Food
What grain is used to make roti in India?
Whole Wheat flour
What is the most popular sport in India?
Cricket
What is the national flower of India, often used in cultural and religious symbols?
white lotus
Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in India?
Mahatma Gandhi
Which festival is known as the “Festival of Lights” in India?
Diwali
What spice gives Indian curry its yellow color?
Tumeric
Which sport is played on a court with a shuttlecock?
Badmminton
What traditional Indian clothing do women often wear, made from a long piece of fabric wrapped around the body?
A saree
Which ancient civilization developed along the Indus River in India?
The Indus Valley Civilization
During which festival do people throw colored powders on each other?
Holi
Which Indian dish is made by cooking lentils with spices and often eaten with rice?
Dal
In which traditional Indian sport do players tag opponents and try to run back without being caught?
Kabaddi
What major Indian festival celebrates the victory of light over darkness?
Diwali
Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
Shan Jahan
Which harvest festival is celebrated in Punjab with dancing and bonfires?
Lohri
What is the main difference between masala chai and regular tea
Which Indian badminton player won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics?
P. V. Sindhu
Which classical Indian dance form from Tamil Nadu uses expressive hand gestures and storytelling?
Bharatanatyam
Which empire ruled most of India during the 3rd century BCE under Emperor Ashoka?
The Maurya Empire
Which 10-day Hindu festival celebrates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana?
Dussehra (or Vijayadashami)
What traditional cooking method involves slow-cooking food in a sealed pot buried in hot charcoal or embers (commonly used in parts of North India)?
Dum cooking
Which ancient Indian martial art from Kerala focuses on strikes, kicks, grappling, and weapon training?
Kalaripayattu.
What ancient Indian text is considered one of the world’s longest epic poems and includes the Bhagavad Gita?
The Mahabharata
Which ancient Indian university, dating back to at least the 5th century CE, was one of the world’s earliest residential learning centers?
Nalanda University.
Which festival in Kerala features long snake-boat races and marks the homecoming of King Mahabali?
Onam