How many times have you read or been told things that turn out to be false? How many times did we find things to be untrue and were taken aback, because we heard stories and were taught things which said otherwise? Here are 10 lies told in India that each one of us thought to be true.

5. Hockey is India's national sport.

In an RTI reply, the Sports Ministry has made it clear that it has not declared any sport as the national game whereas the web portal of the government, www.india.gov.in, has posted an article calling hockey India's National Game. The fact remains that it was never declared our national sport even though it is all over our NCERT textbooks.

6. Varanasi (Benaras) is the oldest city in the world.

Varanasi is considered the oldest inhabited city of the world. This isn’t true because there are over 30 cities which were inhabited before Varanasi in 1100 BC. Get your facts right, historians.