Question 1

Why has India renamed several of its large cities,with Calcutta becoming Kolkata and Bombay becoming Mumbai?

Accepted Answer

A)  to make the city names more easily pronounceable 
B)  to replace the names given to those cities during British colonial rule 
C)  to gain membership into the European Union 
D)  to unite warring factions in North and South India 
A)  to make the city names more easily pronounceable 
B)  to replace the names given to those cities during British colonial rule 
C)  to gain membership into the European Union 
D)  to unite warring factions in North and South India

Question 2

India's constitution bans caste discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The anti-Soviet resistance group that formed in Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion were known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  mujahedeen. 
B)  talungalela. 
C)  Afghani Liberation Front. 
D)  Sandinistas. 
A)  mujahedeen. 
B)  talungalela. 
C)  Afghani Liberation Front. 
D)  Sandinistas.

Question 4

The Turkic Persians who invaded India in 1526 were the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Dravidians. 
B)  Mughals. 
C)  Harappa. 
D)  English. 
A)  Dravidians. 
B)  Mughals. 
C)  Harappa. 
D)  English.

Question 5

The practice of purdah is strongest in South India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The subcaste into which a Hindu is born is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  varna. 
B)  happa. 
C)  jati. 
D)  adivasi. 
A)  varna. 
B)  happa. 
C)  jati. 
D)  adivasi.

Question 7

Which of the following countries did the British attempt to create as a buffer state against Russian advances?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pakistan 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Bangladesh 
D)  India 
A)  Pakistan 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Bangladesh 
D)  India

Question 8

Tectonic forces,which once played an important role in forming the mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent,have ceased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Since independence,India's government has favored industrial over agricultural development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What Hindu religious tradition is negatively impacting water quality in the Ganga River?

Accepted Answer

Hindu death pilgrimages to river towns a

Question 11

Which country invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  Italy 
C)  the Soviet Union 
D)  Pakistan 
A)  Germany 
B)  Italy 
C)  the Soviet Union 
D)  Pakistan

Question 12

Young voters are increasingly making up an important part of the electorate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

With the partition of British India in 1947,what country was essentially created as a Muslim homeland?

Accepted Answer

The answer of With the partition of British India in...

Question 14

Which of the following has NOT been an effect of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased iron ore deposits along the riverside 
B)  disturbance of the Narmada River's natural cycles 
C)  widespread death of aquatic life 
D)  high unemployment among fishers 
A)  increased iron ore deposits along the riverside 
B)  disturbance of the Narmada River's natural cycles 
C)  widespread death of aquatic life 
D)  high unemployment among fishers

Question 15

Which of the following statements describes the practice known as purdah?

Accepted Answer

A)  receiving payment from the family of a daughter's husband 
B)  concealing women from nonfamily members 
C)  killing of a wife who possessed an insufficient dowry 
D)  segregating people according to their occupation 
A)  receiving payment from the family of a daughter's husband 
B)  concealing women from nonfamily members 
C)  killing of a wife who possessed an insufficient dowry 
D)  segregating people according to their occupation

Question 16

All of the following are efforts to respond to the threats of climate change in South Asia EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  development of solar and wind energy. 
B)  underground water management systems. 
C)  reduction of carbon dioxide emissions via electric (rather than gasoline-powered)cars. 
D)  technologies to disperse or reverse monsoon wind patterns before they reach the region. 
A)  development of solar and wind energy. 
B)  underground water management systems. 
C)  reduction of carbon dioxide emissions via electric (rather than gasoline-powered)cars. 
D)  technologies to disperse or reverse monsoon wind patterns before they reach the region.

Question 17

What is the name of the ancient system in South Asia,and particularly India,that for many people still determines where they live,what they can eat and drink,and how they will make a living?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the ancient...

Question 18

The most privileged of the castes in terms of ritual status are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Brahmins. 
B)  Kshatriyas. 
C)  Sudras. 
D)  Adivasis. 
A)  Brahmins. 
B)  Kshatriyas. 
C)  Sudras. 
D)  Adivasis.

Question 19

The business practice of performing business functions in a country other than the one where its products or services are developed,manufactured,and sold is:

Accepted Answer

A)  microcredit. 
B)  offshore outsourcing. 
C)  Grameen banking. 
D)  purchasing power parity. 
A)  microcredit. 
B)  offshore outsourcing. 
C)  Grameen banking. 
D)  purchasing power parity.

Question 20

The large island off the southern coast of India is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Burma. 
B)  Sri Lanka. 
C)  Sierra Leone. 
D)  Rangoon. 
A)  Burma. 
B)  Sri Lanka. 
C)  Sierra Leone. 
D)  Rangoon.

Why has India renamed several of its large cities,with Calcutta becoming Kolkata and Bombay becoming Mumbai?

India's constitution bans caste discrimination.

The anti-Soviet resistance group that formed in Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion were known as the:

The Turkic Persians who invaded India in 1526 were the:

The practice of purdah is strongest in South India.

The subcaste into which a Hindu is born is called a:

Which of the following countries did the British attempt to create as a buffer state against Russian advances?

Tectonic forces,which once played an important role in forming the mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent,have ceased.

Since independence,India's government has favored industrial over agricultural development.

What Hindu religious tradition is negatively impacting water quality in the Ganga River?

Which country invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

Young voters are increasingly making up an important part of the electorate.

With the partition of British India in 1947,what country was essentially created as a Muslim homeland?

Which of the following has NOT been an effect of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project?

Which of the following statements describes the practice known as purdah?

All of the following are efforts to respond to the threats of climate change in South Asia EXCEPT:

What is the name of the ancient system in South Asia,and particularly India,that for many people still determines where they live,what they can eat and drink,and how they will make a living?

The most privileged of the castes in terms of ritual status are the:

The business practice of performing business functions in a country other than the one where its products or services are developed,manufactured,and sold is:

The large island off the southern coast of India is:

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Why has India renamed several of its large cities,with Calcutta becoming Kolkata and Bombay becoming Mumbai?

India's constitution bans caste discrimination.

The anti-Soviet resistance group that formed in Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion were known as the:

The Turkic Persians who invaded India in 1526 were the:

The practice of purdah is strongest in South India.

The subcaste into which a Hindu is born is called a:

Which of the following countries did the British attempt to create as a buffer state against Russian advances?

Tectonic forces,which once played an important role in forming the mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent,have ceased.

Since independence,India's government has favored industrial over agricultural development.

What Hindu religious tradition is negatively impacting water quality in the Ganga River?

Which country invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

Young voters are increasingly making up an important part of the electorate.

With the partition of British India in 1947,what country was essentially created as a Muslim homeland?

Which of the following has NOT been an effect of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project?

Which of the following statements describes the practice known as purdah?

All of the following are efforts to respond to the threats of climate change in South Asia EXCEPT:

What is the name of the ancient system in South Asia,and particularly India,that for many people still determines where they live,what they can eat and drink,and how they will make a living?

The most privileged of the castes in terms of ritual status are the:

The business practice of performing business functions in a country other than the one where its products or services are developed,manufactured,and sold is:

The large island off the southern coast of India is:

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters