EC: Week 25 Assessment: India Unit Test Quiz (Part I)

Question 1

A major cause of rapid population growth in India is...

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a decline in infant deaths.

Question 2

The government of Great Britain built railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in colonial India primarily to...

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strengthen its political and economic control in India.

Question 3

British rule in India was known as the...

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British Raj

Question 4

Public wells for supplying water to city residents, an advanced drainage system, and a system of garbage disposal...

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in Indus Valley cities are indications of an organized government.

Question 5

Siddhārtha Gautama was the founder of...

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Buddhism

Question 6

The Muslim League was formed in 1906 to...

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ensure Muslim interests were represented as India struggled for self-rule.

Question 7

How did the principle of nonalignment influence India’s foreign policy?

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India refused to take sides in... Cold War between the US and Soviet Union

Question 8

Colonialism in India was brought on by...

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the break up of the Mughal (or Mogul) Empire.

Question 9

The British wanted to control India because...

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of the money to be made from trade and sales of English factory goods.

Question 10

Reincarnation is the Hindu...

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belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form.

Question 11

...men’s dominance in the Indian culture... a ritual required a wife to throw herself on her dead husband’s funeral pyre

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sati (also called suttee)

Question 12

...lowest level of Ancient Indian society who were given tasks seen as menial and degrading, such as handling corpses...

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and collecting waste, were the "Untouchables"

Question 13

During his reign, Aśoka,

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set up hospitals for people and animals.

Question 14

Many international companies have set up factories and offices in India after being attracted by India's relatively...

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low wages and English speakers.

Question 15

Which of the following did Gandhi NOT emphasize?

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Terrorism against the British

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Gandhi?

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He became ruler of India once the British left.

Question 17

Which has been a serious problem for the Indian government since independence?

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all of the answers

Question 18

When did India gain its independence?

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1947

Question 19

Indian mathematicians developed the concept of the number zero (0).

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True

Question 20

The Taj Mahal is an example of the blending of Persian and Indian architecture.

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True

Question 21

Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer are the three chief...

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gods in Hinduism.

Question 22

The primary goal of the Indian National Congress was to...

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gain independence from Great Britain.

Question 23

Since most Indians could not easily relate to the idea of achieving oneness with Brahman, they...

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needed a belief in gods and goddesses...

Question 24

India's government can be best described as a...

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parliamentary democracy.

Question 25

One way that Buddhism differed from Hinduism was Buddhists believed that...

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people should be responsible for their own lives.

Question 26

Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated as a consequence of...

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violence following the independence of Pakistan from India.

Question 27

The Sepoy rebellion of 1857 was a result of many issues Indians had with the British as well as...

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rumors that the British had greased rifle cartridges with pork and beef fat

Question 28

The Mughal (Mogul) rulers were Hindus and ruled over a Muslim population in India.

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False

Question 29

Troubles in Kashmir are caused by...

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Kashmir's Muslims wanting to get rid of Indian rule.

Question 30

The Silk Road was important for trade in India.

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True

EC: Week 25 Assessment: India Unit Test Quiz (Part I)

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EC: Week 25 Assessment: India Unit Test Quiz (Part I)

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