India Quiz: Multiple Choice Trivia Questions

1. With which state does India border on the west?

Pakistan

Nepal

Bangladesh

2. Which city is the capital of India?

New Delhi

Mumbai

Calcutta

3. What is the name of India's sacred river?

Jamna

Ganges

Indus

4. How do the people of India celebrate the festival of Holi?

Joking with each other

They throw balloons into the sky

Throw colored powder on each other

5. What natural event that happens every 50 years puts fear into the people of Mizoram state in India?

The reproduction of the cicadas.

Bamboo blooms.

Mass extinction of bats

6. Which gulf washes India from the east?

Bay of Bengal

Persian

Gulf of Siam

7. Which animal is sacred in India?

Cow

Goat

Sheep

8. Which game is native to India?

Chess

Checkers

Backgammon

9. What is the world's most populous country, India?

2

1

4

10. Is it true that the first university in the world was founded in India?

Yes

No

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