Question 1

Tree cover created or retained by human beings is called a(n)________ forest.

Accepted Answer

A) Terrace 
B) Jati 
C) Transhumance 
D) Naxalite 
E) Anthropogenic 
A) Terrace 
B) Jati 
C) Transhumance 
D) Naxalite 
E) Anthropogenic

Question 2

The Thar Desert is located in which country?

Accepted Answer

A) Pakistan 
B) India 
C) Sri Lanka 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Nepal 
A) Pakistan 
B) India 
C) Sri Lanka 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Nepal

Question 3

This industry is the largest in Nepal,employing approximately 20 percent of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) computer chip manufacturing 
B) fishing 
C) ranching 
D) tourism 
E) health 
A) computer chip manufacturing 
B) fishing 
C) ranching 
D) tourism 
E) health

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: Mumbai
Kolkata
Chennai

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Bombay and Calcutta and Madras is...

Question 5

Most of the speakers of Tibeto-Burmese languages in South Asia live in:

Accepted Answer

A) the Northern Plains 
B) Southern India 
C) the Himalayas 
D) Sri Lanka 
E) none of these 
A) the Northern Plains 
B) Southern India 
C) the Himalayas 
D) Sri Lanka 
E) none of these

Question 6

What was the religion of the group who wanted a separate state of Khalistan in the Indian portion of Punjab?

Accepted Answer

A) Sikh 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Jain 
E) none of these 
A) Sikh 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Jain 
E) none of these

Question 7

What is the geologic origin of the Deccan Plateau?

Accepted Answer

A) immense lava flows 
B) erosion of mountains 
C) uplift of marine sediments 
D) folding and faulting 
E) None of these adequately describes the geologic origin of the Deccan Plateau. 
A) immense lava flows 
B) erosion of mountains 
C) uplift of marine sediments 
D) folding and faulting 
E) None of these adequately describes the geologic origin of the Deccan Plateau.

Question 8

In 2011,which country had the highest total fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Sundarbans means "beautiful forest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"Bollywood" is the informal name of which of the following cities?

Accepted Answer

A) New Delhi 
B) Bangalore 
C) Mumbai 
D) Kolkata 
E) Chennai 
A) New Delhi 
B) Bangalore 
C) Mumbai 
D) Kolkata 
E) Chennai

Question 11

The dominant religion of the Maldives is:

Accepted Answer

A) Hinduism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Islam 
D) Christianity 
E) Shintoism 
A) Hinduism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Islam 
D) Christianity 
E) Shintoism

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of sewage receives treatment in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 50% 
C) 75% 
D) 90% 
E) nearly 100% 
A) 10% 
B) 50% 
C) 75% 
D) 90% 
E) nearly 100%

Question 13

The partitioning of South Asia by the British continues to cause many problems in today's South Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Mughals originated in what is today:

Accepted Answer

A) Iran 
B) Bangladesh 
C) Tibet 
D) Mongolia 
E) China 
A) Iran 
B) Bangladesh 
C) Tibet 
D) Mongolia 
E) China

Question 15

Sri Lanka has the highest rural population in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The mujahideen were the Afghanistan puppet government of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Caste System,those who pursue wealth:

Accepted Answer

A) are highly regarded 
B) are less well regarded 
C) become a god 
D) do not matter 
E) None of these adequately describes the conception of wealth in the Caste System. 
A) are highly regarded 
B) are less well regarded 
C) become a god 
D) do not matter 
E) None of these adequately describes the conception of wealth in the Caste System.

Question 18

The geology of South Asia yields large quantities of:

Accepted Answer

A) oil and gas 
B) coal and gas 
C) tin and iron ore 
D) sandstone and marble 
E) limestone and shale 
A) oil and gas 
B) coal and gas 
C) tin and iron ore 
D) sandstone and marble 
E) limestone and shale

Question 19

Dalits of India are also referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Untouchables 
B) Hindutva 
C) Bumiputra 
D) Harmattan 
E) Manga 
A) Untouchables 
B) Hindutva 
C) Bumiputra 
D) Harmattan 
E) Manga

Question 20

Sikhs are concentrated in the:

Accepted Answer

A) Ladakh region 
B) Punjab region 
C) Utter Pradesh region 
D) Assam region 
E) none of these 
A) Ladakh region 
B) Punjab region 
C) Utter Pradesh region 
D) Assam region 
E) none of these

Tree cover created or retained by human beings is called a(n)________ forest.

The Thar Desert is located in which country?

This industry is the largest in Nepal,employing approximately 20 percent of the population.

Most of the speakers of Tibeto-Burmese languages in South Asia live in:

What was the religion of the group who wanted a separate state of Khalistan in the Indian portion of Punjab?

What is the geologic origin of the Deccan Plateau?

In 2011,which country had the highest total fertility rate?

Sundarbans means "beautiful forest."

"Bollywood" is the informal name of which of the following cities?

The dominant religion of the Maldives is:

Approximately what percentage of sewage receives treatment in South Asia?

The partitioning of South Asia by the British continues to cause many problems in today's South Asia.

The Mughals originated in what is today:

Sri Lanka has the highest rural population in the world.

The mujahideen were the Afghanistan puppet government of the Soviet Union.

In the Caste System,those who pursue wealth:

The geology of South Asia yields large quantities of:

Dalits of India are also referred to as:

Sikhs are concentrated in the:

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia, new Zealand, and the South Pacific

Filters

Exam 9: South Asia

Tree cover created or retained by human beings is called a(n)________ forest.

The Thar Desert is located in which country?

This industry is the largest in Nepal,employing approximately 20 percent of the population.

Most of the speakers of Tibeto-Burmese languages in South Asia live in:

What was the religion of the group who wanted a separate state of Khalistan in the Indian portion of Punjab?

What is the geologic origin of the Deccan Plateau?

In 2011,which country had the highest total fertility rate?

Sundarbans means "beautiful forest."

"Bollywood" is the informal name of which of the following cities?

The dominant religion of the Maldives is:

Approximately what percentage of sewage receives treatment in South Asia?

The partitioning of South Asia by the British continues to cause many problems in today's South Asia.

The Mughals originated in what is today:

Sri Lanka has the highest rural population in the world.

The mujahideen were the Afghanistan puppet government of the Soviet Union.

In the Caste System,those who pursue wealth:

The geology of South Asia yields large quantities of:

Dalits of India are also referred to as:

Sikhs are concentrated in the:

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia, new Zealand, and the South Pacific

Filters