Q. What is India’s national bird and animal?
A. Peacock and Tiger
Q. What is the currency used in India?
A. Indian rupee. (1US dollar equals about 40 Indian rupees)
Q. What is the largest church in India?
A. the Roman Catholic Church
Q. What other large churches exist in India?
A. the Church of South India, the Church of North India, the Orthodox Syrian Church of the East, Methodist Church, the Mar Thoma Syrian Church
Q. What's the capital of India?
A. New Delhi
Q. When did India gain independence from Britain?
A. August 15, 1947
Q. What's the population of India?
A. 1,149,700,118 (32.2% are younger than 15, 7.7% are older than 60)
Q. Who was the first missionary to India?
A. The Apostle of Jesus named Thomas who arrived in 52 A.D.
Q. What is the largest religion in India?
A. Hinduism – 76% of Indians claim to be Hindus
Q. What other religions are home to India?
A. Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism
Q. What is the official state religion?
A. None. The constitution is careful to indicate freedom of religion for all.
Q. What year did BMM start working in India ?
A. 1936
Q. What world famous mountain range is found in India?
A. The Himalayas
Q. What's strong seasonal winds dictate the weather patterns of India?
A. The northeast monsoon (winter) and the southwest monsoon (summer).
Q. What is the official language of India?
A. Hindi. However, English is widely used in government, higher education and commerce.
Q. What percent of the Indian population is considered evangelical Christian?
A. 2.8% (or 28,458,000 people)
Q. How many of the Indian languages have the Bible translated into them?
A. A total of 53 have the whole Bible. Another 42 have only the New Testament. And another 40 have portions of the Bible.
Q. What is the largest sector of the Indian economy?
A. Agriculture (over 60% of labor force)
Q. Who are the first BMM missionaries to North India?
A. Henry, Molly, Joshua and Sharon John
Q. In Which city did the Johns started the fundamental Baptist work?
A. Dehra Dun. It is a capital city of Uttarakhand.