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WorksheetsUnit 5 South Asia Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main language in South Asia?
a)
Mandarin
b)
British
c)
Russian
d)
Hindi
2.
Considered the father of India; used nonviolent protest to help India gain independence from Great Britain.
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
Indira Gandhi
c)
Lok Sabha
d)
Rajya Sabha
3.
Which is the Indian flag?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
e)
4.
India has been involved in many wars and conflicts with which one of its neighbors?
a)
China
b)
Afghanistan
c)
Tibet
d)
Pakistan
5.
A valley and early civilization within India, one of the longest rivers in the world.
a)
Indus
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Yellow
6.
to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject
a)
Ashrams
b)
Meditate
c)
Moksha
d)
Sparse
7.
peaceful protest against laws that are considered unjust
a)
impede
b)
overtax
c)
nonviolent resistance
d)
caste
8.
in Hinduism, the effect of a person's actions in this and previous lives
a)
Guild
b)
Dravidians
c)
Karma
d)
Dalit
9.
the rebirth of a soul in a new body
a)
illusion
b)
missionary
c)
mediate
d)
reincarnation
10.
in Buddhism, a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
a)
Mediate
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Nirvana
d)
Monsoon
11.
unfair treatment
a)
discrimination
b)
flourish
c)
monastery
d)
ancestor
12.
Which is NOT a natural resource you would find in South Asia?
a)
Coal
b)
Iron
c)
Oil
d)
Silver
13.
Which is NOT one of the largest religions in South Asia?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
14.
East Pakistan is known today as what country?
a)
India
b)
Afghanistan
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Pakistan
15.
What two religious groups often fought and are rivals in South Asia?
a)
Muslims
b)
Christians
c)
Buddhist
d)
Hindus
16.
What region of the world would you find India, Pakistan, Bangladesh ?
a)
North America
b)
East Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South Asia
e)
Antartica
17.
Which belief or practice is not part of Buddhism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
the caste system
c)
the cycle of life
d)
karma
18.
Group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival.
a)
temperate zone
b)
biome
c)
ecosystem
d)
tropics
19.
The movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.
a)
tropical cyclone
b)
weather
c)
moderate
d)
water cycle
20.
a collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
a)
dalit
b)
caste
c)
tolerance
d)
Veda
21.
What is the name of this historic building that is one of the wonders of the world?
a)
Eiffel Tower
b)
Statue of LIberty
c)
Taj Mahal
d)
Ganges Gate
22.
member of the lowest Indian caste grouping made up of people who did jobs no one else wanted to do
a)
guild
b)
dalit
c)
caste
d)
ancestor
23.
Which of the following were TWO great Indus Valley cities?
a)
Mohenjo Daro
b)
Harappa
c)
Asoka
d)
Gupta
24.
Mauryan ruler who was committed to nonviolence and rule based on moral law.
a)
Chandragupta
b)
Chandra Gupta II
c)
Bindusara
d)
Asoka
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