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India in the Past and Present Quizziz

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: ________ is very strong, blowing winds and heavy rain in South Asia and Southeast Asia; it often causes floods.

a)

monsoon

b)

tornado

c)

earthquake

d)

drought

2.

Fill in the blank: ________ is one of the most famous buildings in India built by Shah Jahan (an Indian ruler); he built it to be a tomb for his favorite wife after she died.

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Red Fort

c)

Qutub Minar

d)

India Gate

3.

Fill in the blank: ________ is anything big and heavy that has to be carried or moved from one place to another place.

a)

load

b)

leaf

c)

rope

d)

coin

4.

Fill in the blank: ________ are loose, comfortable pants and shirts made for sleeping.

a)

pajamas

b)

jeans

c)

jackets

d)

shorts

5.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the longest, most important river in India.

a)

Ganga River

b)

Yamuna River

c)

Godavari River

d)

Narmada River

6.

Fill in the blank: To ________ means to move very quickly.

a)

rush

b)

crawl

c)

pause

d)

wander

7.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a mountain range at the top of India; it has some of the highest mountains in the world.

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes

c)

Alps

d)

Rockies

8.

Fill in the blank: ________ is one of the oldest cities in the world, located in India; a holy (sacred) city to the Hindu people.

a)

Varanasi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Chennai

d)

Hyderabad

9.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the largest city in India; more than 14 million people live here.

a)

Kolkata

b)

Chennai

c)

Bangalore

d)

Hyderabad

10.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a place where ships stop to load and to unload goods.

a)

port

b)

station

c)

garage

d)

airport

11.

Fill in the blank: ________ describes a place with many people or things very close together.

a)

crowded

b)

empty

c)

quiet

d)

spacious

12.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a small community far away from anything else.

a)

village

b)

city

c)

continent

d)

island

13.

Fill in the blank: ________ is one of the oldest religions in India; this religion has one god with many different names and many different forms.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Jainism

d)

Sikhism

14.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a Hindu social class of people.

a)

caste

b)

temple

c)

festival

d)

priest

15.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a religion based on the ideas of a great Indian teacher.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

16.

Fill in the blank: ________ describes something connected with God or the gods of a religion.

a)

sacred

b)

ancient

c)

ordinary

d)

modern

17.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a piece of cloth that is wrapped around the legs and tied at the waist to make pants.

a)

dhoti

b)

sari

c)

kurta

d)

lungi

18.

A piece of cloth that is wrapped around the shoulders and waist and worn as a dress is called a _______.

a)

sari

b)

kimono

c)

poncho

d)

toga

19.

A soft, white material produced by plants; it is used to make cloth is called _______.

a)

cotton

b)

wool

c)

silk

d)

nylon

20.

The time when a culture is very successful is called the _______.

a)

golden age

b)

dark age

c)

stone age

d)

iron age

21.

A flat, round piece of metal used as money is called a _______.

a)

coin

b)

button

c)

plate

d)

medal

22.

The solution to fix a sickness or disease is called a _______.

a)

cure

b)

virus

c)

injury

d)

symptom

23.

In the past and in the present, do Indian people eat a lot of meat? Why or why not?

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24.

In the past and in the present, what are four goods that people get from India?

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25.

What are two specific and different reasons the Ganga River is important to the  

  people of India?

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26.

What animal do the Hindu people believe is sacred? 

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27.

What is the only other country in Asia that has more people than India? 

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28.


Why do millions of people visit  Varanasi each year?

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29.

How many world religions started in India? 

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