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The Indian English Quiz
Guess the answers to these questions pertaining to Indian English.
Some answers may pertain to all of South Asia
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Last updated: August 9, 2022
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| First submitted | December 21, 2021 |
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1. Where do you go to refill your vehicle's fuel tank?
Gas station and service station are used in North America, servo in Australia and petrol pump is used all over South Asia and elsewhere in the Commonwealth
Gas station
Servo
Service station
Petrol pump
2. What is the storage compartment at the rear of a car is known as?
Dicky or diggy is also used
Trunk
Dickey
Boot
Compartment
3. What is this vegetable known as? 🍆
Both brinjal and aubergine are ultimately derived from Malayalam and Tamil word varuntunai
Brinjal
Aubergine
Eggplant
Purple plant
4. Where do you go to watch a movie/film?
Though theatre is gaining popularity, cinema hall (and rarely hall) is still the most common word used to describe the place
Film centre
Theatre
Cinema
Cinema hall
5. Which of the following word is of non-Indian origin?
Safari comes from Arabic, while all the others come from Hindi/Urdu
Khaki
Cummerbund
Safari
Shampoo
6. A raised path for the pedestrians (and sometimes cycles) along the edges of a road
Pavement
Sidewalk
Footpath
All are correct
7. What does the phrase "to pass out" mean?
To pass out literally means to graduate from a school or college scoring sufficiently enough to not fail
Become unconscious
To graduate from a school or college
To hallucinate
To die
8. What does the Hinglish word "yaar" mean?
Yaar is derived from Hindi यार meaning friend and is a gender-neutral term used to refer to a close friend
Bro/Dude
Slang for yes
Wife
The number four
9. What's the most likely reply to the question "How are you?" no matter how the person is feeling?
I am fine is literally used across every non-English speaking country
I am good.
Bindaas!
I am fine.
I am alright.
10. Which of the following is not an Indian colloquialism?
Fall my hand is a Nigerian phrase used when someone is disappointed
Do the needful
Prepone
What is your good name?
Fall my hand
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indian social credit points go to 0Lol my English is a mix of British, American, and Indian, so that's probably why I was confused on a few.
But great quiz! #IndianEnglishIsTheBestEnglish
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