India Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of India?

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First submitted	April 17, 2013
Times taken	130,203
Average score	70.0%
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Hint	Answer
Most common religions	Hinduism
	Islam
	Christianity
	Sikh
Most common first languages	Hindi
	Bengali
	Telugu
	Marathi
	Tamil
Longest rivers (that flow through part of India)	Ganges
Longest rivers (that flow through part of India)	Indus
Region disputed with Pakistan and China	Kashmir
Most popular sport	Cricket
Highest caste in religion #1	Brahmins
Highest mountain range	Himalayas

Hint	Answer
Nickname for the Indian film industry	Bollywood
Biggest cities	Delhi
	Mumbai
	Kolkata
Currency	Rupee
"Great Trinity" of gods in religion #1	Brahma
	Vishnu
	Shiva
Most sacred animal in religion #1	Cow
Toga-like garment worn by women	Sari
National animal	Bengal Tiger
Most famous landmark (hint: Agra)	Taj Mahal
Leader of Indian independence from Britain	Mohandas Gandhi
Title given to the above, meaning "Great Soul"	Mahatma
Number "invented" in India	Zero

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101 Recent Comments

Level 65

Nov 7, 2015

Missed Telugu, is that the language spoken in telangana?

Still 29/30 isn't that bad.

I love the smart arses on this web site there's always someone correcting somebody. Some of the English is a little sub standard though just thought I'd pop that in to wind a few people up!

Level 56

Nov 24, 2015

Um, I believe you should have spelled Telangana with a capital "T" shouldn't you? :-P Just kidding! Yeah, it used to bother me how many people just try to one-up, but it's not such a big deal anymore! Let's all be friends!

Level 66

Aug 15, 2022

It's not one-upping to correct a mistake. Else a quiz is pointless.

+10

Level 45

Dec 31, 2015

Telugu is spoken mainly in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Level 45

Dec 31, 2015

I think

Level 40

Jan 20, 2025

yeah, you are right!

Level 67

Nov 23, 2015

nice to see a non euro/usa geog quiz make the 'front page'

Level 73

Nov 23, 2015

Can't believe I wrote Bengalese instead of Bengali and couldn't remember what mountain range was in India. Sigh.

Level 45

Dec 31, 2015

All you need to do is remember that Everest is in the Himalayas. Even though it is in Nepal/China not India, Himalayas is still the biggest mountain range in India also.

Level 73

Apr 18, 2018

I had the answer buried in my brain, just couldn't pull it into the light. This time it was one of the religions that threw me - couldn't remember how to spell Sikh. I tried Seik, Siek, Sikk, bah! Sometimes I get really, really mad at my brain.

Level 71

Nov 23, 2015

Considering India used to be a British Colony, I was very surprised English wasn't one of it's main languages.

Level 45

Dec 31, 2015

Many British colonists went back to Britain after India's independence.

+12

Level 59

Jul 5, 2020

The question considers first languages. Majority use it as a second language. If secondary speakers are counted, then it will make the list.

Level 40

Jan 20, 2025

AbhishekNS's point below is correct although i would like to make an addition: English is one of the official languages of india.

Level 77

Nov 25, 2015

Isn't the Indus River in Pakistan not India?

Level 93

Jul 3, 2020

It's mostly in Pakistan, but it also stretches into India.

Level 56

Sep 14, 2025

A lot of it passes through India before reaching Pakistan.

But not as much if we consider the disputed territory to be in Pakistan, as it is shown in most JetPunk maps.

Level 33

Oct 22, 2016

Got all, 2:34 remaining, first time ever, and I am not from India

Level 11

Feb 13, 2017

Gandhi was a leader from india but went to school in britain and indus was part of india so its indias property

Level 25

Jul 6, 2020

Indus river originates from china

Level 61

May 20, 2021

Yes, but is really a Pakistani river.

Level 56

Sep 14, 2025

But the 'Indus' river is quite small when it starts from China. It starts growing in India, starting to flow at its maximum in India.

Level 87

Jun 1, 2017

Bengal tiger - possibly the most magnificent animal on the planet.

Level 37

Apr 14, 2018

I wrote Brahmin without an 's'. That should be accepted.

Level 79

Apr 14, 2018

Brahman, Saree, and Shiv should all be accepted - they are alternate spellings for the same thing. Also, the Indus river is in Pakistan.

Level 28

Jan 4, 2021

But the Indus stretches into India.

Level 53

Jun 16, 2022

Brahma is the deity that represents the creation of the Universe, Brahmin is the varna category that someone belongs to and Brahman is the ultimate reality of the Universe which holds it together, so spelling should be key, you cannot accept Brahman since it is a completely different concept.

Level 56

Sep 14, 2025

Brahmin is the Latinized spelling of Brahman.

Level 66

Aug 15, 2022

Yes, Brahman wasn't accepted!

