An India Question Tour

नमस्ते! Answer thirty-two questions spread across eight categories about the geography, history, and culture of India (or Bharat, if you prefer!)

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Cities 1: Center of Bollywood.

Mumbai

Cities 2: Sacred city of Hinduism due to its proximity to the Ganges River.

Varanasi

Cities 3: Largest city in Southern India by population and a major IT center.

Bengaluru

Cities 4: Capital of Rajasthan painted pink under British occupation.

Jaipur

Artificial Landmarks 1: Iconic marble Mughal mausoleum

Taj Mahal

Artificial Landmarks 2: One of the most sacred temples of Sikhism, located in Amritsar

Harmandir Sahib

Artificial Landmarks 3: Rock-cut temple complex located near Aurangabad; one of these temples, the Kailash Temple, is the largest of its kind in the world.

Ellora Caves

Artificial Landmarks 4: Temple in Madurai dedicated to an aspect of Parvati whose tower appears on the Tamil State Flag.

Meenakshi Amman

Natural Landmarks 1: Alpine valley in Uttarakhand known for its flora.

Valley of Flowers

Natural Landmarks 2: Largest mangrove system in the world, shared with Bangladesh.

Sundarbans

Natural Landmarks 3: The landscape and wildlife of this national park is said to have inspired Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book."

Kanha National Park

Natural Landmarks 4: Island chain located near Thailand, known for its beaches and coral reefs.

Andaman Islands

People 1: Founder of the Maurya Empire.

Chandragupta Maurya

People 2: Queen of Jhansi and major figure of the Rebellion of 1857.

Rani Lakshmibai

People 3: Famous mathematician known for his notebook rediscovered fifty-six years after his death.

Srinivasa Ramanujan

People 4: First prime minister of India

Jawaharlal Nehru

History 1: The mathematician Brahmagupta is the first to provide the usage for this number, as well as negative numbers, square roots, and quadratic equations.

Zero

History 2: Battle that begun the British conquest of India

Battle of Plassey

History 3: Revolt after WWII that would become a major factor in the end of British rule.

Royal Indian Navy Mutiny

History 4: First spacecraft to touch the South Pole of the moon

Chandrayaan-3

Culture 1: One of the two national epics of India and the longest epic poem of all time.

Mahabharata

Culture 2: The other national epic of India, following a prince attempting to save his wife from a demon king.

Ramayana

Culture 3: Hindu festival of lights