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India and China

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What physical feature is North of India and separates it from Nepal and China?

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Eastern Ghats Mountains

c)

Thar Desert

d)

Bay of Bengal

2.

Which two religions began in India?

a)

Catholicism and Jainism

b)

Islam and Buddhism

c)

Hinduism and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Christianity

3.

Which physical feature is considered sacred and holy in India by Hindus, where people believe that they can be cured of sickness and disease?

a)

Thar Desert

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Ganges River

d)

Nile River

4.

What is Sri Lanka?

a)

a common language spoken in western India

b)

a religious minority in northern India

c)

a Muslim holiday celebrated throughout Asia

d)

an island nation located South of India

5.

Shah Jahan had the _______ built to honor the memory of his wife in 1632.

a)

Ankor Wat

b)

Forbidden City

c)

Imperial Palace

d)

Taj Mahal

6.

Mahatma Gandhi was known for using what type of political action to achieve his goals?

a)

passive aggression

b)

guerrilla warfare

c)

changing the way people voted

d)

non-violent resistance

e)

mis-information and propaganda

7.

What are two similarities of the Hindu and Buddhist religions?

a)

Belief in nirvana and many gods

b)

Belief in Reincarnation and Karma

c)

Belief in Vedas and sacred cows

d)

belief in Brahma and the Caste System

8.

Which country split off from India because of religious differences?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Tibet

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

9.

What is the largest city (18.5 million people) in India with the highest population density?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Calcutta

c)

Mumbai

d)

Dubai

10.

India is divided into 5 different social groups. This is known as the __________.

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

sectionalism

d)

segregation

11.

Why did Gandhi lead people on a 200 mile march to collect salt from the sea?

a)

to protest the British government's taxes

b)

They wanted to make money for the British government.

c)

The price of salt went up, so it was an opportunity they couldn't pass up.

d)

They couldn't find salt in India anymore

12.

Who was Siddhartha Guatama?

a)

a former Prime Minister of India

b)

a corrupt Indian politician who tried to stop Gandhi

c)

a man who later came to be called Buddha

d)

the founder of Islam

13.

Which of the following physical features is NOT in India?

a)

Bay of Bengal

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Indus River

d)

Thar Desert

e)

Western Ghats Mountains

14.

India and _______ are the two countries with the largest populations on Earth.

a)

Russia

b)

The United States

c)

Brazil

d)

China

e)

Japan

15.

India belongs to which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

e)

Asia

16.

The _____ is the world's tallest mountain range.

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Fuji

d)

Gobi

17.

Which Chinese dynasty is responsible for developing China's first writing system?

a)

Shang

b)

Han

c)

Qin

d)

Zhou

18.

Which Chinese dynasty is responsible for the Great Wall of China?

a)

Shang

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Han

19.

China has the world's largest what?

a)

Population

b)

Square Feet

c)

Buildings

d)

National Parks

20.

What type of government does China have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Communist

c)

Monarchy

d)

Free-Market

21.

_____ is the official language of China.

a)

Mandarin Chinese

b)

Dialects

c)

Mandarin Oranges

d)

Han Chinese

22.

China's largest city-

a)

Shanghai

b)

Beijing

c)

Honk Kong

d)

Taiwan

23.

What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall of China?

a)

Show Chinese strength

b)

Protect against invaders

c)

Ensure international trade

d)

Expand the empire

24.

What is another name for the Huang He River

a)

Chang River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Red River

d)

Black River

25.
China's first Communist leader was
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Shi Huangdi
d)
Dang Xiaoping
26.
The Three Gorges Dam will create power from
a)
water
b)
coal
c)
gasoline
d)
wind
27.
Who are the Han?
a)
Portuguese traders
b)
China's largest ethnic group
c)
Tibetan leaders
d)
Martial artists
28.
An economic system in which the government owns all businesses and makes all decisions.
a)
Forbidden City
b)
Pagodas
c)
Gers
d)
Command Economy
29.
Buddhist temples that have multi-storied towers with an upward curving roof at each floor.
a)
Forbidden City
b)
Pagodas
c)
Gers
d)
Command Economy
30.
Reincarnation
a)
The process of recycling
b)
The process of rebirth
c)
The process of decomposition
d)
The process of farming
31.
Hired soldiers
a)
mercenaries
b)
missionaries
c)
missions
d)
mysteries
32.
Nirvana
a)
Band
b)
State of perfect peace
c)
City state in India
d)
Buddah's nickname
33.
Going without food?
a)
Starving
b)
Hungry
c)
Fasting
d)
Empty bowl
34.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?
a)
Karma
b)
Carma
c)
Beliefs
d)
Charisma
35.
Divided India's society into groups?
a)
Social Hierarchy
b)
Caste System
c)
Social Classes
d)
Hinduism
36.

Hindus are polytheistic, which means:

a)

Hindus believe in one god.

b)

Hindus believe in many different gods and goddesses.

c)

Hindus fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan.

d)

Hindus celebrate holy days each month.

37.

Mahatma Gandhi used non-violent methods called satyagraha to help India gain its independence from which European nation?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Spain

38.

What strategy or strategies come from the form of resistance know as civil disobedience, or non-violent action?

a)

revolution

b)

imperialism, colonialism

c)

socialism

d)

strike, boycott, embargo