the Soviet Union's Soyuz T-11 expedition, which was launched on April 2, 1984.
100
90% of English text/literature can be uses approx. how many words?
A. 1000 words
B. 10000 words
C. 50000 words
D. 100,000 words
A. 1000 words
100
Which famous American song was the inspiration behind this iconic Bollywood song? Kaun Hai Jo Sapnon Mein Aaya
A. Love Me Tender
B. Don't Be Cruel
C. Marguerita
D. If I Can Dream
Marguerita
100
Who instigated Keykeyi to send Rama into exile?
Manthara
100
What are some reasons people don't support burning fire crackers anymore??
It hurts insects; birds
causes pollution;
wastes money and resources
100
How many times India has won cricket world cup?
2 times
1983 - Kapil Dev
2011 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni
100
What Indian language is considered the mother of all languages including European languages like Greek, German, etc.
Sanskrit
100
Approximately how many new words are added to English dictionary each year?
A. 100
B. 500
C. 1000
D. 4000
D. 4000
A word is added to the dictionary every two hours!
100
First movie of Amitabh Bacchan?
Saat Hindustani
100
What is the name of mother of Rama?
Kaushalya
100
Who killed Narkasura and when?
A. Lord Naryana, Satya Yuga
B. Lord Shiva, Kali Yuga
C. Lord Krishna, Dwapar Yuga
D. Lord Rama, Treta Yuga
C. Lord Krishna, Dwapar Yuga
100
Which Indian lunar probe found water on Moon?
Chadrayaan 1
100
Which monument was not built by Shah Jahan
A. Taj Mahal
B. Red Fort
C. Jama Masjid
D. Fateh Pur Sikri
D. Fateh Pur Sikri
100
Who is the first Indian citizen to win the Booker Prize?
Arundhati Roy, an Indian author, actress, and political activist won the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things in 1997.
100
A Bollywood movie in 1974 involved the hero playing 9 roles?
These 9 roles represented the nine rasas (love, joy, disgust, fury, compassion, heroism, horror, astonishment and compassion.
Who is this actor and what was the movie?
Sanjeev Kumar, Naya Din Nai Raat
He plays nine roles that represent the nine rasas (love, joy, disgust, fury, compassion, heroism, horror, astonishment and compassion.
100
What was the name of the bow that Ram broke during Swayamvar (marriage) with Sita?
Pinak
100
Who is the husband of Lakshmi?
1. Lord Shiva
2. Lord Vishnu
3. Lord Brahma
4. Lord Indra
2. Lord Vishnu
100
What is the population density of India compared to the population density of US? (ratio or x times)
12 times
United States is about 3 times bigger than India.
India's population ~1.3 billion people, compared to US ~ 330m = approx. 4 times
100
Which happened earlier? Ramayan or Mahabharat?
Ramayan -- Treta Yug happned first
Mahabharat - Dwapar Yug ..
100
Which one of the following observations applies to the word typewriter?
A. It's the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
B. It's a palindrome.
C. It appeared in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language—several decades before the invention of the first typing machine.
D. It's the only word in English that doesn't rhyme with any other word.
E. It can be typed using only the top row of keys on a standard keyboard.
E.
100
In "Sholay", what was the name of Basanti's horse?
Dhanno
100
What is Hindi version of Ramayan?
RamCharitaManas
Written by Tulasi das in 16th century
100
What type of Oil is used in Diyas?
A. Olive Oil
B. Vegetable Oil
C. Corn Oil
D. Mustard Oil
Vegetable Oil
100
What is the longest river passing through India?
Brahmaputra
100
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
100
What is common amongst all these words?
- Shampoo
- Ganja
- Bungalow
- Chutney
- Bandana
All derived from Hindi and incorporated in English
100
In Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, What was Shahrukh's full name?
Rahul Khanna
100
Does Ravan die in Jain version of Ramayan? if yes, Who kills him?
Lakshman