India Test Review

Question 1

Belief in Karma affects Hindus because it holds that

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One’s deeds affects a person’s fate in a future life

Question 2

Supreme force that each Hindu god is part of and which each Hindu desires to become one with

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Brahman

Question 3

Most Pakistanis follow what religion?

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Islam

Question 4

What geographic feature played a large part in India’s seclusion from outside forces?

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Himilayan Mountains

Question 5

India's population is 80%

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Hindu

Question 6

Hinduism is

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polytheistic

Question 7

The primary goal of the Indian National Congress was to

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gain independence from Britain

Question 8

Regular, seasonal winds that blow across the Indian subcontinent each year are called

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monsoons

Question 9

What is a similarity between Gandhi and Nelson Mandela?

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Both wanted political power for the majority of the people

Question 10

What role has religion played in South Asia?

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Religious beliefs have both unified and divided the people

Question 11

What is karma?

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Actions during a lifetime that lead to better rebirth

Question 12

Which aspect of life in India demonstrated the influence of the British colonial period?

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Constitutional government

Question 13

Why was India divided in 1947?

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Muslim fear of Hindu domination

Question 14

What is the code of duty and obligations that each social group in India must perform?

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Dharma

Question 15

In what way were the caste system and apartheid similar?

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both supported a rigid class structure

Question 16

What happened at Amritsar in 1919?

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a massacre of unarmed Indians by British soldiers

Question 17

The majority of Kashmir residents are

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Muslim

Question 18

What country separated from Pakistan in 1971?

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Bangladesh

Question 19

Which two nations have struggled over who controls Kashmir?

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Pakistan and India

Question 20

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

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there is no single founder

Question 21

Is the caste system legal today in India?

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No

Question 22

Britain being weakened by WWII led to

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independence for India

Question 23

In what ways did India's diversity help the British take control?

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India's many cultures could not unite to fight the British

Question 24

What are Vedas?

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collection of Hindu prayers, hymns, and religious teachings

Question 25

The Sepoy rebellion was a result of

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British violation of traditional Hindu beliefs

Question 26

What technique did Gandhi use to win independence from Britain?

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refusing to cooperate with the British

Question 27

What country was formed in 1947 when it broke away from India?

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Pakistan

Question 28

Which religion is monotheistic?

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Islam

Question 29

Is the caste system still widely practiced?

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Yes

Question 30

The caste system has existed for many centuries because

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Hindu doctrines of dharma and karma support the caste system

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