Around India 2 - Answers

Published: Thursday 5th April 2018
  1. In which year did India gain independence from the UK? 1947
  2. In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal located? Agra.
  3. Which Indian city, the state capital of Karnataka, is the third largest in the country? Bangalore.
  4. What is the National Flower of India? Lotus.
  5. Who was the last British Viceroy of India? Lord Louis Mountbatten.
  6. What symbol appears at the centre of the Indian national flag? Ashoka Chakra (24 Spoked Wheel).
  7. How many states make up the country of India? Twenty-nine.
  8. Who was the first President of India? Rajendra Prasad.
  9. Which is the most practised religion in India? Hinduism.
  10. What was the former name of the Indian city of Mumbai? Bombay.
  11. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India's largest container port is located on which coast? Arabian Sea.
  12. In which language does Himalaya translate to Abode of Snow? Sanskrit.
  13. Which city, the largest in the state of Rajasthan, is known as the "Pink City of India"? Jaipur.
  14. Which city is home to the "Silicon Valley" of India? Bangalore.
  15. What does the title Mahatma mean in Sanskrit? Great Soul.
  16. In which year did the British Government take control of India away from the East India Company? 1858
  17. What currency is used in India? Indian Rupee.
  18. How many countries share a land border with India? Seven (China, Pakistan, BanglaDesh, Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar and Bhutan).
  19. By area what is India's largest State? Rajasthan.
  20. What stretch of water borders India to the East? Bay of Bengal.

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