Cities of India
What financial capital, known formerly as Bombay, is the centre of India's film industry?
Mumbai
What is Chatterjee's surname originally?
Chattopadhyay
The prime tributary of the Ganga (Ganges), this river rises in the Himalayas and flows southeast to meet the Ganga at Allahabad
Yamuna
What is the primary tongue of over 30% of the people of the Republic of India?
Hindi
Which Asian river is extremely valuable because it flows through a desert area?
The Indus River
Once named Madras, what city is situated on the east coast and is the capital of Tamil Nadu?
Chennai
Who wrote the national song of India?
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
This is the main river of the primarily desert state of Rajasthan. Flowing south-westerly, it is a fine example of a river with inland drainage. Which river is this?
Luni
What do the initials M.K in Gandhi's name stand for?
Mohandas Karamchand
Which country does India share its longest land border?
Bangladesh
It was the first city in India with an underground railway system.
Kolkata
One time capital of Andhra Pradesh and the second largest inland city in India. What is it?
Hyderabad
In which country do the Ganga (Ganges) and the Brahmaputra meet?
Bangladesh
Which Indian city is nicknamed the "City of Pearls"?
Hyderabad
In the mountain kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan, almost everyone
Practices subsistence farming
It is one of the major industrial cities of India and the site of major rioting at the end of February 2002?
Ahmedabad
What is the former capital of India?
Agra
The capital moved from Agra to Delhi in 1634.
This is one of the two biggest rivers in the tiny state of Goa, along with the Zuari. It is famous for boat cruises, dolphins, and even an off-shore casino! It finally empties itself into the Arabian Sea near Panaji (Panjim), the capital of Goa. What is the name of this river?
Mandovi (Mandavi)
The Taj Mahal was built by how approximately many workers?
20,000
India and Pakistan became two separate nations in the 1940s because of differences in what?
Religion
What is the capital of Madhya Pradesh and the site of an ecological disaster in 1984?
Bhopal
What is the main seaport of the state of Goa and the centre of the former Portuguese colony?
Vasco-da-Gama
Originating near the lake of Mansarovar in Tibet, this river flows eastward through the Tibetan Himalayas where it is called the Tsang-Po. It continues eastward for a long-distance till the peak of Namcha Barwa in northeastern India, after which it makes a sharp turn southward, and is called the Dihang. Near Sadiya, Assam, it changes course to the southwest and takes a new name, goes for around 800 kilometres and then turn southward, changes its name to Jamuna, and empties itself into the Bay of Bengal. It is known to overflow its banks often in northeast India, causing floods and great loss of property. What is the name of this mighty river as it passes through the majority of its path in India?
Brahmaputra
How many major forms of classical dance are there in India?
8
Where are India's main coal and iron deposits?
West of Calcutta