Exam 8: South Asia

Taliban influence in Afghanistan has been a major blow to women's rights in the region.

Which ocean surrounds the Indian subcontinent?

The Chipko movement has penetrated all parts of South Asia.

The Indian leaders Gandhi and Nehru both emphasized what common cause that united Muslims and Hindus?

Dravidian languages are found mostly in:

Which of the following statements captures the idea of microcredit that has developed in South Asia?

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

The United States is still searching for bin Laden within Afghanistan's borders.

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

The terrorist attack in Mumbai in November 2008 was most likely related to:

All of the following can be results of deforestation in hilly areas EXCEPT:

The so-called green revolution was intended to improve the inputs and techniques, and hence the productivity, of what sector of the economy?

Which of the following does NOT characterize any aspect of the green revolution in South Asia?

The conservative Islamist movement that gained control of Afghanistan's government in the mid-1990s was the:

Which statement is NOT true of the languages spoken in South Asia?

What leader of India's movement for independence from Britain developed the idea of nonviolent protest, and sought to eliminate the caste system?

All of the following statements are true of Sikhs EXCEPT:

The completely concealing garment worn by some Muslim women when they are outside the house is a(n) ___________________.

It appears most people in Afghanistan favor which of the following forms of government?

The Chipko movement arose to resist what environmentally costly practice?