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WorksheetsSouth Asia/India Test Review 2021
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. Was he for or against the British partition plan?
Nehru was against the partition plan and wanted India to stay unified.
Nehru was for the partition plan and wanted a separate homeland for Hindus
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?
Jinnah was against the formation of Pakistan for the Muslim homeland
Jinnah wanted a separate homeland for Muslims
The partition of India into two separate countries caused the following....(check all that apply)
Violence erupted during the migration of millions of people
Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs all migrated to their new homelands
300,000 to 1 million people lost their lives to violence and riots
Ghandi believed protests and activism should be....
violent and chaotic
passive and silent
peaceful and nonviolent
nothing should be done about Indian rights
Gandhi led a march to the coast of India to protest????
British Tea
British Playing Cards
British Salt
British Scrumpets
Push factors are....
unstable government, persecution, violence and natural disasters that lead to someone who is forced or wanting to leave their countries
good economy, job opportunities, political freedom make someone want to go to country
Where did India's "Caste System", or social classes, originate?
1500 BC, the Aryans believed in an orderly society divided into varnas, or social classes.
1930's British India
1800 British Raj
1928 Gandhi developed the social classes
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?
Britain
India
South Africa
The Middle East
Which statement is true about India's population, analyze the population pyramid for a hint...
India will not have enough workers in the future
India has too many elderly people
India's population has grown at a rapid rate and has caused overpopulation in major cities across the country
India needs to have more babies born to combat unemployment
After the great migration during the dividation of India, which area is still disputed and claimed by both Pakistan and India?
Kashmir
Bangladesh
New Delhi
Islamabad
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...
Hostile Militarism
Military Coup
Violent Takeover
Military Election
Which country is NOT considered to be in South Asia
China
Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
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
Food and water shortages
Not enough jobs
Energy shortages
Strong economy
Analyse the caste system in the picture. Which answer is the correct order of the social classes
Brahmins, Shudras, Vaishyas and the Kshatriyas
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras
According to the Caste System, which peoples are considered the "untouchables?"
Brahmins
Shudras
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
Achoots or Dalits
True or false, the Caste System has been outlawed in India today, but the social order is still affected by the system
True
False
