Facts About India Quiz

... is India's most populous city.

• Delhi

• Bangalore

• Mumbai

• Kolkata

India's most famous type of bread is called ... .

• naan

• pita

• pizza

• appam

The most commonly practiced religion in India, which accounts for approximately 80% of the country's total population, is ... .

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

A place of worship for Muslims is called a ....

• pagoda

• temple

• dargah

• mosque

During the Kumbh Mela festival, Indian Hindis gather and take a ritual bath in the ... River.

• Godavari

• Indus

• Niles

• Ganges

In India, the maximum punishment one might get for slaughtering cows is ....

• 5-year imprisonment

• 10-year imprisonment

• life imprisonment

• death

From 1858 to 1947, India was colonized by ....

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

Out of the following, which one was NOT invented by Indians, but rather the British?

• Yoga

• Shampoo

• Curry powder

• Algebra

... was the primary leader of India's independence movement from the British since the late 19th century.

• Muhammad Ali Jinnah

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Aishwarya Rai

• Mahatma Gandhi

Following the Partition of India, East Pakistan separated itself in 1971 and became the country known today as ... .

• Sri Lanka

• Bangladesh

• Nepal

• Iran