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South Asia Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan are part of which region of Asia?

a)

East Asia

b)

South-West Asia

c)

Central Asia

d)

South Asia

2.

The region of South Asia includes which of the following countries?

a)

India

b)

Bhutan

c)

Pakistan

d)

China

e)

Afghanistan

3.

This major mountain range lies across Northern India and Nepal.

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Northern Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Adirondacks

4.

Which river winds through the northern regions of India and spills into the Bay of Bengal?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Brahmaputra River

d)

Amazon River

5.

The earliest civilization in India sprang up around this river -

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Brahmaputra

d)

Mississippi

6.

The seasonal changes in wind patterns that brings heavy rain is called -

a)

Typhoon

b)

Monsoon

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Summer Winds

7.

What artifact did the Harappan civilization leave behind and have been found as far away as Mesopotamia?

a)

Stone Seals

b)

Sailboats

c)

Sewer System

d)

The Vedas

8.

Which of these items were possibly invented in India?

a)

Sailboat

b)

Christianity

c)

Written Language

d)

The Wheel

e)

Chemistry

9.

Ashoka the Great is best known for spreading -

a)

buddhism throughout India

b)

buddhism throughout China

c)

Hinduism throughout India

d)

Sikhism throughout India

10.

After defeating both the army of Alexander the Great, this king went on to rule India very harshly.

a)

Ashoka the Great

b)

Siddartha Gautama

c)

Mahatma Ghandi

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

11.

The monsoon winds bring warm air and heavy rains from the _______ Ocean

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

12.

Stone seals, a working sewer system, and sailboats are all creations of which ancient Indian society?

a)

Indo-Aryans

b)

Mauryan Empire

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Gupta Empire

13.

Which Central Asian lake is shrinking rapidly due to over-irrigation projects started in the 1960s?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Lake Baikal

c)

Aral Sea

d)

Lake Erie

14.

The countries of Central Asia (except Afghanistan) were all members this economic and political Union until its fall in 1991

a)

United Nations

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States of Asia

d)

European Union

15.

What does the suffix "-istan" mean?

a)

"Land of the - "

b)

"People of the - "

c)

"Language of the - "

d)

"For the -"

16.

Which dominant geographical feature of Central Asia is characterized by wide open fields and plains?

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Western Ghats

c)

Himalayas

d)

The Steppes

17.

Buddha's birth name was:

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Ashoka the Great

d)

George Washington

18.

The Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path are the major writings for which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Jainism

d)

Hinduism

19.

What is the significant of Brahma in Hinduism?

a)

The Creator god - the supreme spirit

b)

The Destroyer of Evil

c)

The Keeper of all Good

20.

What is the final goal for Buddhists?

a)

To achieve Nirvana

b)

To enter heaven

c)

To become King

d)

To take over the world

21.

What is Nirvana?

a)

A 90s Grunge Band

b)

Final Enlightenment

c)

Unity with the supreme spirit Brahman

d)

Eternal suffering

22.

The cycle of death and rebirth based on karma followed by Hindus is called:

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Nirvana

c)

Moksha

d)

Brahman

23.

Which country is found to the northwest of Pakistan?

a)

Uzbekistan

b)

India

c)

Georgia

d)

Afghanistan

24.

Which of the following people are considered the Founder of Hinduism?

a)

Siddartha Gautama

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Ashoka the Great

d)

There is no founder

25.

Delhi is the capital of -

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bhutan

d)

Bangladesh

26.

Dhaka is the capital city of -

a)

India

b)

Uzbekistan

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Sri Lanka

27.

Which of the following countries is an island?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Turkmenistan

c)

Sir Lanka

d)

Nepal

28.

Nur-Sultan is the capital of which country?

a)

Uzbekistan

b)

Turkmenistan

c)

Tajikstan

d)

Afghanistan

e)

Pakistan

29.

Which empire is known as the "Golden Age of India?"

a)

Maurya Empire

b)

Qing Empire

c)

Jaconian Empire

d)

Gupta Empire

30.

During the Golden Age of India, which of the following things did NOT happen?

a)

Mathematicians invented the Zero

b)

"Sinbad the Sailor" was written

c)

Doctors invented inoculations

d)

Siddartha Gautama founded Buddhism

31.

Which group of people were considered the highest in the Caste system?

a)

Priests

b)

Servants

c)

Merchants

d)

Warriors

e)

The Unclean

32.

What was the name of the system in India which outlined a very strict social hierarchy?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Karma

c)

Buddhism

d)

Caste System

33.

According to the Caste System, the only way to advance in life was to -

a)

marry a wealthy person

b)

buy land

c)

die and be reborn

d)

attend church every day

34.

The Caste system was originally created by the -

a)

Indus Valley people

b)

Indo-Aryan people

c)

Maurya Empire

d)

Gupta Empire

35.

When was the Caste System abandoned?

a)

during the Harappan civilization (2600 BCE)

b)

during the Gupta Empire (800 CE)

c)

during the British Rule (1930s)

d)

2001

36.

What is the name of the River Goddess located in northern India?

a)

Ganga

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Indus

d)

Tazak