History
Name an Indian province that got divided between India and Pakistan during partition
Punjab or Bengal
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
Who was India's first prime miniister?
Jawaharlal Nehru
North and South Indian classical music is organized along these scale like structures
Ragas
What is the Indian currency
Rupee
In what year did India gain independence?
1947
This Indian state was ruled by Portugal for nearly 500 years
Goa
In what state did Gandhi's salt march take place?
Gujrat
Who wrote Vande Mataram?
Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal located?
Agra
Who was Lal from Lal-Bal-Pal trio? Additional hint- he died while protesting the Simon Commission in 1928
Lala Lajpat Ray
India and Pakistan have fought three wars over this former princely state
Jammu and Kashmir
Who was the architect of the Indian constitution?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Who was the first Indian person to win the Nobel Prize (in literature)?
Ravindranath Tagore
In which city is the Victoria Terminus (now known as Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus) located?
Mumbai
Where did Subhash Chandra Bose form the Azad Hind Sena during World War II?
Singapore
Which Indian province/kingdom did the British conquer first?
Bengal
Which British private company ruled India till the British Government officially took over India in 1858?
East India Company
What is the north Indian classical music style called?
Hindustani
In which state did the first railway line run in India?
Maharashtra
This reformer advocated the British to ban the practice of Sati in Bengal and in 1833
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
This province voted to join Pakistan during parition
Sind or North-West Frontier Province
What year was the Indian constitution completed and adopted?
1950
What is the Sikh devotional music called?
Gurubani
Name the oldest newspaper published in an Indian language
Mumbai Samachar