Exam 9: South Asia

All of these are mostly Muslim countries,except:

The Raj meant the rule of the ________ in India.

The veterinary drug diclofenac is responsible for the death of this endangered species in South Asia.

This country has the second fastest growing economy in the world.

Which of these South Asian cultures is the oldest?

What is the geologic origin of the Himalayas?

In the 1990s the most distinctive aspect of the "brain drain" from South Asia was the emigration of computer scientists and software engineers from India to the United States and part of Europe.

The main conflict within Sri Lanka is between the Buddhist majority and the ________ minority.

The Taj Mahal is the most famous piece of architecture of the Mughals.

The concept of karma is associated with which world religion?

All Hindus are vegetarians.

The most popular sport in India and Pakistan is:

Pakistan was established as a:

Buddhism is the main religious practice in:

Which of the following cities is the premier science and technology center of India?

When did the British set about withdrawing from South Asia altogether?

Kashmir has a predominately ________ population.

Emperor Ashoka personally supported the idea of "conquest by ________."

Hindi is the national language of India.

The South Asian wet monsoon originates over the ________ and moves ________.