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South Asia Past To Present
Test Description: Covers a brief history of South Asia, Hinduism and Buddhism, Gandhi, and modern government and economic system of India.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The holiest river in the Hindu faith is the
A
Indus River
B
Ganges River
C
Brahmaputra River
D
Nile River
2) How did Siddhartha Gautama achieve enlightenment?
A
He consulted Christian missionaries who traveled to India during British colonization.
B
He wrote a novel that outlined what people could do to better their place in the caste system.
C
He studied with Hindu priests to find the cause of human suffering.
D
He meditated for some 30 days and search for answers within himself.
3) An organization formed in 1885, it provided a forum for Indians to discuss their problems. Gandhi was appointed as its leader.
A
Muslim League
B
Civil Liberties League
C
Indian National Congress
D
Pan-African Congress
4) The belief that after death, one’s soul is reborn in to a different body
A
karma
B
nirvana
C
dharma
D
reincarnation
5) Which of the following statements about the creation of Pakistan is true?
A
Muslims created it to avoid being under Hindu rule in India.
B
Britain established the country as a safe haven for free Indian slaves.
C
France created it when it gave up its colonies in Asia.
D
Japan gave up its control of it after World War II.
6) How did Mohandas Gandhi challenge British rule in India?
A
He bathed in the Ganges River to purify himself.
B
He resisted British rule with nonviolent protest.
C
He encouraged Hindus and Muslims to go to war with Britain.
D
He punished all Indians who were resistant to change.
7) To concentrate or think deeply about sacred things
A
nirvana
B
karma
C
mandala
D
meditate
8) A religion that developed in India around 1500 B.C. from a mixture of religious beliefs of the Aryans and the beliefs of the people they conquered
A
Buddhism
B
Hinduism
C
Islam
D
Christianity
9) Which groups in India’s caste system probably would have been discriminated against the most under British rule?
A
merchants and farmers
B
peasants and priests
C
untouchables and peasants
D
priests and warriors
10) Which of these historical statements is most closely associated with the histories of India and Pakistan since 1947?
A
Armed struggle is necessary to gain independence.
B
The economy needs to be industrialized before a nation can be independent.
C
Similar geographical and historical conditions can promote unity among nations
D
Religious conflicts can strongly influence political events.
11) The idea that a person’s actions will determine what happens to that person after death
A
reincarnation
B
nirvana
C
karma
D
meditate
12) A religion founded in India around 500 B.C. by a man named Siddhartha Gautama
A
Buddhism
B
Judaism
C
Islam
D
Hinduism
13) An inherited social class of traditional Hindu society that separates people from other classes by birth, occupation, or wealth
A
caste
B
dowry
C
brahma
D
meditate
14) How did the Buddha say that one could be free from human suffering?
A
by giving up selfish desires and following the Eightfold Path
B
by being reincarnated into a higher caste in the next life
C
by leaving one's family and converting to Hinduism
D
by giving offerings to the gods and studying with priests
15) Why has “outsourcing” from the United States become an important source of income for countries such as India?
A
lower wages
B
higher taxes
C
better technology
D
higher wages
16) When Pakistan decided to use a portion of a U. S. assistance plan to improve long-term needs in health and education, the Pakistani government was showing that it was committed to investing in its
A
entrepreneurship
B
tariffs
C
human capital
D
natural resources
17) India's head of government is
A
religious leaders
B
king
C
president
D
prime minister
18) What type of government does India have?
A
presidential democracy
B
parliamentary democracy
C
dictatorship
D
constitutional monarchy
19) the use of noncooperation, fasting, or other nonviolent means to oppose one's own government or an occupying force.
A
nirvana
B
karma
C
passive resistance
D
meditation
20) Strong pride in one's nation or ethnic group
A
nationalism
B
ethnic group
C
revolution
D
passive resistance
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