Only A True Indian Can Pass This IQ Test! Trivia Quiz
Only a true Indian can pass this IQ test! It has some of the topics that someone who does not have a deeper understanding of the Indian culture, history, and traditions would not be able to know. Do you think that you know just enough to get all the questions, right? Well, the press starts and take all the time you need to answer it.
- 1.How do Indians celebrate the the Hindu spring festival Holi?
- A.
By setting canaries free
- B.
By throwing colored powder at each other
- C.
Adorning windows and doorways with flowers
- D.
Leaving presents for secret admirers
- 2.What natural event- which happens every 50 years- causes dread in India's Mizoram region?
- A.
Swarming of cicadas
- B.
Massive monsoons
- C.
The flowering of bamboo
- D.
A massive die-off of bats
- 3.In Mumbai, what do people employed as dabbawallahs do?
- A.
Pray for people while they are at work
- B.
Gather water for people engaging in manual labor
- C.
Stand in line for others
- D.
Deliver homemade meals to office workers
- 4.Traditionally, what do the Parsi people of India do with their dead?
- A.
Set them afloat in the Ganges River
- B.
Mummify them using ancient techniques
- C.
Burn them in funeral pyres
- D.
Leave them to be devoured by vultures
- 5.What is India's Golden Quadrilateral?
- A.
An India city that touches all four regions
- B.
India's 50th anniversary celebration
- C.
A symbol Indians traditionally get tattooed on their palm
- D.
A superhighway
- 6.Mumbai's massive Dharavi slum sits on the land that used to be what?
- A.
A mangrove swamp
- B.
A cemetery
- C.
A toxic landfill
- D.
An abandoned quarry
- 7.Which of the following jobs is reserved for members of India's Untouchable caste?
- A.
Cutting umbilical cords
- B.
Sweeping gutters
- C.
Cremating the dead
- D.
All of the Above
- 8.Currently 1/3 of Indians live in poverty. What is the number projected to be in 2025?
- A.
10 percent
- B.
22 percent
- C.
75 percent
- D.
98 percent
- 9.In 2020, it is expected the average age of an Indian will be what?
- A.
65
- B.
29
- C.
16
- D.
10
- 10.Which of the following regarding the veiling and seclusion of women from society is INCORRECT?
- A.
Veiling is expected in the presence relatives linked by marriage
- B.
Hindu women of conservative families veil their faces and remain silent in the presence of older male in-laws
- C.
It is not necessary for poor or low-status women to participate in veiling if working in the fields
- D.
In northern and central India today, veiling has all but disappeared in progressive circles.
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