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WorksheetsWCG South Asia Chapter 17
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 19mins
What island country is located immediately southeast of India?
(a)
Which country is located immediately west of India and has Islamabad as its capital?
(a)
Which is the capital city of Nepal?
Kathmandu
Delhi
Dhaka
Thimphu
The Indus River begins in the Himalayas and flows for over 2,000 miles to its mouth in the Arabian Sea. Most of its length is located in which country?
(a)
South Asia is a separate ________________, a rigid section of the earth's crust that can move independently. This ____________ is moving northward, pushing the Himalaya Mountains higher and higher.
(a)
The Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh joins another major river and flows into the Bay of Bengal. What is this delta region called?
(a)
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Nepal
In some isolated, high elevation villages, people depend on meat and cheese produced by Tibetan oxen. What are these oxen called?
(a)
Farmers who grow food only for their families are practicing ___________ _______________.
(a)
Most of Bhutan is below sea level.
Most of Bhutan is mountainous.
Bangladesh receives far more rainfall than does Pakistan.
Sri Lanka has a very humid climate compared to northwest India.
Countries along the Bay of Bengal have low annual precipitation.
Seasonal winds that bring intense rainfall are called (a) .
Land suitable for farming is called
(a)
The Ganges River, considered holy by Hindus, is kept pristine.
True
False
Select all true statements about the Vedic society.
Brahmins were to teach.
Sudras were to teach.
Sudras were to serve.
Vaisyas were to fight and rule.
Kshatriyas were to fight an rule.
(a)
Ram Nath Kovind is the president of
(a)
Arif Alvi is the prime minister of
(a)
This is the Taj Mahal, built to memoralize Mumtaz Mahal.
This is the Lotus Temple where people of all faiths are welcome to worship.
The word (a) is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’, meaning ‘to join’ or ‘to yoke’ or ‘to unite’. As per Yogic scriptures the practice of Yoga leads to the union of individual consciousness with that of the Universal Consciousness, indicating a perfect harmony between the mind and body, Man & Nature.
Both Hindus, like Gandhi, and Muslims sought independence from British rule. Mohandas Gandhi campaigned for ___________ ________________, which refers to the nonviolent disobeying of laws.
(a)
India is predominantly Hindu.
India is predominantly Muslim.
Sri Lanka and Bhutan are predominantly Buddhist.
Afghanistan and Bangladesh are predominantly Christian.
