How well do we know India?

How many people live in India?

What is the current population

of India?

A. 500 million

B. 1000 million

C. 1500 million

Which is the capital city of India?

A. Bombay

B. Calcutta

C. New Delhi

Which is India’s largest city?

A.A. BombayBombay

B.B. CalcuttaCalcutta

C.C.New DelhiNew Delhi

By what name is Bombay more often known now?

Who is India’s Prime Minister?

What is the main language of India?

A.Punjabi

B.Hindi

C.Urdu

1

2

3

Name the cities

1

2

3

Which is India’s longest river?

A Ganges

B Indus

C Brahmaputra

What is the “teardrop island” and what was its former name?

How many people live in India?

What is the current population of India?

A. 500 million

B. 1000 million (1,027,096, 000

or 1 billion)

C. 1500 million

Which is the capital city of India?

A. Bombay

B. Calcutta

C. New Delhi

Which is India’s largest city?

A.A. Bombay 17 millionBombay 17 million

B.B. CalcuttaCalcutta

C.C.New DelhiNew Delhi

By what name is Bombay more often known now?

The name Bombay was changed to Mumbai by an Act of Parliament in 1997

Who is India’s Prime Minister?

Manmohan Singh

May 2004

First Sikh PM

What is the main language of India?

A.Punjabi

B.Hindi 20% of population

C.Urdu

1

2

3

Name the cities

1 Bombay / Mumbai

2 Calcutta

3 Madras

Which is India’s longest river?

A Ganges –

1557 miles long

B Indus

C Brahmaputra – a tributary of the Ganges, but is 1800 miles long

What is the “teardrop island” and what was its former name?

Sri Lanka

Ceylon