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India today

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A program that encouraged farmers to adopt modern agricultural methods to produce more food is ______.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Diwali

d)

Mixed Market Economy

2.

The increase in the percentage of people who live in cities is called _____.

a)

Authoritarian Rule

b)

Diwali

c)

Urbanization

d)

Persecution

3.

A form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority is ____.

a)

Democracy

b)

Authoritarian Rule

c)

Communism

d)

Terracing

4.

What country did India gain its independence from?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Pakistan

d)

China

5.

In 1947, Great Britain partitioned India into which TWO countries?

a)

China

b)

Pakistan

c)

India

d)

Bhutan

6.

What was the main religion in Pakistan when the partition occurred?

a)

Islam

b)

Hindu

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

7.

What was the main religion in India when it was partitioned?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

8.

India today has what type of government?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

9.

India's population today ranks ____.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

10.

What river do most people live near in India?

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Tigris

d)

Yellow

11.

India's PER CAPITA GDP is high or low?

a)

High

b)

Low

12.

India's low per capita GDP tells us that many people live in _______.

a)

Poverty

b)

Rural areas

c)

Urban areas

d)

Wealthy villages

13.

Why might someone move from a village to a city in India?

a)

Better jobs in the city

b)

They've always wanted to live in a big city

c)

Better cell signal

d)

Higher standard of living in the cities

14.

What are TWO examples of ethnocentrism?

a)

The Chinese thought foreigners were barbarians

b)

Believing that we are all equal

c)

Thinking your culture or ethnic group is better than others

d)

Wanting everyone to get along and be friends

15.
a strong wind that blows one way in winter and another in summer
a)
Sanskrit
b)
caste
c)
raja
d)
monsoon
16.
the written language developed in India
a)
Sanskrit
b)
monsoon
c)
raja
d)
caste
17.
India is this, because it is part of Asia, but huge mountains separate it fro the rest of Asia
a)
Island
b)
subcontinent
18.

What method did Gandhi use to create awareness for Indian struggle to gain independence from the British?

a)

Riots and attacks on the British

b)

Utilize the Hindu soldiers to keep away the Muslims

c)

Non-violence and non-cooperation with unjust laws

19.
Gandhi's non-violent resistance movement included
a)
peaceful protests
b)
boycotting goods
c)
sit-ins
d)
all of the above
20.
In 1947, India won independence from 
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Great Britain