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If you get an "A" in this quiz, consider yourself a goddamn genius.

Literally The Hardest India Trivia Quiz You Will Ever Take

Unlike the other authors on this list, the author of "A House Of Mr. Biswas" was born in Trinidad.

V.S. Naipaul.

The world's highest post office is in the village of Hikkim, located 14,400 feet above sea level.

Himachal Pradesh.

Although India qualified for the 1950 World Cup, they withdrew without playing, citing travel cost and lack of practice time.

1950.

Nanda, who was acting Prime Minister following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri, was in office for a total of 26 days.

Gulzarilal Nanda.

The last Mughal ruler of India was dethroned and exiled to Burma during the 1857 Revolt, and died five years later.

Bahadur Shah II.

Also known as the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, the river originates in the Angsi glacier, which is located in Tibet.

Brahmaputra.

Shankar was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for his work on the 1982 movie Gandhi, but lost to John Williams' ET.

Ravi Shankar.

Starting with 1973's "Namak Haraam", the duo have appeared in 18 films together.

Rekha – Amitabh Bachchan.

The famous artist died in 2011, at the age of 95.

Maqbool Fida.

All the other cities were included in a May 2016 WHO report of the top 20 most polluted cities on the planet.

Ghaziabad.

The name of this dance form, which traces its roots back to ancient North India, comes from the Sanskrit word "katha'", meaning story.

Kathak.

Media and television personality Pritish Nandy opened India's first cyber café in 1996 at Hotel Leela Kempinski in Mumbai.

Mumbai.

In 1948, Mankad controversially ran out a batsman on the bowler's end before delivering the ball, which is now known as "Mankading".

Vinoo Mankad.

Bachchan was initially named "Inquilaab", but his father Harivansh Rai eventually changed his name to Amitabh.

Amitabh Bachchan.

According to a report from Jana, SHAREit ousted apps like WhatsApp and Facebook amongst India's Android users in 2015.

SHAREit.

Tbh, this quiz was hard as ASS.

It's not as bad as it sounds.

You know a decent amount about India after all.

That's pretty damn impressive, tbh.

You know wayyyy more than most people!

You're a goddamn genius!

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