India quiz

More questions about India

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1. 1 Easy

   Which bird is India’s national bird?

   Answer: Indian peacock

   Why: India chose the peafowl as its national bird in 1963 for its wide range and deep cultural ties.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the primary ingredient used to make the Indian dish Dal?

   Answer: lentils

   Why: Dal comes from a Sanskrit root meaning to split, and splitting pulses cuts their cooking time.

3. 3 Hard

   Why are over 20,000 rats specifically protected at the Karni Mata Temple?

   Answer: They are considered reincarnated souls

   Why: The rats are called kabbas, and the rare white ones are taken to be Karni Mata and her kin, so a glimpse of one counts as a blessing.

4. 4 Easy

   How many times has India won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup?

   Answer: Two

   Why: India beat the West Indies at Lord's in 1983, then in 2011 became the first country to win this trophy on home soil.

5. 5 Medium

   How long was India the world's only known source of diamonds?

   Answer: Over 2,000 years

   Why: Golconda's famous stones were washed from river gravels, and India's run ended when diamonds turned up in Brazil in the 1720s.

6. 6 Hard

   In 1963, how was India's first rocket famously transported to the launch site?

   Answer: On a bicycle

   Why: Photographs from Thumba show the nose cone on the cycle, not the whole rocket: the full Nike-Apache weighed about 727 kg.