India Country Quiz
Can you name these facts about the country of India?
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| First submitted | April 17, 2013 |
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kalbahamut
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Level 79
May 12, 2013
missed 3. I'll call it the "greaty" trinity of missed answers...
kalbahamut
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Level 79
Nov 23, 2015
Only one this time. Yay, I'm learning again.
VishVarm
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Level 49
Oct 27, 2016
Im from India and I didnt get some of these
ProQuizzzer
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Level 24
Jul 20, 2019
Same here VishVarm
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PraNic8192
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Level 51
Mar 26, 2020
Got everything!
zoidberg
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Level 43
Jun 17, 2013
Surely Punjabi should be on the top languages?
kalbahamut
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Level 79
Jun 17, 2013
Punjabi is spoken mostly in Pakistan. Only 3% of Indians speak Punjabi, according to Wikipedia.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Mar 5, 2016
Yes, although Punjabi is a relatively small language spoken in India, it is one of the most recognised and is relatively international.
ProQuizzzer
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Level 24
Jul 20, 2019
Ya It was weird seeing Punjabi there
NekroNeko
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Level 25
Jun 18, 2013
Really thought Buddhism was one of the religions mainly practiced in India. I guess not.
Tramp
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Level 70
Nov 23, 2015
It originated in India, but its popularity died off there a long time ago.
kolp
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Level 78
Nov 23, 2015
It's not as simple as that. For quite a few hindus Gautama Buddha is an important part of their religion. The basic tenets of Buddhism have not waned in popularity, they've rather been incorporated in a larger religious movement.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
True that, you can still see Buddhists around Eastern India, but few. Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam is a good place to find some Buddhists. Where I am from in Gujarat, most Buddhists live in the big cities.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
kolp you are right. I am a Hindu and I believe that Gautama Buddha was the 9th human incarnation of Vishnu, one of the 'Great Trinity' of Hinduism.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
The Buddhists and Hindus have a sentence in Sanskrit which differentiates them. For Hindu's it is 'Jagat Mithya Brahma Satya' which translates into the world is an illusion, God is the truth. For Buddhists it is 'Jagat Satya Brahma Mithya.' The world is the truth, God is an illusion.
Kahikatea
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Level 70
Apr 5, 2019
There are a lot of Buddhists and Jains in India, but because of India's huge population they end up being only a small percentage
TheGrandLotus
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Level 24
Jun 19, 2013
Isn't Tamil spoken almost exclusively in Sri Lanka?
klammyt22
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Level 26
Jun 20, 2013
There IS a region in India called Tamil Nadu
Baltimorean
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Level 71
May 30, 2014
It is another legacy of British colonialism that they brought large numbers of Tamil speakers to Sri Lanka to work on the plantations there. Who then found themselves given the short end of the stick after independence by the Sinhalese speakers who made up the majority of the population of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. The same divide and conquer strategy that has done so much lasting harm throughout the world, from Ireland to Kenya to India.
nikhil02
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Level 43
Oct 23, 2014
tamil nadu is a state not a region
tshalla
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Level 68
Apr 14, 2018
Baltimorean, you're right. Most of those were settled, I believe in the central highlands. But there is a distinction in Sri Lanka between "Sri Lankan Tamils" and "Indian Tamils" (terms I learned more than twenty years ago - apologies if they are no longer current). The Tamil population in the north and east of the country has far longer roots on the island.
JackintheBox
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Level 63
Jul 7, 2019
@Baltimorean Yeah right, and especially in places like Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaya, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the current British Overseas Territories.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
Tamil is spoken in Tamil Nadu, India (61,000,000), Malaysia (immigrant) (4,000,000) and Northern Sri Lanka (3,000,000). Other places such as Singapore, Indonesia, USA and UK also have significant Tamil population.
kikk101
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Level 14
Jul 28, 2013
30/30 with 3:13 to spare
Kannan2000
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Level 15
Oct 30, 2013
Zero is not the only number invented in India. Every numbers were invented in India itself.................
Neptune777
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Level 60
Nov 25, 2016
In Arabic*
Kahikatea
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Level 70
Apr 5, 2019
Arabic schmarabic. They're only called 'arabic' numerals in Europe because the Arabs told the Europeans about them. The Arabs got them from the Indians, and Arabia is actually one of the few parts of the world today where they don't use 'arabic' numerals.
PenguinTorpedo
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Level 35
Mar 30, 2020
The numerals, the written form of the numbers 1234567890 that we still used today was invented in india, not the numbers itself.