Level 65

Apr 14, 2018

I'm suprised Kannada wasn't on the list of most common languages. also Jammu and Kashmir should be accepted as Kashmir.

+10

Level 50

May 16, 2018

No one conquers the tamil kings

Level 59

Jul 8, 2018

QUALITY BILL WURTZ REFERENCES! Now I want to watch that video.

Level 93

Jul 3, 2020

Who are the Tamil Kings? Merchants, probably.

And they've got SPICES!!

Level 56

Sep 14, 2025

Tamil Kings were also the Cholas.

Level 65

Aug 15, 2022

Who would like to buy the spices?

Level 55

Nov 30, 2024

"Me!" Said the Arabians, swiftly buying it and selling it to the rest of the world.

Level 73

Jul 12, 2020

I see, you're a man of culture as well

Level 27

Jul 12, 2018

the indus is in pakistan, not india

Level 66

Aug 10, 2020

It also flows through a part of indian-occupied Kashmir, @GloryToTheEmpire

Level 69

Oct 12, 2018

Brahmaputra should be included here. If you're taking the length of river IN India then Brahmaputra flows 900 km in India while 800 km for Indus. If you're taking the TOTAL LENGTH of the river then also Brahmaputra is longer than Ganges.

Level 23

Feb 6, 2019

Indus is not the longest in India, it majorly flows in Pakistan... Godavari is second longest in India..

Level 57

Oct 18, 2019

sari spelling is wrong sari is the spelling

Level 57

Jul 3, 2020

Both are same lol

Level 66

Aug 10, 2020

Yeah

Level 66

Mar 5, 2020

Indus river is not in india, but pakistan.

Level 66

Apr 19, 2020

The Indus river is also in India

Level 66

Apr 19, 2020

In Kashmir.

Level 72

Mar 7, 2020

Sari is also Saree

Shiva is also Siva

They should be accepted.

Level 77

Mar 26, 2020

please accept Saree for Sari

Level 82

Apr 19, 2020

Yes, please accept 'saree'.

Level 44

Jan 17, 2022

I nearly screwed up that question because I didn’t know the right type-in!

Level 66

Jun 12, 2020

30/30 with 4 seconds left..

Level 63

Jul 3, 2020

The religion is Not called Sikh , it is either called Sikhi or Sikhism.

I'll remove the Brahmin question, as the caste system has been abolished.

Also, Instead of 2 questions about Gandhi, I'll keep one about either Bhagat Singh/ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

And All numbers were invented in India

Level 89

Jul 3, 2020

The usual system of digits originated in India, but numbers are universal. To say that zero was "invented" is of course wrong as well, thus the quotation marks... Let's say that it was brilliant to understand that zero is a number and to create a digit for it.

Level 59

Jul 3, 2020

Fortunately this quiz was made by Dan and not you so you can't change it.

As for casteism, it's still very much prevalent in India, maybe not in big cities but very much in villages and rural areas.

As all the numbers except for 0 were invited in the Arab

Level 76

Jul 3, 2020

What about Brahmagupta? Was he non existent in the mathematics world?

Level 63

Jul 3, 2020

To my understanding the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 are modified from sanskrit numbers. The numbers 2, 3, 6 are same. 4 and 5 are slightly modified . 8 is used as 7 in reverse direction. 7 is used as 8 in modified reverse direction. 0 is.1 is modified and used as 9. 9 is used and modified as one. Just because the arabs told the Europeans about it doesn't make them the inventors

Level 63

Jul 3, 2020

I'll say QM's information is based on Sources such as Wikipedia. He can be incorrect.

Level 71

Nov 7, 2021

Yeah agreed, casteism still unfortunately exists. It might be better than it was 100 years ago, but there's still discrimination leveled toward India's underclasses. I read an article recently about how it's spreading to America as well. Like it or not, it's still a significant enough part of Indian culture to merit being on this quiz.

Level 56

Sep 14, 2025

Casteism had been rising independently in Japan too, but it was not related to India.

It was used in the Sengoku Jidai period.

Level 40

Jan 20, 2025

I may be incorrect, but as far as I know, they are called Indo-Arabic numerals, because these numerals and the system were developed by Indian thinkers, and were later exported by Arab traders who were culturally in contact with India.

Many other mathematical theorems, like the Pythagoras theorem, for example, were already thought of in India, an were exposed to Europe by the Arabs.

Level 56

Sep 14, 2025

It has fallen a lot though.

The USA is not known for its extreme racism anymore.

Japan is not known for its imperialism anymore.

But India is still known for it's caste system, which is mainly followed by some idiots in rural areas.

Level 59

Jul 5, 2020

Bhagat Singh and Bose were not well known outside India. Moreover, they are controvertial figures. Mahatma Gandhi has pan india appeal, so it doesn't make sense to replace him.

Level 56

Sep 14, 2025

Gandhi is followed a lot in India, but there are others too.

