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1
Why did Pakistan and Bangladesh become separate countries?
They shared Islam but had little less in common .
The British forced the two to become separate countries.
Hindus and Muslim did not get along.
The two land areas were separated from India.
2
Pakistan and Bangladesh have fought over the region of Kashmir for decades.
True
False
3
Most people in Nepal are Muslim.
True
False
4
Pakistan is one of South Asia’s most urbanized countries.
True
False
5
Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial powers fought for control over ...
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Bangladesh
6
The Indus Valley is the site of ____________________, one of the world’s oldest cities.
Mumbai (Bombay)
Dhaka
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Harappa
7
Ceylon gained independence in 1849.
False
True
8
______________ is the capital of Pakistan.
Karachi
Islamabad
Dhaka
Harappa
9
What country is this?
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
India
Pakistan
10
In India, the British dominated the political and economic systems through the practice of...
mercantilism
consolidation
imperialism
colonization
11
The Buddhist Sinhalese are the minority ethnic and religious group in Sri Lanka.
False
True
12
The British employed a policy called what when they colonized India
mixed economy
imperialism
market economy
mercantilism
13
What country is this?
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
ethnic groups
India
14
The Aryans arrived in the Indus Valley and wrote the Vedas
with the help of Mohands Gandhi.
with the help of Siddhartha Gautama
during the height of the Indus Valley civilization.
after the Indus Valley civilization crumbled.
15
In Pakistan most people are
Christians.
Muslims
Buddhists.
Hindus
16
Which of the following is the most densely populated country in South Asia?
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
17
Arab and Muslim influence have been strong in the Maldive Islands since the mid-1100s.
False
True
18
More than 15 percent of the world’s population lives in India.
False
True
19
Mumbai and Kolkata are thriving port cities in India.
False
True
20
Which Indian city, known as “Bollywood,” is home to the country’s thriving film industry?
Chennai (Madras)
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Mumbai (Bombay)
21
Hindus believe that after death,
a person’s spirit ceases to exist.
each person will be offered the chance to enter nirvana.
most people are reborn as another living being.
people join many gods and goddesses.
22
The _________________ are the majority and control the government in Sri Lanka.
Buddhist Bhote
Hindu Tamils
Hindu Gurung
Buddhist Sinhalese
23
Education levels are uneven throughout South
True
False
24
When Hindu and Muslim leaders could not agree on a constitution, they made these 2 countries...
India and Kashmir.
India and Bangladesh.
India and Pakistan.
Pakistan and Bangladesh.
25
The ancient ____________________ outline Aryan ideas about social structure and religion.
Ramayana
dharma
Vedas
jati
26
how much of the world's population lives in India?
about 20 percent
about 15 percent
about 5 percent
about 10 percent
27
Sri Lanka is today a
monarchy
socialist state.
theocracy
parliamentary republic.
28
People within which of the following religious groups also identify themselves as jati?
Muslims
Sikhs
Hindus
Christians
29
Pakistan has been in conflict with ____________________ over the Kashmir region for decades.
India
Bangladesh
Maldives
30
____________________ was India’s beloved nonviolent political and spiritual leader.
Pervez Musharraf
Indira Gandhi
Nawaz Sharif
Mohandas Gandhi
31
The Maldive Island were first settled by
Muslim traders.
Buddhist people
Christian missionaries.
Hindu people
32
____________________ make up the largest religious group in India.
Buddhists
Hindus
Muslims
Jains
33
Maldives is a constitutional monarchy.
False
True
