Question 1

Which of the following countries ranks in the medium category on the gender equality index?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What is Pakistan's urbanization rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 percent 
B)  95 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  70 percent 
B)  95 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  10 percent

Question 3

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

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Question 4

Villages and cities in South Asia tend to be culturally homogeneous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are Jains known for?

Accepted Answer

A)  nonviolence and vegetarianism 
B)  conflict with Hindus 
C)  strict adherence to the Koran 
D)  rituals of mind control 
A)  nonviolence and vegetarianism 
B)  conflict with Hindus 
C)  strict adherence to the Koran 
D)  rituals of mind control

Question 6

Widows of higher caste rarely remarry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The name Deccan is given to which of the following features on South Asia's physical landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  principal river in Pakistan 
B)  mountains fringing India's west coast 
C)  delta created by Bangladesh's main river 
D)  plateau between the Eastern and Western Ghats mountain ranges 
A)  principal river in Pakistan 
B)  mountains fringing India's west coast 
C)  delta created by Bangladesh's main river 
D)  plateau between the Eastern and Western Ghats mountain ranges

Question 8

The largest portion of India's labor force works in the service sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement is NOT true of the Hindi language?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the lingua franca of modern northern India and Pakistan at the time of British colonization. 
B)  It is a combination of the Swahili and Arabic languages. 
C)  It is the native language of only a minority of South Asians. 
D)  It is one of the hundreds of languages spoken in South Asia. 
A)  It was the lingua franca of modern northern India and Pakistan at the time of British colonization. 
B)  It is a combination of the Swahili and Arabic languages. 
C)  It is the native language of only a minority of South Asians. 
D)  It is one of the hundreds of languages spoken in South Asia.

Question 10

The caste that contains low-status laborers and artisans is the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

As the colonial ruler of South Asia, British policies acted to discourage the region's industrial development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Nearly all of South Asia was part of what European power's colonial system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  Portugal 
A)  Britain 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  Portugal

Question 13

Which is NOT true of the process by which Indian rivers carry sediment from the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rivers' velocity slows when they reach the lowlands, and much of the sediment settles out as silt. 
B)  The monsoons redeposit the silt onto the Himalayas by way of northerly wind patterns. 
C)  The movement of silt rearranges floodplain landscapes and complicates human agricultural and settlement efforts. 
D)  The seasonal replenishment of silt nourishes agricultural production in Bangladesh. 
A)  The rivers' velocity slows when they reach the lowlands, and much of the sediment settles out as silt. 
B)  The monsoons redeposit the silt onto the Himalayas by way of northerly wind patterns. 
C)  The movement of silt rearranges floodplain landscapes and complicates human agricultural and settlement efforts. 
D)  The seasonal replenishment of silt nourishes agricultural production in Bangladesh.

Question 14

What is the basic idea of microcredit?

Accepted Answer

to provide loans to

Question 15

Considering all Indians, what religion claims the largest number of adherents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Sikhism 
A)  Islam 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Sikhism

Question 16

Which of the following occurred as a result of the 1947 partition of British India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslims migrated from India to Pakistan; Hindus migrated from Pakistan to India. 
B)  Muslims migrated from Pakistan to India; Hindus migrated from India to Pakistan. 
C)  Muslims migrated from India to Sri Lanka; Hindus migrated from Sri Lanka to India. 
D)  Muslims migrated from Sri Lanka to India; Hindus migrated from India to Sri Lanka. 
A)  Muslims migrated from India to Pakistan; Hindus migrated from Pakistan to India. 
B)  Muslims migrated from Pakistan to India; Hindus migrated from India to Pakistan. 
C)  Muslims migrated from India to Sri Lanka; Hindus migrated from Sri Lanka to India. 
D)  Muslims migrated from Sri Lanka to India; Hindus migrated from India to Sri Lanka.

Question 17

The caste system is particularly, though not exclusively, associated with what religion?

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Question 18

The first agricultural communities in South Asia were known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Dravidians. 
B)  Tibetans. 
C)  Pakistanis. 
D)  Harappa. 
A)  Dravidians. 
B)  Tibetans. 
C)  Pakistanis. 
D)  Harappa.

Question 19

South Asia was part of what European power's colonial empire?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which South Indian country has NOT had a female prime minister?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bangladesh 
B)  Pakistan 
C)  Sri Lanka 
D)  Bhutan 
A)  Bangladesh 
B)  Pakistan 
C)  Sri Lanka 
D)  Bhutan

Which of the following countries ranks in the medium category on the gender equality index?

What is Pakistan's urbanization rate?

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?

Villages and cities in South Asia tend to be culturally homogeneous.

What are Jains known for?

Widows of higher caste rarely remarry.

The name Deccan is given to which of the following features on South Asia's physical landscape?

The largest portion of India's labor force works in the service sector.

Which statement is NOT true of the Hindi language?

The caste that contains low-status laborers and artisans is the:

As the colonial ruler of South Asia, British policies acted to discourage the region's industrial development.

Nearly all of South Asia was part of what European power's colonial system?

Which is NOT true of the process by which Indian rivers carry sediment from the Himalayas?

What is the basic idea of microcredit?

Considering all Indians, what religion claims the largest number of adherents?

Which of the following occurred as a result of the 1947 partition of British India?

The caste system is particularly, though not exclusively, associated with what religion?

The first agricultural communities in South Asia were known as the:

South Asia was part of what European power's colonial empire?

Which South Indian country has NOT had a female prime minister?

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Exam 8: South Asia

Which of the following countries ranks in the medium category on the gender equality index?

What is Pakistan's urbanization rate?

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?

Villages and cities in South Asia tend to be culturally homogeneous.

What are Jains known for?

Widows of higher caste rarely remarry.

The name Deccan is given to which of the following features on South Asia's physical landscape?

The largest portion of India's labor force works in the service sector.

Which statement is NOT true of the Hindi language?

The caste that contains low-status laborers and artisans is the:

As the colonial ruler of South Asia, British policies acted to discourage the region's industrial development.

Nearly all of South Asia was part of what European power's colonial system?

Which is NOT true of the process by which Indian rivers carry sediment from the Himalayas?

What is the basic idea of microcredit?

Considering all Indians, what religion claims the largest number of adherents?

Which of the following occurred as a result of the 1947 partition of British India?

The caste system is particularly, though not exclusively, associated with what religion?

The first agricultural communities in South Asia were known as the:

South Asia was part of what European power's colonial empire?

Which South Indian country has NOT had a female prime minister?

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

Filters