Zero was only invented in india because it was simply not used before. Numbers were used to count things and write down how many of them there were. You dont count zero apples, you just said there were no apples, or you just dont write that down in the first place.
anavil1234
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Level 46
May 27, 2014
Is it how long it is from source to mouth or how much of the river is in India
sen
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Level 2
Nov 17, 2014
missed 2. marathi and bengali
anavil1234
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Level 46
Feb 22, 2015
just missed marathi
amangla
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Level 58
Oct 5, 2015
Hindustan Zindabad! Sorry, got into character ;)
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
Satyamev Jayate!
rupturedccno1
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Level 65
Nov 7, 2015
Missed Telugu, is that the language spoken in telangana?
Still 29/30 isn't that bad.
I love the smart arses on this web site there's always someone correcting somebody. Some of the English is a little sub standard though just thought I'd pop that in to wind a few people up!
PrinceEric
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Level 54
Nov 24, 2015
Um, I believe you should have spelled Telangana with a capital "T" shouldn't you? :-P Just kidding! Yeah, it used to bother me how many people just try to one-up, but it's not such a big deal anymore! Let's all be friends!
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
Telugu is spoken mainly in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
I think
luxint
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Level 59
Nov 23, 2015
nice to see a non euro/usa geog quiz make the 'front page'
ander217
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Level 78
Nov 23, 2015
Can't believe I wrote Bengalese instead of Bengali and couldn't remember what mountain range was in India. Sigh.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
All you need to do is remember that Everest is in the Himalayas. Even though it is in Nepal/China not India, Himalayas is still the biggest mountain range in India also.
ander217
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Level 78
Apr 18, 2018
I had the answer buried in my brain, just couldn't pull it into the light. This time it was one of the religions that threw me - couldn't remember how to spell Sikh. I tried Seik, Siek, Sikk, bah! Sometimes I get really, really mad at my brain.
skillmaster9000
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Level 55
Nov 23, 2015
Considering India used to be a British Colony, I was very surprised English wasn't one of it's main languages.
anavil1234
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Level 46
Dec 31, 2015
Many British colonists went back to Britain after India's independence.
shkubert
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Level 59
Nov 25, 2015
Isn't the Indus River in Pakistan not India?
morequizzes4u
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Level 39
Oct 22, 2016
Got all, 2:34 remaining, first time ever, and I am not from India
FerroequinoSWAT
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Level 54
Jan 24, 2017
Gandhi is not from Britain,he is from gujrat.Indus in pakistan not in India.
QuizWol
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Level 61
Aug 18, 2019
I was thinking that but re read the sentence.- He was a leader of Indian independence from Britain not -. leader of Indian Independence, from Britain.
India gained its independence from Britain and Ghandi was a leader of that campaign.
Ferrari476
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Level 15
Feb 13, 2017
Gandhi was a leader from india but went to school in britain and indus was part of india so its indias property
DonTheLamplighter
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Level 76
Jun 1, 2017
Bengal tiger - possibly the most magnificent animal on the planet.
mynameisxyz
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Level 45
Apr 14, 2018
I wrote Brahmin without an 's'. That should be accepted.
mahble
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Level 69
Apr 14, 2018
Brahman, Saree, and Shiv should all be accepted - they are alternate spellings for the same thing. Also, the Indus river is in Pakistan.
GeographyGeek42
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Level 53
Apr 14, 2018
I'm suprised Kannada wasn't on the list of most common languages. also Jammu and Kashmir should be accepted as Kashmir.
AD13
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Level 40
May 16, 2018
No one conquers the tamil kings
Guam
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Level 63
Jul 8, 2018
QUALITY BILL WURTZ REFERENCES! Now I want to watch that video.
GloryToTheEmpire
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Level 28
Jul 12, 2018
the indus is in pakistan, not india
Abhay28
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Level 61
Oct 12, 2018
Brahmaputra should be included here. If you're taking the length of river IN India then Brahmaputra flows 900 km in India while 800 km for Indus. If you're taking the TOTAL LENGTH of the river then also Brahmaputra is longer than Ganges.
theindianboy
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Level 36
Nov 15, 2018
spelling should be saree not sari
plz correct
Aki007
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Level 24
Feb 6, 2019
Indus is not the longest in India, it majorly flows in Pakistan... Godavari is second longest in India..
loswal
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Level 32
Sep 7, 2019
Many inaccuracies in this quiz. Consider revising...
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Sep 7, 2019
Many inaccuracies yet you don't even mention a single one?
HarshJha
+2
Level 44
Oct 18, 2019
sari spelling is wrong sari is the spelling
Citronnier
+1
Level 49
Mar 5, 2020
Indus river is not in india, but pakistan.
JohnnyYeet
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Level 44
Apr 19, 2020
The Indus river is also in India
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 44
Apr 19, 2020
In Kashmir.
carlonian
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Level 49
Mar 7, 2020
Sari is also Saree
Shiva is also Siva
They should be accepted.
CHEESELWEESEL
+1
Level 57
Mar 26, 2020
please accept Saree for Sari
JackintheBox
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Level 63
Apr 19, 2020
Yes, please accept 'saree'.
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