Indian Connection Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

The longest river in India is the Ganges. The length of the River Ganges is 2,525 km. Ganges is considered a sacred river for Hindus. It originated at Dev Prayag where the Bhagirati and Alaknanda join; therefore, the Bhagirathi is also called the Headwaters of India. The Ganges also has several tributaries such as the Sone, Kosi, Ghagra, Yamuna, Betwa, etc.

Answer: True

Yes, it is true that Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go in space. He was born on 13 January 1949 at Patiala in Punjab, India. He was a wing commander in the Indian Air Force and now he is retired. He has been awarded with Ashok Chakra and Hero of Soviet Union award.

Answer: Yes

Yes, Amartya Sen was the first Indian to get the Noble Prize in Economic Science in 1998. He was born on 3 November 1933 at Santi Niketan, West Bengal, India. His father was Ashutosh Sen and mother was Amita Sen. He also achieved the Bharat Ratna (1999) and the National Humanities Medal (2012).

Answer: November, 1949

The constitution of India was adopted on 8th November, 1949; it contained 395 articles and 8 schedules. In 2014, it had 444 articles and 12 schedules. The constituent assembly took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to complete the constitution.

The constitution of India came into force on January 26, 1950. January 26 is also celebrated as Republic Day of India. The constitution was delayed till 26 January because, in 1929 on this day the INC demanded Purn Swaraj under Lahore Session.

Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Nobel Prize winner for Literature from India. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his book "Gitanjali". Two of his songs had been chosen as national anthems in two different countries--India and Bangladesh.

The national anthem of India was only his first prose song. The National anthem is "Jana-Gana-Mana" and in English "Morning Song of India."

Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Abul Pakir Jainul Abdul Kalam was the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He is known as the Missile Man of India because of his achievements in making various missiles and rockets such as Agni, Prithvi, Agni II etc. He is also a well-known figure in the field of literature and has written several books such as "Wings of Fire", "India 2020- A Vision for the New Millennium", "Ignited Minds", "The Luminous Sparks", "My Journey", "Guiding Souls", "Mission India" and many other books.

He has also been awarded with the Bharat Ratna.

Answer: True

Under Dhoni, India won the ICC Men's World Cup Twenty20 in 2007 and ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2011. He is also a wicket keeper batsman but sometimes he also has done bowling. The final match of ICC cricket World Cup was against Sri Lanka, and India won by hitting a six which was hit by MS Dhoni. India also won the Cricket World Cup in 1983 under Kapil Dev.

Answer: Happy Birthday

'Janamdin" means "birthday" in Hindi. Hindi is one of the official languages of India and is widespread.

We say "Happy Anniversary" as "Salgira Mubarak ho" in Hindi.

To say "Hello" you have to say "Namaste".

"Swatantrata Divas" is "Independence Day" in Hindi.

Answer: Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh was largest state of India till 2000 but when it was divided into two different states Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh; Rajasthan became the largest state.

The capital of Rajasthan is Jaipur, and Jaipur is also called the "Pink City". There is a famous desert, the "Thar Desert" or "The Great Indian Desert", present in the state of Rajasthan.

Answer: 29

There are 29 states in India. The newly formed state is Telangana, which is India's 29th state. One of the existing Indian states, Andhra Pradesh, is now named Simandhra after it divided to form the new state Telangana. The capital of both the states Telangana and Simandhra is Hyderabad.