Question 1

According to a 2010 report,India's urban population will increase from 340 million in 2008 to 590 million in 2030.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What work are Sikh men noted for?

Accepted Answer

A)   farmers
B)   foresters
C)   merchants
D)   artists
E)   bodyguards E

Question 3

In what part of India are Dravidian languages most likely to be spoken?

Accepted Answer

A)   north
B)   east
C)   west
D)   south
E)   center D

Question 4

The Buddha was born into a wealthy family in northern India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How were the Himalayas formed?

Accepted Answer

A)   by the rifting (pulling apart)  of the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate
B)   by the collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass
C)   by the upwelling of molten matter from a hot spot beneath the Indian subcontinent
D)   by the erosion of the landscape north and south of the region that would become the mountains
E)   by volcanic activity

Question 6

A thousand years ago,the major unifying force in South Asia was language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth because it is burdened by high levels of defense spending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?

Accepted Answer

A)   It regulates interest rates in the country.
B)   It provides low-interest credit to fund small-scale enterprise.
C)   It is the largest commercial bank.
D)   It facilitates international financial activities .
E)   all of the above

Question 9

What is the status of women in South Asia? How much of this is due to historical traditions? Have there been any recent positive changes?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The Green Revolution in South Asia relied in part on traditional varieties of crops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

India's economy is most advanced in what economic activity?

Accepted Answer

A)   engineering technology
B)   automobile production
C)   electrical appliances
D)   software development
E)   consumer electronics

Question 12

Where do most people in South Asia live?

Accepted Answer

A)   in the major cities
B)   in compact rural villages
C)   in the mountains
D)   in medium-sized towns
E)   in the suburbs

Question 13

In which of the following countries of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a problem facing Calcutta,India?

Accepted Answer

A)   Electrical power is inadequate.
B)   Many streets are routinely flooded during the wet season.
C)   The economic base is declining.
D)   A mixed Hindu-Muslim population generates ethnic tension.
E)   It has poor quality educational institutions.

Question 15

Why is Bangladesh internationally competitive in textile and clothing manufacture?

Accepted Answer

A)   It has abundant natural resources.
B)   It has a cheap source of energy.
C)   It is located near its markets.
D)   Its wages are low.
E)   all of the above

Question 16

Bangladesh was part of Bhutan from 1948 until 1971.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the rain-shadow effect?

Accepted Answer

A)   the area of high rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range
B)   the area of low rainfall found on the windy side of a mountain range
C)   the area of high rainfall found on the leeward (downwind)  side of a mountain range
D)   the area of low rainfall found on the leeward (downwind)  side of a mountain range
E)   the snow-capped peak of a mountain, where the temperatures are too cold for rain to fall

Question 18

What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)   to make room for agriculture
B)   urban expansion
C)   industrial expansion
D)   commercial logging
E)   all of the above

Question 19

Which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   an agricultural disaster, as well as an ecological and social failure
B)   an agricultural success, as well as an ecological and social success
C)   an agricultural success, but an ecological and social failure
D)   an agricultural and ecological failure, but a social success
E)   an agricultural and ecological success, but a social failure

Question 20

India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: South Asia

According to a 2010 report,India's urban population will increase from 340 million in 2008 to 590 million in 2030.

What work are Sikh men noted for?

In what part of India are Dravidian languages most likely to be spoken?

The Buddha was born into a wealthy family in northern India.

How were the Himalayas formed?

A thousand years ago,the major unifying force in South Asia was language.

Pakistan has had a difficult time achieving economic growth because it is burdened by high levels of defense spending.

What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?

What is the status of women in South Asia? How much of this is due to historical traditions? Have there been any recent positive changes?

The Green Revolution in South Asia relied in part on traditional varieties of crops.

India's economy is most advanced in what economic activity?

Where do most people in South Asia live?

In which of the following countries of South Asia is Hinduism the majority religion?

Which of the following is NOT a problem facing Calcutta,India?

Why is Bangladesh internationally competitive in textile and clothing manufacture?

Bangladesh was part of Bhutan from 1948 until 1971.

What is the rain-shadow effect?

What are the causes of deforestation in South Asia?

Which of the following phrases best describes the outcome of the Green Revolution?

India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons.