India Quiz: Answers

Here are the answers to the India Quiz. If you missed the first post, find it here. Make sure and tell me how you scored!

1. What is India's national anthem titled? What language was it written in? Jana-gana-mana by Rabindranath Tagore. It was originally titled Bharat Bidhata, in Bengali. English translation: The Morning Song of India
2. What are the 2 groups of islands called that are a part of India? Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal
3. What is the most populated state in India? Uttar Pradesh (according to the 2001 cencus)
4. Name 4 major religious groups in India. (Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Jews.)
5. Which people group were known as the "head-hunters" of India? The Nagas - once very war-like, now Nagaland is a progressive state in the Union.
6. How many officially recognized languages are spoken in India? 18 (plus English): Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Oriya, Nepali, Punjabi, Manipuri, Konkani, Kashmiri, Urdu, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Kanada, Malayalam
7. What is the name of the Indian language which is the longest palindrome in the Roman script? M-a-l-a-y-a-l-a-m - it's the same forwards and backwards!
8. What is the largest state in India? What is the smallest? Rajasthan - largest; Goa - smallest
9. What is the National Flower of India? The Lotus
10. What colors appear on India's flag? Saffron, stands for courage, sacrifice and renunciation. White, symbolizes truth and purity. Green represents life, faith and chivalry. The blue wheel (charkha) is in the center. The current flag was adopted on July 22, 1947.