How well do we know India?

1
How well do we know India?
2
How many people live in India?

• What is the current population
• of India?
• A. 500 million
• 1000 million
• C. 1500 million

3
Which is the capital city of India?

• Bombay
• Calcutta
• New Delhi

4
Which is Indias largest city?

• Bombay
• Calcutta
• New Delhi

5
By what name is Bombay more often known now?
6
Who is Indias Prime Minister?
7
What is the main language of India?

• Punjabi
• Hindi
• Urdu

8
Name the cities 1 2 3
2
1
3
9
Which is Indias longest river?
A Ganges B Indus C Brahmaputra
10
What is the teardrop island and what was its
former name?
11
How many people live in India?

• What is the current population of India?
• A. 500 million
• 1000 million (1,027,096, 000
• or 1 billion)
• C. 1500 million

12
Which is the capital city of India?

• Bombay
• Calcutta
• New Delhi

13
Which is Indias largest city?

• Bombay 17 million
• Calcutta
• New Delhi

14
By what name is Bombay more often known now?
The name Bombay was changed to Mumbai by an Act
of Parliament in 1997
15
Who is Indias Prime Minister?
Manmohan Singh May 2004 First Sikh PM
16
What is the main language of India?

• Punjabi
• Hindi 20 of population
• Urdu

17
Name the cities 1 Bombay / Mumbai 2 Calcutta 3
Madras
2
1
3
18
Which is Indias longest river?
A Ganges 1557 miles long B Indus C
Brahmaputra a tributary of the Ganges, but is
1800 miles long
19
What is the teardrop island and what was its
former name?
Sri Lanka Ceylon