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India - Things National Trivia Quiz

Tell me the national items of India.

A multiple-choice quiz by ace_sodium. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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ace_sodium

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,531

Updated
Aug 18 23

# Qns
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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The National Emblem of India is adapted from the _______? Hint

Royal Tiger

Sarnath Lion

4-Headed Chimera

Medusa

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many different colours are there in the National Flag of India?
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Question 3 of 10

3. The Chakra (Wheel) in the Indian national flag has how many spokes? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the lyrics to the national anthem of India? Hint

Mahatma Gandhi

Rabindranath Tagore

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Jawarharlal Nehru

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote the national song of India? Hint

Rabindranath Tagore

Lord Mountbatten

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is a national soup of India? (It is also the national soup of another country) Hint

Mulligatawny

Potage Minnestroni

Sambhar

Cock-a-Leckie

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Question 7 of 10

7. The national calendar of India is _______? Hint

Saka Era Calendar

Jutyu Calendar

Gregorian Calendar

Kioal Calendar

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Question 8 of 10

8. The National Flower of India is ________? Hint

6 -petalled lotus

Jasmine

Black Lotus

8- petalled lotus

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Question 9 of 10

9. The National Animal of India is _________?
(A royal animal indeed, remember Sher Khan)

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The National Bird of India is _______? (Bird of extreme grace)

Answer: (One Word (starts with P))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The National Emblem of India is adapted from the _______?

Answer: Sarnath Lion

The Sarnath Lion was adopted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 (when India became a Republic). There are 4 lions though one is hidden from view.

2. How many different colours are there in the National Flag of India?

Answer: 4

The National Flag of India is so called "Tirangaa" (Tri-colour). It consists of 3 horizontal strips of saffron, white and green from top to bottom. There is a navy blue wheel (Chakra) on the white band. The ratio of width to length of the flag is 2:3.

3. The Chakra (Wheel) in the Indian national flag has how many spokes?

Answer: 24

The Chakra appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion (which is the national emblem). The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22nd July, 1947.

4. Who wrote the lyrics to the national anthem of India?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

The song is called "Jana gana mana...". Only the first stanza (out of the five stanzas) forms the National Anthem; its playing time is 52 seconds. It was first sung on 27 December, 1911. Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 (for his work "Geetanjali").

5. Who wrote the national song of India?

Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

He is aka Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
The national song is called "Vande Mataram...". The first political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress (Manorama Yearbook, 2001). "Vande Mataram" is the national song rather than the national anthem which is "Jana Gana Mana".

6. Which of these is a national soup of India? (It is also the national soup of another country)

Answer: Mulligatawny

India has two national soups - Mulligatawny (also the national soup of Sri Lanka) and shorbet. Mulligatawny (in India) is a spicy soup (not exactly a soup in the traditional sense).

7. The national calendar of India is _______?

Answer: Saka Era Calendar

At the time of Independence, India followed the Gregorian calendar till the Calendar Reform Committee (yes, we had one of those too) asked the Government to adopt the Saka Era Calendar. The Saka calendar is used in conjunction with the Gregorian calendar and is also used in Bali and Nepal.

8. The National Flower of India is ________?

Answer: 8- petalled lotus

The 8-petalled lotus is scientifically known as "Nelumbo Nucifera".

9. The National Animal of India is _________? (A royal animal indeed, remember Sher Khan)

Answer: Tiger

The scientific name of the same is Panthera Tigris (Linnaeus). The ironic part of it - the National Animal is an endangered species!

10. The National Bird of India is _______? (Bird of extreme grace)

Answer: Peacock

Its scientific name is Pavo cristatus.

Source: Author ace_sodium

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