The Great Indian Quiz

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  1. 3. the number of lions in the Ashoka emblem
  2. 5. this India based organisation owns the luxury car brand Jaguar.
  3. 7. number of sessions in the Indian Parliament
  4. 8. The first Governor General of Independent India
  5. 11. The river which originates as 'TsangPo' in China, ends as 'Jamuna' in Bay of Bengal
  6. 15. The city in modern Bihar where Buddha breathed his last
  7. 16. The city formerly known as Prayag
  8. 17. The sixth Mughal ruler
  9. 18. The first ever artificial Indian satellite
  10. 20. Morarji ________ was the first Indian PM elected from outside the Congress Party
  11. 21. The administrative head of all UTs in India
  12. 24. The only non-Indian locale to feature in the Indian National Anthem
  13. 25. The European nation who colonized modern Goa till 1961.
  14. 26. This city hosted the last cricket world cup final on Indian soil
  15. 27. This sport involving two players and a board of 64 squares was invented in India
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  1. 1. _______ number of times India hosted the Hockey World Cup
  2. 2. The pillar at Mehrauli of Ashokan era has not rusted yet. Which metal is it made of?
  3. 3. This city houses the Buland Darwaza, a monument to celebrate Akbar's victory in Gujarat
  4. 4. The first Indian state to elect a woman as the CM
  5. 6. The highest airport in India
  6. 9. The first Rajdhani ran between Delhi and _________
  7. 10. Daughter of Iltutmish, she was the only woman ruler during the Delhi Sultanate.
  8. 12. This illustrious ancient university lies in modern day Pakistan.
  9. 13. The city with an area called Raisina Hill
  10. 14. The origin point of Ganga/Ganges river
  11. 15. Capital of Lakshwadeep
  12. 19. _______ Singh is the current Home Minister of the NDA government.
  13. 22. Amartya Sen won the Nobel Proze for this field in 1998
  14. 23. This humble animal is also a mascot of the Indian Railways.