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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 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
What is the main language of India? • Punjabi • Hindi • Urdu
Name the cities 1 2 3 2 1 3
Which is India’s longest river? A Ganges B Indus C Brahmaputra
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
Which is the capital city of India? • Bombay • Calcutta • New Delhi
Which is India’s largest city? • Bombay 17 million • Calcutta • New Delhi
By what name is Bombay more often known now? The name Bombay was changed to Mumbai by an Act of Parliament in 1997
Who is India’s Prime Minister? Manmohan Singh May 2004 First Sikh PM
What is the main language of India? • Punjabi • Hindi 20% of population • Urdu
Name the cities 1Bombay / Mumbai 2 Calcutta 3 Madras 2 1 3
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
What is the “teardrop island” and what was its former name? Sri Lanka Ceylon