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Indian geography quiz
How well do you really know Indian geography? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Indian geography questions for your group.
The questions
- Easy
At Varanasi, which river flows through the city, and what place does it hold in Hindu tradition?
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- Ganges, also called the Ganga
- flows through Varanasi
- regarded as sacred by many Hindus
- Medium
Which Indian coastal state is famed for its backwaters, and what is its capital?
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- Kerala
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala lies on the Arabian Sea
- Medium
Which Indian state has the longest coastline, and which sea washes its shores?
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- Gujarat
- longest coastline among Indian states
- Arabian Sea
- Medium
On India’s east coast, name the vast lagoon, its state, and whether its water is fresh, salty, or mixed.
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- Chilika Lake
- Odisha
- Its water is brackish, or a mix of fresh and salty
- Medium
The world’s largest delta crosses a border: name its two main rivers and the two countries it spans.
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- The delta is formed by the Ganges and Brahmaputra river system.
- The delta spans India and Bangladesh.
- The Meghna is also part of the wider delta system.
- Medium
India keeps one clock across a huge country: which longitude sets Indian Standard Time, and how far ahead of UTC is it?
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- 82.5° east longitude (82°30′ E)
- Indian Standard Time is UTC+5:30
- The standard meridian passes near Mirzapur
- Hard
A river crosses the Himalayas before reaching Assam: what is its name in Tibet, and what is it called in Assam?
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- It is called the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet.
- It is called the Brahmaputra in Assam.
- It flows through Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang or Dihang before entering Assam.
- Boss
Which mountain peak is India’s highest entirely within its borders, which Indian state is it in, and about how high is it?
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- Nanda Devi
- Uttarakhand
- About 7,816 metres (25,643 feet) high
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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