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South Asia Test

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ocean is shown by the color blue?

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

2.

Urdu is the language of which country?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Sri Lanka

3.

How did Gandhi promote Indian independence?

a)

Through armed resistance

b)

By promoting Hindu-Muslim conflict

c)

Through civil disobedience

d)

By disbanding the East India Company

4.

What mountains are these?

a)
Hindu Kush
b)
Andes
c)
Himalayas
d)
Rockys
5.

This country has 3 ethnicities - Bhote from Tibet, immigrants from Nepal, and native tribal people

a)
Bangladesh
b)
Bhutan
c)
Nepal
d)
Burma/Myanmar
6.

The ealiest civilization in India was the Harappan located on which river?

a)
Godavari River
b)
Narmada river
c)
Indus River
d)
Krishna River
7.

Which nation is highlighted on the Map?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Nepal

c)

Bangladesh

d)

India

8.

How do monsoons affect the climate in South Asia in the summer?

a)

Winds from the Thar Desert make it hot and dry

b)

Winds from the Himalayas bring cool breezes

c)

Winds bring heavy rain from the Indian Ocean during the wet season and take it back out during the dry season.

d)

Winds from the Himalayas cause drought.

9.

What mountains are found along the coasts of the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea?

a)

Elburz

b)

Himalayas

c)

Ghats

d)

Kashmir

10.

What country used to be part of Pakistan?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

India

11.
a)

Bangladesh

b)

Bhutan

c)

India

d)

Maldives

12.

What country?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Cambodia

c)

Phillipines

d)

Laos

13.
a)
Western Ghats
b)
Eastern Ghats
c)
Himalayas
d)
Hindu Kush
14.

What river is also considered a goddess by Hindus?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Brahmaputra River

c)

Indus River

d)

Schuylkill River

15.

What Muslim nations were formed after gaining independence from Britain in 1947?

a)

Bangladesh and Pakistan

b)

India and Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan and Indian

d)

Nepal and Bhutan

16.

What European nation used its strong navy and a private army to gain control over India?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Portugal

17.

Which of the following is an accomplishment of modern India?

a)

India’s government brought back the Mughal Empire

b)

India is the world’s largest democracy

c)

The Green Revolution to make recycling am imperative

d)

Beef has become a major part of the Indian diet

18.

the area between the Western and Eastern Ghats

a)

Deccan plateau

b)

Thar desert

c)

Western ghats

d)

Eastern ghats

19.

What country is New Delhi in?

a)

India

b)

Maldives

20.
Which of these is an example of social classes?
a)
land reform
b)
Ramadan
c)
Caste system
d)
Mandalas
21.
In Pakistan most people follow which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Jainism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
22.

The highest mountain range in East & South Asia.

a)

The Urals

b)

The Himalayas

c)

The Rockies

d)

The Atlas Mountains

23.
Who was India's beloved nonviolent leader?
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
Salman Rushdie
c)
Indira Gandhi
d)
Nawaz Sharif
24.
Where did civilization in South Asia begin?
a)
Ganges Plain
b)
Nepal
c)
Indus River Valley
d)
Eastern Ghats
25.
India's movie capital is nicknamed
a)
New Delhi
b)
Bollywood
c)
Hollywood
d)
Bombay
26.

What country is Islamabad in?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bhutan

27.
Hindus believe that after death,
a)
each person will be offered a chance to enter nirvana.
b)
people become gods and godesses.
c)
a person's soul ceases to exist.
d)
most people are reborn as another living thing.
28.
Most people of India follow which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Jainism
29.

What is the capital of Nepal?

a)

Kathmandu

b)

Taipei

c)

Trimphu

d)

Seoul

30.
What territory has been fought over between Pakistan and India?
a)
Nepal 
b)
Sri Lanka
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Kashmir
31.

Hindus believe that dharma

a)

frees a person from the wheel of reincarnation.

b)

is a person's duties that must be done in this life.

c)

is a drumbeat used to drive out evil spirits.

d)

is a blessing from the mother goddess Shakti.

32.

Hindus believe that karma

a)

should be chanted 5 times a day.

b)

determines a person's future lives.

c)

is a melody to be played on the sitar during worship.

d)

is an alter for religious offerings.

33.

The religion that can free a person from the Hindu cycle of reincarnation, and was preached by Siddhartha Gautama is

a)

Islam.

b)

Jainism.

c)

Hinduism.

d)

Buddhism.