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How well do we know India?

How well do we know India?. How many people live in India?. What is the current population of India? A. 500 million 1000 million C. 1500 million. Which is the capital city of India?. Bombay Calcutta New Delhi. Which is India’s largest city?. Bombay Calcutta New Delhi.

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How well do we know India?

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  1. How well do we know India?

  2. How many people live in India? • What is the current population • of India? • A. 500 million • 1000 million • C. 1500 million

  3. Which is the capital city of India? • Bombay • Calcutta • New Delhi

  4. Which is India’s largest city? • Bombay • Calcutta • New Delhi

  5. By what name is Bombay more often known now?

  6. Who is India’s Prime Minister?

  7. What is the main language of India? • Punjabi • Hindi • Urdu

  8. Name the cities 1 2 3 2 1 3

  9. Which is India’s longest river? A Ganges B Indus C Brahmaputra

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

  11. How many people live in India? • What is the current population of India? • A. 500 million • 1000 million (1,027,096, 000 • or 1 billion) • C. 1500 million

  12. Which is the capital city of India? • Bombay • Calcutta • New Delhi

  13. Which is India’s largest city? • Bombay 17 million • Calcutta • New Delhi

  14. By what name is Bombay more often known now? The name Bombay was changed to Mumbai by an Act of Parliament in 1997

  15. Who is India’s Prime Minister? Manmohan Singh May 2004 First Sikh PM

  16. What is the main language of India? • Punjabi • Hindi 20% of population • Urdu

  17. Name the cities 1Bombay / Mumbai 2 Calcutta 3 Madras 2 1 3

  18. 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

  19. What is the “teardrop island” and what was its former name? Sri Lanka Ceylon

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