There are many more leaders who arguably contributed more to the freedom struggle than Gandhi. Like Bose.

It's just not really cool that Gandhi is the only Indian figure from the freedom struggle known to the rest of the world.

Level 67

Jul 3, 2020

The question about the longest rivers in India by length should be Ganga and Godavari. If we want to lost 2 of the longest rivers in India, it should be Indus and Brahmaputra (both 2900 km in length)

Level 63

Jul 3, 2020

Correct. Ganga and Godavari are Longest rivers by length flowing inside India. And Indus and Brahmaputra are the longest that flow through India.

Level 57

Jul 3, 2020

A suggestion, maybe use Mahesh instead Shiva in the question of trinity. Although they both are same but when we talk about Trinity, we use Mahesh instead Shiva. You should keep Shiva as type ons though.

Level 27

Jul 3, 2020

Toga like garment hahaha. This is the first time I've seen it referred to like that

Level 51

Jul 7, 2020

Tried Hindi, Gujarati and malayalam to finally give up the languages

Level 65

Jul 23, 2020

Please accept Brahman.

Level 66

Nov 5, 2020

I think that would make Brahma redundant

Level 51

Aug 3, 2020

30/30 with 1:33 to spare.

Level 66

Aug 24, 2020

भरत माता की जय!

Level 43

Oct 12, 2020

Add Himalyas for Himalayas i couldnt figure it out i didnt understand why it didnt accept Himalyas

Level 15

Oct 28, 2020

Bollywood is not the nickname of the Indian film industry. It is the Hindi film industry.

Level 44

Nov 3, 2020

Allow Siva for Shiva?

Level 52

Nov 5, 2020

Christianity is higher than Buddhism and Sikh? That just feels wrong.

Level 66

Nov 9, 2020

Sikhism is not too prevalent in most parts of India besides Punjab, and Buddhism is no longer in most parts of India either.

Level 71

Nov 7, 2021

Also, there are certain areas where Christianity is pretty common, such as Kerala (which has had Christians since the time of the Apostles!) and Northeastern India (due to British influence).

Level 50

Mar 8, 2021

26/30 = 87%. I'm from Finland

Level 43

Mar 22, 2021

Nice quiz

Level 70

Apr 19, 2021

I got brahma by trying to type Brahmaputra River

Level 28

May 27, 2021

I’d remove the caste question, might be offensive and insensitive to keep it..

Please accept Sindhu for Indus..

Level 41

Jun 5, 2021

3:25 20/20 superb quiz, as pointed out by maya1918, please accept sindhu for indus

Level 63

Oct 6, 2021

Garment like a toga? Oh please. Do you have any idea how to wear a sari, quizmeister? How to put it on? Clearly not

Level 55

Jan 4, 2022

India's national animal is peacock.

Bangladesh's national animal is bengal tiger.

Level 44

Jan 17, 2022

I am from Bangladesh and I can tell you their national “animal” is the Bengal Tiger. I think you are mixing up their national “bird”, the Peacock otherwise known as the Peafowl.

Level 53

Feb 17, 2022

Being a Hindu, I think it is wrong to include the caste question because the fact that you call Brahmins the number one caste means you are alluding to a feudal system created by the British, not the Hindus.

In the Vedas, it says all castes, which should be called varna, are equally important, therefore, there is not a hierarchy. It represents the skillsets that an individual can behold.

I would request that you would replace that question or at least remove it from your quiz. Otherwise, it is a great quiz.

Level 44

May 23, 2022

Can you accept Brahman as well as Brahmin? That is how I grew up spelling it.

Level 58

Aug 15, 2022

Happy Independence Day to all Indians.

Level 65

Aug 17, 2022

Azaadi ka amrit maha utsav!

Level 55

Aug 15, 2022

Alternative spellings for rupee should be accepted, in many languages it's spelled some variation of rupie/rupia and I though that's how it was spelled in english.

Level 63

Feb 10, 2023

I got 30/30 and from UK. So proud!

Level 63

Feb 15, 2023

Are you Indian?

https://www.jetpunk.com/groups/invite/mLtD8LKy

Level 55

Dec 23, 2023

It will be nice if the 'caste' question is removed. The concept of caste is regressive and backward.

Level 50

Feb 29, 2024

20/20 3:41 Indian American

Level 55

Jul 18, 2024

It is ridiculous to mention the term "highest caste' in the questions. It is unconstitutional and derogatory.

Level 47

Dec 11, 2024

it is not 'sikh' it's sikhi or sikhism. it looks hella weird to see it written in the wrong form when the others are right. and the caste question is a lil silly. even if it is still present in society

Level 31

Feb 16, 2025

4th quiz of the countries badge!

Level 30

Feb 25, 2026

I put Baliwood, Ballywood, and Balywood, but not bollywood

Level 37

Feb 26, 2026

2nd quiz of country trivia, 100%