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December Assessment review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Leader of the Muslim League who pushed for a separate country for Muslims.

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Muhammad Jinnah

d)

Indira Gandhi

2.

Indian prime minister assassinated for attacking Sikh separatists.

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Muhammad Jinnah

d)

Indira Gandhi

3.

This country was formerly called East Pakistan and became independent in the 1970s.

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Nepal

4.

Tactic used to "fight" the British

a)

Armed rebellion

b)

Civil disobedience

c)

Guerrilla war

d)

Uprisings

5.

Main political group dominated by Hindus that struggled against British rule.

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Muslim League

c)

British East Indian Company

d)

Hindu League

6.

Trading organization that controlled India through bribes and punishing uncooperative local rulers.

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Muslim League

c)

British East India Company

d)

Dutch East Trading Company

7.

Place where hundreds of Indians were massacred, leading to a stronger push for independence.

a)

Kashmir

b)

Amritsar

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Bangalore

8.

Region of India where conflicts continue between India and Pakistan.

a)

Kashmir

b)

Amritsar

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Bengal

9.

Violent event that led the British Government to take over India from the British East India Company in 1857.

a)

Amritsar Massacre

b)

SepoyRevolt/Great Revolt

c)

Sri Lanka war

d)

Lahore Conflict

10.

In 1858 who overthrows the Mughal Empire to take control of India?

a)

Palistan

b)

Krishna

c)

Great Britain

d)

Alexander the Great

11.
What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?
a)
Indus River
b)
Ganges River
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Gobi Desert
12.

What is the capital of India?

a)

Calcutta

b)

New Delhi

c)

Mumbai

d)

Dhaka

13.

The first Prime Minister of India was

a)

Nehru

b)

Indira

c)

Jinnah

d)

Gandhi

14.

Nehru utilized the following economic principles in India from 1947-1960

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Green Market economy

15.

This political party ruled India from 1947-1990s

a)

BJP

b)

INC

c)

BEIC

d)

SOS

16.

Khadi movement is synonymous with...

a)

fasting

b)

homespun movement

c)

guerrilla warfare

d)

salt march

17.

Swadeshi Movement promoted

a)

boycott of British goods; buy Indian-made only

b)

day of prayer and fasting

c)

day of protest and marching

d)

radical Hindu nationalism

18.

All of the following are issues that modern Bangladesh faces EXCEPT:

a)

climate change and land erosion

b)

public health care

c)

overpopulation

d)

obesity

19.

communalism is

a)

where people are held to local ethnic, linguistic, and religious divisions

b)

an ashram

c)

another word for communism

d)

group prayer

20.

All are issues Pakistan faces today EXCEPT

a)

communalism, or local ethnic divisions

b)

extreme religious groups, such as the infiltration of Al Qaeda

c)

high number of people living in poverty

d)

national unity