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South Asia Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was formed by two plates colliding in South Asia?

a)

Ganges Delta

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Deccan Plateau

d)

Thar Desert

2.

What crop do farmers in the mountain villages of Bhutan grow?

a)

winter wheat

b)

Sugarcane

c)

Vegetables

d)

Rice

3.

How do monsoons affect the climate in South Asia in the summer?

a)

Winds from the Thar Desert make it hot and dry.

b)

Winds from the Himalaya Mountains bring cool breezes.

c)

Winds from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rain.

d)

Winds from the Himalaya Mountains cause drought.

4.

Who benefited the most from the Green Revolution?

a)

wealthy farmers

b)

subsistence farmers

c)

coal miners

d)

coastal fishermen

5.

How does industry pollute the Ganges River?

a)

by releasing raw sewage

b)

by flushing chemicals

c)

by dumping trash

d)

by building dams

6.

What is the effect of rising temperatures on the availability of water in South Asia?

a)

increase evaporation and cause drought

b)

melt glaciers faster and increase the amount of water in lakes

c)

make the air dryer and decrease the summer rains

d)

have little effect on water resources in South Asia

7.

Which of these led to the development of the Harappan civilization?

a)

Nomadic herders migrated from Central Asia to the Indus valley.

b)

Muslim traders came from Central Asia into South Asia.

c)

Farming villages on the Indus River developed into cities.

d)

Buddhism became the dominant religion in South Asia.

8.

Under the caste system, on what was a person’s place in society based?

a)

religion

b)

occupation

c)

language

d)

birthplace

9.

Who ruled India after the Mughal Empire?

a)

the Aryan civilization

b)

the British raj

c)

the Gupta Empire

d)

the Mauryan Empire

10.

Which religion began in South Asia and was supported by the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Sirkhism

11.

As a colony of Britain, which is true of India?

a)

It developed a strong manufacturing economy.

b)

It was not allowed to export raw materials to England.

c)

It had a favorable trading relationship with Britain.

d)

It had to import manufactured goods from Britain.

12.

How did the Bhagavad Gita help Gandhi?

a)

persuading the British to let India become independent

b)

maintaining inner peace in difficult times

c)

becoming a powerful military leader

d)

changing the religious beliefs of people in India