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Take this quiz and find out how well you know the country you live in.
The seventh largest country in the world has always tickled our imagination with its gorgeous history and cultural lineage.
From its large population to its high literacy rate, India never ceases to surprise you with its facts and statistics.
Take the quiz and find out how much you really know about this amazing country.
1. How many states and union territories does India have?
1) 28 states and 6 union territories
2) 29 states and 7 union territories
3) 27 states 8 union territories
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India Quiz: How well do you know your motherland?
Image: Which place in India receives the highest annual rainfall?Photographs: Sahil Salvi/Rediff.com
2. Which of these places in India receives the highest annual rainfall?
1) Cherrapunji
2) Mawsynram
3) Agumbe
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India Quiz: How well do you know your motherland?
Image: Which Indian city is known as the 'Venice of the East'?Photographs: Sahil Salvi/Rediff.com
3. Which of these Indian cities is known as the 'Venice of the East'?
1) Goa
2) Alleppey
3) Munnar
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India Quiz: How well do you know your motherland?
Image: What does the term 'Seven Sisters of India' refer to?Photographs: Sahil Salvi/Rediff.com
4. What does the term ‘Seven Sisters of India’ refer to?
1) The seven rivers of India
2) The seven mountains comprising the Himalaya
3) The seven north-eastern states of India
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Image: What is India's national fruit?Photographs: Vivek Praksh/Reuters
5. What is India’s national fruit?
1) Apple
2) Mango
3) Banana
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Image: Which is the largest Indian state in terms of size?Photographs: Munish Sharma/Reuters
6. Which of these Indian states is the largest in terms of size?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Maharashtra
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India Quiz: How well do you know your motherland?
Image: Which Indian city has the largest population?Photographs: Reuters
7. Which of these Indian cities is the largest in terms of population?
1) Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Bangalore
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Image: What is India's national emblem?Photographs: Courtesy Delhi Tourism
8. Which of these is India’s national emblem?
1) The four lions of Sarnath
2) The blooming lotus
3) The chakra (wheel) with 24 spikes
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Image: Which Indian city is known as the 'City of Palaces'?Photographs: Rediff Archives
9. Which of these cities is known as the 'City of Palaces?'
1) Mysore
2) Jaipur
3) Udaipur
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India Quiz: How well do you know your motherland?
Image: India is the world's largest buyer of which commodity?Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
10. India is the world's largest buyer of one of the following...
1) Gold
2) Tea
3) Armed weapons
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