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1
What is Bollywood known for?
serious drama films like Gandhi's biography
rarely using films with a romantic theme
colorful films with singing, dancing, and many costumes
cartoon films
2
What religion is practiced by the majority of Indians today?
Hinduism
Jainism
Islam
Buddhism
3
Hinduism has diffused to the United States
True
False
4
The sign here is in English and what other common writing system in India?
Devanagari
English
Bengali
Telugu
5
What country has the second largest population of Muslims in the world?
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
India
6
Is Hinduism a UNIVERSALIZING or ETHNIC religion?
universalizing - seeks converts
ethnic religion - focused in hearth
7
What mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia?
Bengali
Andes
Himalaya
Ganges
8
What part of India's economy is growing the fastest?
manufacturing
primary sector
service industry
agriculture
9
What is the name for the seasonal winds that bring high levels of rainfall?
typhoon
hurricane
monsoon
whirlwinds
10
India was once a colony of what European country?
Italy
Germany
Britain
France
11
Where would you most expect to find this in the cultural landscape?
South Africa
India
Mexico
China
12
What is the term for a nation’s sense of pride?
India
nationalism
colonialism
Britain
13
What religion did the majority of Pakistan’s population follow at the partition in 1947?
Sikhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
14
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Sagarmatha (Nepalese name)
Mt. Fiji
Mount Everest
K-2
15
Where would you most expect to find this in the cultural landscape?
Mexico
India
South Africa
China
16
What epic story with the main characters of Rama and Sita is part of Hindu belief?
Ramayana
Bhagavad Gita
Mahabahrata
Sama Veda
17
What religion is MOST associated with the system shown here?
Hinduism
Jainism
Devenagari
Islam
18
What system is represented by the diagram here?
manoralism
slavery
caste system
apartheid
19
Sometime this year, India will have the largest population in the world.
True
False
20
What traditional Hindu festival is shown here?
Diwali
Holi
Summer Solstice
Annakut
21
India can best be described as a
subcontinent
island
continent
archipelago
22
What holiday is sometimes referred to as the festival of light?
Holi
Diwali
Summer Solstice
Annakut
23
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Mohandas Gandhi
Siddhartha Gautama
a prince who lived about 500 years ago
Bodisatvva Manjusri
24
The caste system is illegal in India today.
False
True
25
More than half of Indians live on $2 a day or less.
False
True
26
What traditional clothing is shown here?
dress
sari
kurta
sherwani
27
What country controlled India as a colony for almost 100 years?
Britain
colonialism
USA
France
28
What is the name of this famous architectural wonder?
Gol Gumbaz
Taj Mahal
India Gate
Shah Jahan
29
Mumbai is India's largest city and a vibrant urban center of economic growth.
False
True
30
Which of the following is correct?
India is not very diverse as most people are Hindu.
There are 22 official languages and over a thousand other languages spoken.
English is spoken by many educated Indians, a legacy of colonial rule.
Hindi is the most widely spoken language.
31
What is the term for a country or company having complete control of a product with almost no competition?
mercantilism
monopoly
imperialism
nationalism
32
Hindus do not eat beef because cows are considered sacred.
False
True
33
When another country controls a territory and moves settlers into it. . .
nationalism
territoriality
colonialism
independence
34
What is the religion that most Indians follow?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Islam
35
Why are monsoons important?
they bring moisture to cropland
they invoke traditions
they exist
they signal religious holidays
36
What river valley did the Mohenjo-Daro/Harrapan civilization develop along?
Ganges
Indus
Nile
Brahmaputra
37
What is the MOST spoken language in India?
Urdu
Hindi
devanagari
Bengali
38
A significant amount of India's population is vegetarian.
True
False
39
Who is considered the "father" of India because he led the country to independence?
Arjun Rampal
Gandhi
Bapu
rupee
40
What country is letter C on the map?
India
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
41
What currency is used in India?
hindi
peso
rupee
yen
42
What is India's most famous architecture?
The Red Fort
Taj Mahal
Mahaj Tal
Golden Temple at Amritsar