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History of India - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 19,542 times
- The average score is 16 of 21
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| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What country ruled the Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947? | United Kingdom | 96%
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| What was the former name of Mumbai? | Bombay | 93%
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| What honorific, meaning “great soul”, do many people know Gandhi by? | Mahātmā | 91%
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| What famous mausoleum was built in Agra to house the tomb of Shah Jahan’s wife? | Taj Mahal | 89%
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| What worldwide religion follows the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama? | Buddhism | 88%
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| What disputed region have China, India, and Pakistan battled to control? | Kashmir | 85%
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| What Greek conqueror invaded India? | Alexander the Great | 83%
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| What popular board game is thought to have originated in India before 600 AD? | Chess | 82%
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| What Catholic nun gained international renown for her charity work in Calcutta? | Mother Teresa | 82%
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| What culinary product did Gandhi march to the sea to obtain? | Salt | 81%
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| The oldest scriptures in Hinduism are known as the Vedas. What language are they written in? | Vedic Sanskrit | 79%
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| What country controlled the state of Goa until India invaded and reconquered it in 1961? | Portugal | 75%
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| Who was the first, and only, female Prime Minister of India? | {Indira} Gandhi | 72%
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| What river is considered to be the “cradle of civilization” on the Indian subcontinent? | Indus | 72%
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| What was Gandhi’s first name? | Mohandas | 70%
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| What empire controlled most of India from the 1500s to 1800s? | {Mughal} Empire | 66%
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| Who was the first person to sail from Europe to India? | Vasco da Gama | 59%
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| What religion, started around 500 BC, practices non-violence against all people and animals? | Jainism | 55%
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| Who was the first Prime Minister of India? (Hint: His jackets were iconic) | Jawaharlal Nehru | 55%
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| What nomadic European ethnic group originally came from India? | The Romani | 55%
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| What empire, led by Ashoka, controlled nearly the entire subcontinent in the 200s BC? | Maurya Empire | 33%
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