QUESTION 1 Although the Indian population is primarily ________ in faith, its la
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QUESTION 1
Although the Indian population is primarily ________ in faith, its large _________ minority (the largest minority group in the world) creates strong centrifugal forces within the country.
a.Buddhist; Muslim
b.Sikh; Christian
c.Hindu; Muslim
d.Hindu, Sikh
e. Buddhist; Hindu
QUESTION 2
India and Pakistan have long been at odds with one another over the territory known as ____________. The conflict stemmed from the area's _______ ruler but _______ majority (75% of the population).
a.Sind; Christian, Muslim
b.Kashmir/Jammu; Sikh, Hindu
c.Punjab; Hindu, Sikh
d.Sind; Buddhist, Confucius
e.Kashmir/Jammu; Hindu, Muslim
QUESTION 3
India has several centrifugal forces that serve to tear the country apart and centripetal forces that serve to bind the country together. However, there are only two forces that act as both. These forces are:
a.the population explosion.
b.Hinduism.
c.the capacity to accommodate change.
d.strong leaders (that also get assassinated).
e.the issue of Kashmir
QUESTION 4
India is considered to be a geographic miracle because:
a.It has staved off a nuclear war with its neighbors, namely Pakistan and Bangladesh.
b.It gained many assets from colonialism, such as good infrastructure and better standards of living for its people.
c.It has effectively dealt with the damaging effects of earthquakes and can even control plate tectonics to an extent.
d.It has survived as a unified country despite its cultural diversity and centrifugal forces.
e.None of the above.
QUESTION 5
Pakistan is one of the world's most theocratic states and is based on the _________ religion.
Sikh
Islamic
Hindu
Buddhist
Christian
QUESTION 6
The major environmental concern for the islands of the Maldives is:
Sharks
Salinization
Deforestation
Global warming
Coral reef bleaching
QUESTION 7
When cold, dry air from the Himalayas in the winter shifts to warm, moist air from the ocean in the summer, it brings torrential rains known as -
QUESTION 8
South Asia comprises
% of the earth's land surface, but it contains
% of the world's population.
QUESTION 9
The Himalayas are the shortest mountain range in the world, but are still growing.
True
False
QUESTION 10
What is the correct order of cultural influences in South Asia, beginning with the earliest influences, and ending with the most recent?
British - European culture/values
Independence - Mishmash of cultures, beliefs, customs
Aryans - Hinduism
Moguls - Islam
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QUESTION 11
Match each of the following Hindu religious beliefs with their correct description.
Reincarnation A. When a living thing dies, its soul is reborn in another living creature.
Karma B. Every action in this life brings about certain results in the next; good actions are rewarded by the soul being reborn into a higher ranking living creature, and vice versa.
Dharma C. A set of rules must be followed for all living things to work their way up to a higher ranking living creature upon rebirth.
QUESTION 12
What religion's philosophy holds that sorrow and suffering occur because we desire things we cannot have, and the only way to end this desire is to follow the middle path?
QUESTION 13
Which of the following is NOT true concerning India?
Boys outnumber girls in India.
India has a low demographic burden.
The most densely populated portion of India lies along the Ganges River.
India is projected to surpass China as the most populated country in the world in the near future.
India is in the third stage of the Demographic Transition Model.
QUESTION 14
A middle class has emerged in India due to economic development.
True
False
QUESTION 15
The Pakistani province known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is - (choose all that apply):
wedged between another province of Pakistan in the west and Afghanistan to the east.
a zone where tribal areas rule themselves with a certain degree of autonomy.
a mountainous, isolated, and hard to access area.
a popular area for terrorist activity and training.
a very liberal, passionately secular, and peaceful province.
QUESTION 16
The Caste System in India is - (choose all that apply)
a system in which people are segregated based on ancestry and occupation.
a belief system that holds your situation in your current life is due to your actions in your former life.
a belief system that holds your suffering is due to wanting things you cannot have.
a system in which people are segregated based on race.
a system in which each caste has a stringent set of rules governing all aspects of a person's life: job, clothes, places of worship, rules of interaction with other castes.
QUESTION 17
What is the fundamental religious movement in India whose goal is to revert the country back to strict Hindu principles and rules?
QUESTION 18
India has been promoting itself as a computer software and information technology leader. Due to places like
, a software company conglomeration in the southern portion of India, many jobs from developed countries (especially the U.S.) have been given to Indians due to the cheaper cost of labor in a process known as
.
QUESTION 19
What country in South Asia is one of the poorest and least developed countries on earth, is prone to natural disasters due to its location on the Bay of Bengal, and has a very high demographic burden?
Nepal
India
Bhutan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
QUESTION 20
Fill in the blanks.
Until just recently, an insurgent state existed in _________. The rift was between the Buddhist cultural group known as the ______ that comprised the majority, and the Hind cultural group known as the ________that comprised the minority. The bad blood between the two cultural groups began during colonial times when the _______ favored the Tamils. Upon independence, the majority culture excluded the Tamils, leading to a _______ in 1983 in which the Tamils demanded equal rights.
QUESTION 21
To whom does the Naxalite movement in India appeal? (choose all that apply)
the rich
the poor
minorities
the elite
Hindus
QUESTION 22
In Pakistan, a strong sense of nationalism and 'being Pakistani' is felt by most families, clans, and villages?
True
False
QUESTION 23
The South Asia realm accounts for nearly _____ of the world's poorest people.
one-fifth
three-fifths
one-third
two-thirds
three-quarters
QUESTION 24
What colonial power colonized the South Asia realm?
QUESTION 25
Which of the following are evidence that India is developing?
Half the country's population lives in abject poverty.
Around 30% of population is urbanized.
More than 500 shopping centers existed as of 2010.
Subsistence farmers account for a large portion of the population.
Infrastructural projects underway as seen with the Golden Quadrilateral.
QUESTION 26
In Pakistan, what road used to be the route of invaders, but has now become the route of Islamic militants?
QUESTION 27
Rapid economic growth in South Asia occurred due to ______________, a development strategy based on the deregulation of business activity.
QUESTION 28
What two countries in the South Asia realm function as buffer states between India and China?
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Nepal
QUESTION 29
The Caste System is legal in India, and is especially dominant in rural areas.
True
False
QUESTION 30
Many countries in the South Asia realm are highly dependent on rivers for their survival. Match each country to the river that it most depends upon.
Pakistan A. Indus
India B. Ganges
Bangladesh C. Brahmaputra
Explanation / Answer
1. C
2. E
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. E
7. South west monsoon winds
8. 3.4% of the earth land surface and one-fourth of the world’s population.
9. False
10. Aryans- Hinduism
British - European
Moguls-Islam
Independence
11. 1.A,2 B, 3C
12. Buddhism
13. E
14. True
15. All options are true
16. All options are true
17. Brahma Samaj- Raja ram mohan Roy
18. Offshoring process
19. Bangladesh
21. All are true
22. True
23. Three quarters
24. Danish colonialism
25. E
28. Pakistan and Bhutan
29. True
30. 1a,2b,3c
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