SLO SOUTH ASIA REVIEW

“When I go to the office, I put on my shirt and I take off my Caste; when I come home, I take off my shirt and I put on my Caste.”

What is the main idea of this quotation?

• The Caste system continues to influence Indian society

• The Caste system has been reflected by most Indians

• Successful urban workers in India belong the same Caste

• The Indian government officially supports the Caste system

Which is a valid statement about the history of South Asia?

• Religious beliefs have both unified and divided the people of the region.

• Little cultural diffusion has occurred in this region.

• Urbanization has strengthened the traditional beliefs and lifestyle of the people of the region.

• Superpower involvement has brought peace and economic prosperity to the region.

One social goal of the British authorities during India’s Partition was to

• Abolish the caste system

• Establish a system of public education

• Convent the local population to Christianity

• Abolish the custom of burning widows with their husbands’ bodies

Which of the following is a major concerns of South Asia overpopulation?

• Taxes

• Increasing the diffusion of ideas

• Increase on farmland values

• Decreasing poverty

The ultimate goal of Buddhist is to become free of all worldly concerns and attain Enlightenment. What is this state called?

• Karma

• Nirvana

• Veda

• Dharma

Which statement is an aspect of why Hindus hold the Ganges River to be significant?

• Pilgrimages across the world walk along the banks of the Ganges River for touristic reasons.

• The Ganges River is the only river in India.

• The Ganges River holds the biggest hydroelectric dam in the world.

• Life is incomplete without having a bath in the Ganges River at least once in one’s lifetime.

Which statement is the most accurate about the extreme contrast between urban and rural areas in South Asia?

• People in rural areas are still living a traditional lifestyle.

• Most Indians are practicing subsistence farming as the only means of income for their family

• Many rural people are moving to cities to get an education

• Though the Caste System has been outlawed it is still practiced and is still evident in India.

Developing countries, such as China or India benefit from the patronage of companies that outsource to them in terms of:

• job prestige and benefits

• increased wages

• increased quality of life

• Education

In India, the Green Revolution has been successful because it has

• promoted democratic reform

• increased agricultural productivity

• introduced western culture and values

• established economic equality among the people

Which generalization is characteristic of most traditional societies?

• people move from city to city seeking new jobs

• sons learn the same trades as their fathers

• a high degree of social mobility exists

• all people have the same economic opportunities