Slumdogs Question

1 -  One of the reasons why he did not know the answer is because despite Jamal is very smart and went to school for a couple of years, he did not receive that much education in history of India. Besides, Jamal does not believe in the motto because he has seen the real truth of India, and the “truth” does not really triumph in the country. Nor Salim or Prem Kumar lived according to this motto.