Geography
What are the names of the seven countries that border India by land?
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar
Which actor holds the record for the most National Film Awards for best actor in a leading role?
Amitabh Bachchan for Agneepath, Black, Paa, and Piku
Budhyana invented the value of this number. He was also the one who explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
Pi
What is the national tree of India?
The Indian Constitution was ratified and came into effect on January 26 of this year.
1950
Which strait or gulf separates India and Sri Lanka?
Palk Strait/Gulf of Mannar
Which Bollywood movie was the first ever to be nominated for an Oscar, in the “Best Foreign Language Film” category?
Mother India
Which Indian lunar probe found water on the Moon?
Chanrayaan-1
The Sanskrit word chaturanga is the original word for this internationally famous board game, which was invented in India
Chess
What is the national emblem (symbol) of the Indian government?
Sarnath Lion
Which state or territory of India is known as the crown of India?
Jammu and Kashmir (has a crown-like shape)
According to Yuvrat Singh’s “Test of My Life,” a character from the comic “Champak” is the source of what nickname of cricketer Virat Kohli?
Cheeku
Who wrote the Ramayana?
Valmiki
Although India was named after the River Indus, the word “Indus” is called _____ in Hindi—which is also where the Persian word for India (Hindustan) derived from.
Sindhu
What are the two houses of Parliament?
Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (council of states)
DAILY DOUBLE
This was India’s first National Park. Established in 1936, this park is named after a famous tiger hunter and animal conservationist and is located in Uttarkhand.
What are the three largest film industries in India?
Bollywood (Hindi cinema); Tollywood (Telegu cinema); Kollywood (Tamil cinema)
When was the first recorded instance of conflict between Hindus and Muslims, fought over the Babri Masjid?
1853
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, lives in exile in this area of India
McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala
The preamble of the Indian Constitution reads, “We the people of India having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all it's citizens…” What are the four ‘rights/securities’ the Constitution guarantees?
Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
This “island” is the only active volcano in India. (*Hint, it is part of the Andaman and Nicobar islands)
Barren Island
Who is known as the Father of Indian Cinema?
Dadasaheb Phalke
Ayurveda, the earliest form of medicine, was first consolidated by this physician 2500 years ago.
Charaka
What three things, referred to as the ABCs of India, are considered to be the heart of Indian culture?
Astrology, Bollywood, and Cricket
Which state was the first to democratically elect a Communist/Marxist government?
Kerala