Social Studies 6

Which of the following Indian cities is described in the text below? 1. Known as Purigere in the Mauryan era and later became Mahishapura 2. Located between Kabani and Kaveri rivers on the Deccan Plateau 3. Lies in Karnataka state

• Lucknow

• Shimla

• Punjab

• Mysore

Malala Yousafzai is the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She received the award in recognition of her efforts for what cause?

• children's rights

• animal welfare

• women's rights

• environmental conservation

A charkha is a ______.

The Deccan Plateau is located in ______ India. It has a peninsular shape and averages 2,000 feet above sea level.

• northern

• western

• eastern

• southern

______ is the capital city of Sri Lanka and is also the largest city by population in the country. In 1996, the Central Bank was bombed, and 91 people were killed and over 1,400 were injured.

• Dhaka

• Thimphu

• Colombo

• Malé

Mother Teresa was the founder of a Roman Catholic congregation of women called the ______ in 1950, which aided the impoverished of India.

• Order of the Missionaries of Charity

• Order of the Most Holy Trinity

• Order of St. Augustine

• Sisters of Charity

What Indian state shares its borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh?

• Sikkim

• Arunachal Pradesh

• Assam

• Maharashtra

A benefit concert series was held on August 1, 1971, in Madison Square Garden, New York, to raise awareness and money for what cause?

• the refugees and victims of the Bangladesh Liberation War

• those impacted by the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna insurrection in Sri Lanka

• the Kashmir conflict

_____ is part of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal. It is the tenth-highest mountain in the world at 26,545 feet above sea level.

• Karakoram

• Annapurna

• Hindu Kush

• Gangkhar Puensum

Lord Louis Mountbatten served as the last _____ and returned to the Royal Navy until his retirement in 1965.

• Governor-general of India

• viceroy of India

• secretary of state for India

• chief minister of India