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WorksheetsSouth Asia Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
The countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan are part of which region of Asia?
East Asia
South-West Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
The region of South Asia includes which of the following countries?
India
Bhutan
Pakistan
China
Afghanistan
This major mountain range lies across Northern India and Nepal.
Hindu Kush
Northern Mountains
Himalayas
Adirondacks
Which river winds through the northern regions of India and spills into the Bay of Bengal?
Indus River
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Amazon River
The earliest civilization in India sprang up around this river -
Ganges
Indus
Brahmaputra
Mississippi
The seasonal changes in wind patterns that brings heavy rain is called -
Typhoon
Monsoon
Hurricanes
Summer Winds
What artifact did the Harappan civilization leave behind and have been found as far away as Mesopotamia?
Stone Seals
Sailboats
Sewer System
The Vedas
Which of these items were possibly invented in India?
Sailboat
Christianity
Written Language
The Wheel
Chemistry
Ashoka the Great is best known for spreading -
buddhism throughout India
buddhism throughout China
Hinduism throughout India
Sikhism throughout India
After defeating both the army of Alexander the Great, this king went on to rule India very harshly.
Ashoka the Great
Siddartha Gautama
Mahatma Ghandi
Chandragupta Maurya
The monsoon winds bring warm air and heavy rains from the _______ Ocean
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
Stone seals, a working sewer system, and sailboats are all creations of which ancient Indian society?
Indo-Aryans
Mauryan Empire
Indus Valley
Gupta Empire
Which Central Asian lake is shrinking rapidly due to over-irrigation projects started in the 1960s?
Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Aral Sea
Lake Erie
The countries of Central Asia (except Afghanistan) were all members this economic and political Union until its fall in 1991
United Nations
Soviet Union
United States of Asia
European Union
What does the suffix "-istan" mean?
"Land of the - "
"People of the - "
"Language of the - "
"For the -"
Which dominant geographical feature of Central Asia is characterized by wide open fields and plains?
Deccan Plateau
Western Ghats
Himalayas
The Steppes
Buddha's birth name was:
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka the Great
George Washington
The Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path are the major writings for which religion?
Christianity
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
What is the significant of Brahma in Hinduism?
The Creator god - the supreme spirit
The Destroyer of Evil
The Keeper of all Good
What is the final goal for Buddhists?
To achieve Nirvana
To enter heaven
To become King
To take over the world
What is Nirvana?
A 90s Grunge Band
Final Enlightenment
Unity with the supreme spirit Brahman
Eternal suffering
The cycle of death and rebirth based on karma followed by Hindus is called:
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Moksha
Brahman
Which country is found to the northwest of Pakistan?
Uzbekistan
India
Georgia
Afghanistan
Which of the following people are considered the Founder of Hinduism?
Siddartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka the Great
There is no founder
Delhi is the capital of -
India
Pakistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Dhaka is the capital city of -
India
Uzbekistan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Which of the following countries is an island?
Bhutan
Turkmenistan
Sir Lanka
Nepal
Nur-Sultan is the capital of which country?
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikstan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Which empire is known as the "Golden Age of India?"
Maurya Empire
Qing Empire
Jaconian Empire
Gupta Empire
During the Golden Age of India, which of the following things did NOT happen?
Mathematicians invented the Zero
"Sinbad the Sailor" was written
Doctors invented inoculations
Siddartha Gautama founded Buddhism
Which group of people were considered the highest in the Caste system?
Priests
Servants
Merchants
Warriors
The Unclean
What was the name of the system in India which outlined a very strict social hierarchy?
Reincarnation
Karma
Buddhism
Caste System
According to the Caste System, the only way to advance in life was to -
marry a wealthy person
buy land
die and be reborn
attend church every day
The Caste system was originally created by the -
Indus Valley people
Indo-Aryan people
Maurya Empire
Gupta Empire
When was the Caste System abandoned?
during the Harappan civilization (2600 BCE)
during the Gupta Empire (800 CE)
during the British Rule (1930s)
2001
What is the name of the River Goddess located in northern India?
Ganga
Brahmaputra
Indus
Tazak
