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South Asia/India Test Review 2021

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. Was he for or against the British partition plan?

a)

Nehru was against the partition plan and wanted India to stay unified.

b)

Nehru was for the partition plan and wanted a separate homeland for Hindus

2.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the Muslim League leader who was concerned that Muslim minorities would not be represented in the newly formed Indian government. Was he for or against the British partition plan?

a)

Jinnah was against the formation of Pakistan for the Muslim homeland

b)

Jinnah wanted a separate homeland for Muslims

3.

The partition of India into two separate countries caused the following....(check all that apply)

a)

Violence erupted during the migration of millions of people

b)

Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs all migrated to their new homelands

c)

300,000 to 1 million people lost their lives to violence and riots

4.

Ghandi believed protests and activism should be....

a)

violent and chaotic

b)

passive and silent

c)

peaceful and nonviolent

d)

nothing should be done about Indian rights

5.

Gandhi led a march to the coast of India to protest????

a)

British Tea

b)

British Playing Cards

c)

British Salt

d)

British Scrumpets

6.

Push factors are....

a)

unstable government, persecution, violence and natural disasters that lead to someone who is forced or wanting to leave their countries

b)

good economy, job opportunities, political freedom make someone want to go to country

7.

Where did India's "Caste System", or social classes, originate?

a)

1500 BC, the Aryans believed in an orderly society divided into varnas, or social classes.

b)

1930's British India

c)

1800 British Raj

d)

1928 Gandhi developed the social classes

8.

Gandhi studied to become a lawyer in England. He went on to establish his own law firm to fight racism and apartheid laws in which country?

a)

Britain

b)

India

c)

South Africa

d)

The Middle East

9.

Which statement is true about India's population, analyze the population pyramid for a hint...

a)

India will not have enough workers in the future

b)

India has too many elderly people

c)

India's population has grown at a rapid rate and has caused overpopulation in major cities across the country

d)

India needs to have more babies born to combat unemployment

10.

After the great migration during the dividation of India, which area is still disputed and claimed by both Pakistan and India?

a)

Kashmir

b)

Bangladesh

c)

New Delhi

d)

Islamabad

11.

The Myanmar military recently took over control of the government and accused democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption. This is known as a...

a)

Hostile Militarism

b)

Military Coup

c)

Violent Takeover

d)

Military Election

12.

Which country is NOT considered to be in South Asia

a)

China

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bangladesh

13.

India's government once encouraged migration to large cities. Now, the effects of this urbanization has led to over-populated cities. What are some impacts of overpopulation. Check all that apply

a)

Food and water shortages

b)

Not enough jobs

c)

Energy shortages

d)

Strong economy

14.

Analyse the caste system in the picture. Which answer is the correct order of the social classes

a)

Brahmins, Shudras, Vaishyas and the Kshatriyas

b)

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras

15.

According to the Caste System, which peoples are considered the "untouchables?"

a)

Brahmins

b)

Shudras

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

e)

Achoots or Dalits

16.

True or false, the Caste System has been outlawed in India today, but the social order is still affected by the system

a)

True

b)

False