India is the second most populated country in the world and a vast country of infinite philosophies, religions, commerce and culture. There is no place quite like it. What do you know about this colorful and fascinating place?
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What is the approximate population of India?
1.9 billion
800 Million
1.3 Billion
2.1 Billion
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In India, the ________ is considered a holy animal, not to be harmed.
Cat
Sheep
Cow
Horse
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India's largest city by population is...
Chennai
Mumbai
Pune
Delhi
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How do Indians celebrate the Hindu spring festival called Holi?
Traditionally, what do the Parsis people of India do with their dead?
Leave them to the vultures
Burn them
Mummify them
Set them afloat on the Ganges River
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India has the _____ largest Muslim population in the world.
Although known as a predominantly Hindu country, India was estimated to have the world’s third-largest Muslim population in 2017, trailing Indonesia and Pakistan.
5th
7th
10th
3rd
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In what year did India achieve independence from the United Kingdom?
1990
They did not, they took it by coup
1947
1919
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What is India’s system of government?
India’s constitution, adopted in 1949, provides for a parliamentary government with both a president and a prime minister.
Parliamentary Democracy
Hindu Repblic
Military Government
Monarchy
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The oldest Sanskrit literature and Hindu scriptures are called what, meaning 'knowledge' in Sanskrit?
Varnas
Samsaras
Vedas
Dharmas
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In the last 5 years, the worth of the Indian Rupee, converted to US dollars, is about...
1 USD = 40-50 Indian Rupees
1 USD = 60-75 Indian Rupees
1 USD = 250-400 Indian Rupees
1 USD = 120-155 Indian Rupees
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True or False: India is the second-largest consumer of tobacco in the world
After China.
False
True
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In which city is the Bollywood film industry based?
Mumbai
Gwalior
Bangalore
Delhi
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