Bordering India Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hinduism

Historically, Nepal was a monarchy and was ruled over by members of the Shah dynasty. It was also the only country in the world to have Hinduism as its official religion. In May 2008 the monarchy was abolished and, along with becoming a federal democratic republic, Nepal became a secular state with no official religion.

Nepal shares its southern, eastern and western borders with India.

Answer: Indian

The submarine earthquake occurred on December 26, 2004 off the coast of Indonesia and had a magnitude of almost 9.1 on the Richter scale. It spawned tsunamis that affected countries as far as Somalia in Africa. Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India were among the countries that were most affected.

The Indian Ocean, named after India, lies to the south of the Indian subcontinent and extends up to Africa in the west, Antarctica in the south and Australia to the east.

Answer: Myanmar

In the aftermath of the coup, Myanmar was very strictly controlled by the ruling military junta whose influence extended to all spheres of public life. The country, a former British colony, was earlier known as Burma but was officially renamed Myanmar in 1989. Myanmar shares its northwestern border with India.

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Ever since the Indian rebellion of 1857, the British used the Andaman and Nicobar islands to detain those who had participated in the struggle for freedom. These prisoners were used as slaves by the British to build prisons and harbours on these islands. The Cellular Jail was completed in 1906 and thus named because every prisoner in the jail was under solitary confinement.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are one of seven Union Territories of India and are located in the Andaman Sea to the south east of India.

Answer: Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep is a union territory of India consisting of a group of small islands located off the coast of Kerala to the south west of mainland India. During the British Raj, the islands were known as Laccadives but were renamed by the Indian government in 1973.

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is one of the seven northeastern states which are collectively called the 'Seven Sisters'. During the British rule, the McMohan Line was accepted as the boundary between India and Tibet. This border was rejected by the Chinese Government after India became independent and the area has since been under dispute with both India and China refusing to relinquish their claim over the land.

At the heart of this dispute is a small town called Tawang, which was the birthplace of the sixth Dalai Lama.

Answer: Yeti

Chang was introduced in the earlier comic "The Blue Lotus", where he and Tintin had become firm friends. In "Tintin in Tibet", Chang's plane crashes in the mountains of Tibet and he is rescued and nursed back to health by the Yeti.

Tibet lies to the north of India.

Answer: Adam

The origins of the name 'Adam's Bridge' lie in an Islamic legend. The legend states that Adam used this bridge to cross over to Sri Lanka where he stood on one foot on Adam's Peak for a thousand years to atone for his sins.

In India, the bridge is also known as Rama Setu (Ram's Bridge). According to the Hindu epic "Ramayana", Ram created this bridge in order to cross the sea and rescue his wife who was being held captive by a demon, Ravana.

Answer: Sri Lanka

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by Thenmozhi Rajaratnam at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991. Rajaratnam was a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist group in Sri Lanka. At the time of his assassination, Gandhi had sent Indian Peace Keeping Troops to help the Sri Lankan government against the LTTE in the country's Civil War.

Answer: Himalayas

The 'Eight-thousanders' is a name given for the fourteen tallest mountains on Earth, the highest among which is Mount Everest. All fourteen are located in the Himalayas. The Himalayas form the boundary between the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan plateau. Most of the important rivers in Asia originate here, including the Ganges, the Indus and the Yangtze.