Exam 8: South Asia

In India and Pakistan, many people in the dominant religious group strongly associate their religion with their national identity.

Breathing Delhi's air is the equivalent of smoking 50 cigarettes per day.

India's diversion of the Ganga River's flow to Kolkata has had a significant impact on farmers and fishermen in:

The large island off the southern coast of India is:

Which is true of the Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization in South Asia?

What nation was formed in 1971 as a result of a bloody civil war in Pakistan?

In general, Sri Lanka has higher literacy rates for women than does Pakistan.

Meltwater from what mountain range feeds the headwaters of South Asia's three principal rivers?

Dharavi is the name of:

As the colonial ruler of South Asia, the British explicitly inhibited the development of which of the region's industries?

The money paid by a bride's family to the husband's family is known as a(n):

The objective of Britain's partition of its South Asian colony in 1947 was to carve up the region's territory according to the general geographic distribution of languages.

Most of India's sewer systems were built by the British in the twentieth century.

The Mughals helped produce the Hindi language, which became the language of trade and is still used by millions of people.

The United Nations has never made an official declaration of the Indian-Pakistani border in Kashmir.

The caste system is primarily associated with Hindus.

India's gender imbalance could cause a rise in crime.

In some parts of India, there is no rain for half the year.

Meltwater from Himalayan glaciers feeds the headwaters of all the following rivers EXCEPT the:

Compared to rural areas, customs of caste are less prevalent in urban areas.