1 Diversity

Question 1

First woman President

Answer 1

Indira Gandhi

Question 2

Festival of Colours

Answer 2

Holi - March

Question 3

% of population under 25

Answer 3

> 60%

Question 4

Date of Independance

Answer 4

15 August, 1947

Question 5

What countries did they model their Politics and Economy

Answer 5

Political: US
Economical: Russia

Question 6

How do Monssons cross the country? Why are they importance

Answer 6

East to West, Important for Agriculture

Question 7

How much of the population still live on small villages

Answer 7

65%

Question 8

What are the main Religions?

Answer 8

Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Sikhism
Buddhism
Jainism

Question 9

What caused a drop in Muslim numbers, in what year, and by how much?

Answer 9

The creation of Pakistan in 1947,

20%

Question 10

During independence, which did they wish to make the national language? What happened?

Answer 10

Hindi, but the south protested. They decided to wait until 1961 to give a generation a chance to learn it. However, there were many riots again. Today many Hindi-medium schools exist.