Indian Flag
What are the colors of the Indian Flag?
orange, white and green
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What's the national animal and what's the national bird?
India’s national animal is the tiger while the national bird is the peacock.
Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world. True or False?
TRUE!
What do each of the color bands on the flag stand for?
orange band stands for the courage and strength for our country, white band in the middle stands for peace and truth, green stands for fertility, growth, and auspiciousness of the land and for the growth of crops
What type of number system did India invent?
Decimal System
How many states does India have?
28
What's the longest river in India?
Ganga
What's in the middle of the white band? And what does it stand for?
a symbol called the “Ashoka Chakra” that stands for the wheel of dharma
What is the measure of shapes and who invented it 3000 years ago but who is credited for it?
Geometry is the measure of shapes, India invented it but a Greek mathematician is credited for it.
When did India gain it's independence from Great Britain?
India got its independence from Great Britain on August 15th, 1947.
What popular board game was invented in India?
Chess
How many spokes does the wheel in the middle of the flag have?
24
What was the name of the Indian astronomer who calculated how long a year was?
Bhaskaracharya
India is in the top 10 largest countries but where does it rank from 1-10?
7th Largest
What's the capital of India?
New Delhi
What's the national anthem of India? What's the national song? What is the anthem about?
The national anthem is “Jana Gana Mana” the national song of India is actually “Vande Mataram”.
The national anthem talks about the different regions in India and how everyone is proud to be under the name of India.
How many different surgeries and how many different surgical procedures did Acharya Sushrut describe?
Over 300 different surgeries with 42 different surgical procedures.
What's the national motto of India? What does it translate to?
The national motto is “Satyameva Jayate” which translates to “Truth alone triumphs”.
India grows more than 40% of the world's which fruit?
Mangos!