Statistics for History of India

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country ruled the Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947?	United Kingdom	96%
What was the former name of Mumbai?	Bombay	93%
What honorific, meaning “great soul”, do many people know Gandhi by?	Mahātmā	91%
What famous mausoleum was built in Agra to house the tomb of Shah Jahan’s wife?	Taj Mahal	89%
What worldwide religion follows the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama?	Buddhism	88%
What disputed region have China, India, and Pakistan battled to control?	Kashmir	84%
What Greek conqueror invaded India?	Alexander the Great	83%
What popular board game is thought to have originated in India before 600 AD?	Chess	82%
What Catholic nun gained international renown for her charity work in Calcutta?	Mother Teresa	82%
What culinary product did Gandhi march to the sea to obtain?	Salt	81%
The oldest scriptures in Hinduism are known as the Vedas. What language are they written in?	Vedic Sanskrit	79%
What country controlled the state of Goa until India invaded and reconquered it in 1961?	Portugal	75%
Who was the first, and only, female Prime Minister of India?	{Indira} Gandhi	72%
What river is considered to be the “cradle of civilization” on the Indian subcontinent?	Indus	71%
What was Gandhi’s first name?	Mohandas	70%
What empire controlled most of India from the 1500s to 1800s?	{Mughal} Empire	65%
Who was the first person to sail from Europe to India?	Vasco da Gama	58%
Who was the first Prime Minister of India? (Hint: His jackets were iconic)	Jawaharlal Nehru	55%
What nomadic European ethnic group originally came from India?	The Romani	55%
What religion, started around 500 BC, practices non-violence against all people and animals?	Jainism	54%
What empire, led by Ashoka, controlled nearly the entire subcontinent in the 200s BC?	Maurya Empire	32%