The India Quiz!

India's population is 1.3 billion. How does the population of India compare to the population of the United States?

India's 1.3 billion people live in an area that is about ________ the area of the United States

Which of these is NOT attributed to India?

India is a land of diverse religious beliefs and practices. Indians are known to practice Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism and Judaism. 80% of the Indian population are

India has an estimated 1.4 million children aged 6-11 who do not attend school.

The Indian constitution mandates free and compulsory education for all children between the ages of 6 and 14.

In 1990, Amartya Sen, the nobel prize winning economist, estimated that 41.6 million girls had vanished in India either due to foeticide or gender-selective abortions. The girl:boy ratio is worst in the poorest areas of India.

Many Hindus believe in the doctrines of reincarnation and karma. A person who subscribes to these beliefs may also believe that a person born with a disability ...

22% of the Indian population (i.e. 288 million people) live in extreme poverty (well below the poverty line).

Child labor is legal in India. Children below the age of 14 are permitted to work as long as their work is in non-hazardous environments such as farming or making handicrafts.

English was introduced to India by the ________________, who ruled India between 1858 and 1947.

Today, India has 22 official languages, English being one of them.