South Asia Quiz

A reward or punishment in your next life.

• Samsara

• Hinduism

• Karma

• Dharma

The priests and academic people were the _________ level on the original caste system.

• highest

• middle

• lowest

• not present

This journey lead by Gandhi attracted thousands of followers to the sea...

• The Sugar March

• The Satyagraha March

• The Salt March

• The Cotton March

This specific act of making Indian salt at the sea is an example of...

• fasting

• marching

• protest

• civil disobedience

Which state was created for the HINDU population in Britain's Partition Plan?

• India

• Pakistan

• Bangladesh

• Nepal

Which state was created for the MUSLIM population in Britain's Partition Plan?

• India

• Pakistan

• Bangladesh

• Nepal

What was the lowest level of the original Caste System?

• Brahmins

• Vaishya

• Sudras

• Untouchables

Gandhi hoped...

• to move to South Africa and be a lawyer focused on women's rights

• to make the world aware of British injustice by practicing nonviolence

• to form an alliance with the British

• to return to traditional Hindu and reject western ways entirely

____ are seasonal winds that blow in from the oceans in the summer and from the Himalayas in the winter

• Trivandrums
• Monsoons
• Typhoons
• Doldrums

The Ganges River is all of the following except:

• Sacred Hindu site
• Place for burial
• Major drinking water source for India
• Source of conflict between India & Pakistan