WG South Asia Quiz Practice

What is the territory fought over by India and Pakistan (and sometimes China and Afghanistan)?

Name the country with the *.

Name the country with the *.

Which of the following is true regarding India's population?

Which of the following is not a factor that has led to population growth in India?

The availability of food has changed in India in all of the following ways except?

the way leading away from suffering to enlightenment, or nirvana

Name the country with the *.

What is it called to be reborn as another living being after you die?

What is the highest social class in Hinduism?

Who was fighting in the Sri Lankan Civil War over land that both sides deemed holy?

What is the name of the most important river in India?

Monotheistic Religion based on the teachings of Muhammad

What country was originally called "East Pakistan?"

What European nation took over India and made it part of its empire?

How tall is Mount Everest?

How were the Himalayas formed?

What river is considered holy to Hindus?

Hereditary social classes in the Hindu social system

What is the sap from a rubber tree called?

A division

Name the country with the *.

Which of the following is NOT one of the religions of India?

In 1971, East Pakistan became known as what country?

Violent storm with heavy rains and high winds

Who is Siddarhartha Gautama?

Who founded Buddhism?

Nepal and Bhutan share all of the following similarities except...

All of the following climate types can be found in India except...

What language is spoken by the people of Bhutan?

Gandhi used the __ to show the injustices of the British control of India to the world.

India's population is over _____________.

Which of the following is considered the most densely populated country in South Asia?

Which country is most affected by cyclones and monsoon floods?

The period of British rule in India is also called the _____.

Gandhi impacted the Indian independence movement in all of the following ways except?

What religion is the largest in India?

Who is believed to have brought Christianity to South Asia?

What religion was begun by the Aryans?

Which religion is this a characteristic of:  Many gods

Guru Nanak founded the religion of __________.

What is an economic system of using colonies to supply materials to the "mother" country?

Which of the following is an effect of the 1971 Pakistan Civil War?

What is the Hindi word that means "teacher"?

Which religion is this a characteristic of: end suffering by following the Eightfold Path

What is the name of the system in India in which people are "born" into a certain position?

What is the name of India's largest city?

The spreading of ideas or porducts from one culture into other areas

What is the Taj Mahal?

What percentage of the Indian population is considered rural?

Which of the following is not true regarding the economies of South Asia?

__ is a natural barrier that separates South Asia from the rest of East Asia.

What religion is dominant in Bhutan and Sri Lanka?

What is the main economic interest of the Maldives?

Being free from suffereing; achieving self-enlightenment

Which of the following is NOT a river in South Asia?

All of the following were reasons why India and Pakistan have fought over Kashmir except...

India has how many "official" languages?

The caste system (outlawed but practiced) is a social hierarchy associated with which religion?

What is the main religion of Pakistan and Bangladesh?

SEASONAL WINDS that can bring dry or wet weather

Sikhism is a combination of ___________ and ___________.

Which of the following is not associated with Hinduism?

Which religion is this a characteristic of: Quran

Where does most of the population live in India?

What is the approximate population of India?

What is defined as a chain of closely linked metropolitan areas?

Do your _______; get good Karma!

What is the name of South Asia's most famous building?

Religion that embraces the caste system

Who helped to lead India to independence in 1947?

Name the country with the *.

What word means "The Enlightened One"?

Who were the powerful rulers of India BEFORE the arrival of the British?

What language did the Aryans speak?

Political Party that advocated for the creation of a Muslim nation separate from India 

The British impacted the South Asian continent in all of the following ways except...

Which religion is this a characteristic of: Siddhartha Gautama is the founder

Oldest Scriptures of Hinduism

Islam is the main religion in all of the following countries except...

What is the name of the important river that runs through Pakistan?

Name the country with the *.