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South Asia Subunit

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which physical feature is considered sacred and holy in India by Hindus, where people believe that they can be cured of sickness and disease?

a)

Thar Desert

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Ganges River

d)

Nile River

2.

The Kashmir Conflict is a territorial dispute between India and _________.

a)

Myanmar (Burma)

b)

Pakistan

c)

Tibet

d)

Afghanistan

3.

What is Sri Lanka?

a)

a common language spoken in western India

b)

a religious minority in northern India

c)

a Muslim holiday celebrated throughout Asia

d)

an island nation located South of India

4.

Shah Jahan had the _______ built to honor the memory of his wife in 1632.

a)

Ankor Wat

b)

Forbidden City

c)

Imperial Palace

d)

Taj Mahal

5.

Mahatma Gandhi was known for using what type of political action to achieve his goals?

a)

passive aggression

b)

guerrilla warfare

c)

changing the way people voted

d)

non-violent resistance

e)

mis-information and propaganda

6.

What are two similarities of the Hindu and Buddhist religions?

a)

Belief in nirvana and many gods

b)

Belief in Reincarnation and Karma

c)

Belief in Vedas and sacred cows

d)

belief in Brahma and the Caste System

7.

Which country split off from India because of religious differences?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Tibet

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

8.

India is divided into 5 different social groups. This is known as the __________.

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

sectionalism

d)

segregation

9.

Who was Siddhartha Guatama?

a)

a former Prime Minister of India

b)

a corrupt Indian politician who tried to stop Gandhi

c)

a man who later came to be called Buddha

d)

the founder of Islam

10.
How is the Hindu belief in karma related to the caste system?
a)
What you dowill affect your afterlife 
b)
What you do will affect your next life
c)
What you do will gain punishment from Ganesha
d)
What you do will affect this life
11.
What do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
a)
Belief in Brahman
b)
Belief in heaven
c)
Belief in reincarnation
d)
Belief in the Vedas
12.
What was Siddhartha Gautama before becoming the Buddha?
a)
A king
b)
A priest
c)
A guru
d)
A prince
13.
Which major religion teaches conformity (following) a caste system?
a)
Taoism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
14.
"What comes around goes around" is a way to describe ____________.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
shiva
d)
caste
15.
Reincarnation is what?
a)
Rebirth
b)
State of perfect understanding
c)
A collection of beliefs
d)
Is an epic poem
16.
Are the South Asian countries developed or underdeveloped
a)
developed
b)
under developed 
17.
Is the caste system legal in India today?
a)
No
b)
Yes
18.
Do people in India still follow the caste system today?
a)
No
b)
Yes
19.
What was an outcome of the Green Revolution?
a)
People started making more money
b)
The Ganges water was cleaned so it isn't green anymore
c)
England was able to make enough food for their people
d)
India was able to make enough food for their people
20.
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
a)
Aconcagua
b)
Denali
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Mt. Everest
21.
This is the name of the island off the coast of India.
a)
Nepal
b)
Bhutan
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Sri Lanka
22.
What is a sherpa?
a)
a Hindu holy person
b)
a cute, wrinkly dog
c)
a fuzzy blanket
d)
a guide from Nepal to help you climb Mt. Everest. 
23.
Look for the country labeled R on the map. What country is this?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Japan
24.

What country is C?

a)

Afganistan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

25.

What country is D?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Nepal

d)

India

26.

What country is E?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bhutan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bangladesh

27.

What country is F?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

India

d)

Bhutan

28.

What country is H?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Maldives

29.
Which box describes Buddhism?
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
Box C
d)
None of the boxes
30.
What was the major reason for the catastrophic event depicted in the photos?
a)
earthquake
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
monsoon
d)
erosion
31.
The governments of the USA and India are similar because they both have _____________?
a)
Monarchy and Limited Governments
b)
Monarchy and Unlimited Governments
c)
Democracy and Limited Governments
d)
Democracy and Unlimited Governments
32.
How does the geography of India impact where people live?
a)
People settle near volcanoes to help them gather food
b)
People settle around sources of water, like rivers and coastlines
c)
People settle in mountainous regions for easy trading and travel
d)
People settle in similar cultural regions due to religious beliefs
33.

What does illiteracy mean?

a)

A community of people who share a common culture

b)

a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living

c)

to be a member of a group unable to read or write

d)

a young person

34.
When the British left the Indian subcontinent, what primary factor determined where people would live in the new states that were created?
a)
economic status
b)
religion
c)
political connections
d)
family ties
35.
What is the former name of Bangladesh?
a)
East Pakistan
b)
West Pakistan
c)
Pakistan
d)
Kashmir
36.
What country colonized the Indian subcontinent?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
37.
What was the "Raj"?
a)
the British government in India
b)
an Indian independence organization
c)
an example of civil disobedience
d)
the British military in India
38.
After the war of 1971, East Pakistan became known as....
a)
Bangladesh
b)
Pakistan
c)
India
d)
Nepal 
39.

Kashmir is best known as which of the following...

a)

A disputed area in the northern region between Pakistan and India.

b)

A region in East Pakistan that refused to join with Bangladesh after the war between East and West Pakistan.

c)

A war-torn region in India along the Ganges River.

d)

A region of southern India that saw much violence on the migration trains.

40.
What region is in conflict between the Hindus in India and the Muslims in Pakistan? 
a)
Punjab
b)
Bangladesh
c)
Nepal
d)
Kashmir
41.
What country does the Indus River flow through?
a)
Pakistan
b)
Nepal
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Bhutan
42.

Who was India's beloved nonviolent leader?

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Salman Rushdie

c)

Indira Nehru

d)

Nawaz Sharif

43.

How are these countries governed?

a)

republic

b)

constitutional monarchies

c)

democracy

d)

constitutional Afghanistan

44.

Which of these names a type of government in which a ruler's powers are limited by a constitution?

a)

democracy

b)

theocracy

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

dictatorship

45.

Which of these names a typical mountain guide?

a)

mandala

b)

Sherpa

c)

Guatama

d)

tourist

46.

________ rulers, or sultans, governed the Maldives for many years.

a)

Sinhalese

b)

Tamil

c)

Muslim

d)

British

47.

As a result of civil war in Sri Lanka, tourism ________.

a)

increased

b)

decreased

48.

In the 4th Century AD, the _________ arrived in Sri Lanka, bringing with them a new culture and language.

a)

Sinhalese

b)

Tamil

c)

Muslims

d)

British

49.

What is the primary economic activity of the Maldives?

a)

fishing & tourism

b)

farming

c)

steel production

d)

textiles & industry

50.
a)
Indus River
b)
Nile River
c)
Ganges River
d)
Euphrates River

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