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South Asia 2020-21

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About 40 million years ago, the _____________________ collided with Asia.

a)

the Bay of Bengal

b)

the Himalayas

c)

Indian 'subcontinent

d)

Pangea

2.

The Himalayas form a natural barrier between South Asia and the rest of Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Located in the Himalayas is ____________________, the world's tallest mountain.

a)

Mount Kilimanjaro

b)

Mount Stanley

c)

Mount Kenya

d)

Mount Everest

4.

What is the most important factor in the climate of South Asia?

a)

vegetation

b)

rivers

c)

monsoons

d)

plateaus

5.

The river valleys of South Asia are more heavily populated than the mountains regions because of

a)

the industrial centers.

b)

the many rain forests.

c)

the cold weather.

d)

the fertile farmland.

6.

What change did Aryans introduce in northern India?

a)

a monarchy

b)

electing leaders

c)

the caste system

d)

the end of class divisions

7.

What is the main religion of India?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

islam

d)

Buddhism

8.

What did Siddhartha Gautama believe would solve the problem of peoples suffering?

a)

food and water.

b)

education.

c)

their families.

d)

selfish desires.

9.

From the late 1700s until it gained independence, the Indian subcontinent was ruled by the

a)

British.

b)

French.

c)

Dutch.

d)

Mughals.

10.

In 1947, Hindus and Muslims agreed to divide the Indian subcontinent into which two nations?

a)

India and Bangladesh

b)

Tibet and Pakistan

c)

Bangladesh and East Pakistan

d)

India and Pakistan

11.

A social group into which people are born and which they cannot change

a)

caste

b)

muezzin

c)

partition

d)

boycott

12.

A territory ruled by another nation.

a)

colony

b)

partition

c)

monotheism

d)

polytheism

13.

A refusal to buy or use goods and services to show disapproval or bring about change.

a)

muezzin

b)

alluvial

c)

boycott

d)

partition

14.

Which country has had the largest increase in population over the past 50 years?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

India

c)

Tibet

d)

Pakistan

15.

In which year was India’s GDP about $400 billion?

a)

1971

b)

1981

c)

1996

d)

2006

16.

From 2011 to 2016, India’s GDP increased by about how much?

a)

$200 billion

b)

$500 billion

c)

$800 billion

d)

$950 billion