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Incredible India Trivia Quiz

India is known as a subcontinent due to diverse physical and cultural features. Check how much you know about India.

A multiple-choice quiz by MAK13. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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Author
MAK13

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,785

Updated
Oct 27 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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6107

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Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 106 (9/10), Guest 117 (6/10), Guest 152 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The name of which Indian river means "the son of the creator"? Hint

Sutlej

Ganga

Brahmaputra

Krishna

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which state or territory of India is known as the crown of India? Hint

Uttar Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Delhi

Goa

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Question 3 of 10

3. What region of India gets its name from the fact that it is drained by five major rivers? Hint

Madhya Pradesh

Meghalaya

Kerala

Punjab

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Question 4 of 10

4. Black cotton soil is the chief soil type in which geographical feature? Hint

The Great Indian Plains

The Deccan Plateau

The Coastal Belts

The Western Ghats

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which city in India would you be in if you are visiting the Victoria memorial? Hint

New Delhi

Kolkata

Mumbai

Chennai

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Question 6 of 10

6. The island territories of India are: Hint

Andaman and Nicobar, Maldives

Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep

Goa, Pondicherry

Lakhshadweep, Goa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which religion has its roots in India? Hint

Jainism

Hinduism

All of these

Buddhism

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the desert you would find in India. Hint

Sahara desert

Gobi desert

Thar desert

Taklamakan desert

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the architect who designed the National Capital Territory of India. Hint

Jon Jerde

Edwin Lutyens

Vicente Guallart

Mateus Fernandes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What demarcates the Border between India and Pakistan? Hint

The McMahon Line

The 38th Parallel

The Manmohan Line

The Radcliffe Line

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The name of which Indian river means "the son of the creator"?

Answer: Brahmaputra

"Brahma", in Sanskrit the ancient Indian language, means Creator and "Putra" means son. This is one of the few rivers of India that have a male name. Most of them have female names. Krishna is another river with a male name.

2. Which state or territory of India is known as the crown of India?

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

The shape of Jammu and Kashmir on the map gives it a crownlike appearance. In addition, it is in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains and has great natural beauty.

3. What region of India gets its name from the fact that it is drained by five major rivers?

Answer: Punjab

In Hindi, the national language of India, "ab" refers to the drainage region of a river. "Panch" means five and hence the name "Punjab" is derived.

4. Black cotton soil is the chief soil type in which geographical feature?

Answer: The Deccan Plateau

The Great Indian plains are chiefly composed of river alluvium. The coastal belts are composed of lateritic and sandy soils. The Ghats are rocky terrain.

5. Which city in India would you be in if you are visiting the Victoria memorial?

Answer: Kolkata

Victoria memorial was built during the British rule as a memorial to Queen Victoria of United Kingdom, the Empress of British India.

6. The island territories of India are:

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep literally means "thousand islands" in Hindi, signifying the several tiny coral islands it is made of.
Indian Freedom fighters were jailed on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by the British rulers.

7. Which religion has its roots in India?

Answer: All of these

India has been the motherland of innumerable spiritualists and philosophers. Hence many religious ideologies have grown and flourished in India.

8. Name the desert you would find in India.

Answer: Thar desert

Thar desert is the largest desert in India and is situated to the north west of India in the state of Rajasthan and few parts of Gujarat and Punjab.

9. Name the architect who designed the National Capital Territory of India.

Answer: Edwin Lutyens

New Delhi, designed by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, to serve as the capital of India, is also known as Lutyens' Delhi.

10. What demarcates the Border between India and Pakistan?

Answer: The Radcliffe Line

The country of Pakistan was carved out of British India in 1947 and the Border Commission decided this international boundary, to establish an Islamic state.

Source: Author MAK13

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