South Asia Part 2 Review

Question 1

The average person in Bangladesh has how many years in school?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 2

True or False. 70% of all the world's spices come from India.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

True or False - India is the worlds largest democracy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Which quote by Gandhi does he reference the Book of Exodus and Hammurabi’s Code?

Accepted Answer

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

Question 5

The followers of this religion went to Pakistan because they felt ignored by Hindu government.

Accepted Answer

Muslim

Question 6

Which country has the lowest standard of living in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Question 7

What does partition mean?

Accepted Answer

dividing a country into two parts

Question 8

What are the dangers of climbing Mt.Everest?

Accepted Answer

Lack of oxygen

Question 9

Which non-violent leader was inspired by Gandhi to speak up for women’s rights?

Accepted Answer

Malala Yousafzai

Question 10

What are 3 religions in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism

Question 11

What is a the most popular sport in India?

Accepted Answer

Cricket

Question 12

Mt. Everest grows .25” every year.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Which country has the highest standard of living in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

Sri Lanka

Question 14

Gandhi protested British clothing by wearing this ...

Accepted Answer

a dhoti and kurta

Question 15

Which region is disputed by India and Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

Kashmir

Question 16

Where is Mt. Everest located?

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 17

How many wars have India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 18

What animal is the national animal of India ?

Accepted Answer

Bengal Tiger

Question 19

India has how many major languages?

Accepted Answer

122

Question 20

Why is India an important ally to the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 21

What injury can Mt. Everest climbers suffer that freezes parts of their body?

Accepted Answer

Frostbite

Question 22

What method of protest did Gandhi NOT use against British rule in India

Accepted Answer

He took arms against British soldiers to protect workers

Question 23

Why does Pakistan claim they should have full control of Kashmir?

Accepted Answer

Majority of the population in Kashmir and Pakistan is Muslim

Question 24

How many days does it take to climb Mt. Everest?

Accepted Answer

40

Question 25

The Kashmir conflict involves which two countries in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

India & Pakistan

Question 26

The GDP of Myanmar is ...

Accepted Answer

$4,800

Question 27

How was the British occupation of India beneficial to the people of India?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 28

What conflicts in Afghanistan causes the SOL to be low?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 29

The British colonized India in order to:

Accepted Answer

take over the resources such as salt

Question 30

India's Hindu calendar has how many seasons?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 31

Which leader has threatened to launch a nuclear attack while his own people are starving?

Accepted Answer

Kim Jong-Un

Question 32

At an early age, Gandhi left India to study what in the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

law

Question 33

Which 2 leaders were inspired by Gandhi’s civil resistance and non-violent non- cooperation?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela

Question 34

When did India become a British colony?

Accepted Answer

1858

Question 35

__________ of the 20 most polluted cities in world are just in India.

Accepted Answer

13

Question 36

True or False. In West Bengal, India, cows must have a Photo ID Card.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

What is the success rate of those who climb Mt. Everest?

Accepted Answer

30%

Question 38

The majority of climbers ascending Everest use tanks of oxygen to reduce the effects of what?

Accepted Answer

The extreme altitude

Question 39

What is the capital of India?

Accepted Answer

New Delhi

Question 40

When is the best time to climb Mt. Everest?

Accepted Answer

May

Question 41

Why is the SOL in Sri Lanka high?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 42

What is the major religion of Nepal?

Accepted Answer

Hindu

Question 43

What does the cartoon show?

Accepted Answer

Partition of India and Pakistan

Question 44

What is a popular food in India?

Accepted Answer

Curry chicken

Question 45

Mt. Everest grows .25” every year.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

Which country did Gandhi help drive out of India?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 47

How old was Gandhi when he got married?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 48

How much does it cost to climb Mt. Everest?

Accepted Answer

$250,000-$500,000

Question 49

Who was India’s first Prime Minister when the British left India?

Accepted Answer

Nehru

Question 50

Why is Bashar al-Assad a violent leader?

Accepted Answer

Answer 2 and 3 only

Question 51

How did Gandhi die?

Accepted Answer

Assassination by Hindu fanatic

Question 52

Why is the Khumbu Icefall the most dangerous part of the climb up Everest?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 53

A majority of the population in South Asia live where?

Accepted Answer

Rural areas

Question 54

Name the Indian landmark that is one of the seven wonders of the world.

Accepted Answer

Taj Mahal

Question 55

What year is India expected to be the world's most populous country?

Accepted Answer

2050

Question 56

According to the cartoon, how are India and Pakistan threatening each other?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear weapons

Question 57

Gandhi was also known as ...

Accepted Answer

Father of India

Question 58

What was the policy did Gandhi encourage against British rule?

Accepted Answer

Civil disobedience

Question 59

Gandhi spent 21 years in this country fighting prejudice against Indian laborers.

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 60

Why is Pakistan an ally of the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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South Asia Part 2 Review

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