Deck 8: South Asia: India, Giant of the Subcontinent

Question 1

Ayurvedic medicine is based on:

A)Curing illnesses through prayer
B)The use of modern drugs
C)The use of herbal remedies
D)Massage therapy

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Three-quarters of female migration in India is related to:

A)Job seeking
B)Gathering wood and collecting water
C)Marriage
D)Male migration

Answer 2

C

Question 3

_____ remains the language of higher educational institutions.

A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)English
D)Kannada
E)Devanagari

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Members of a group of far-left,radical communists who are increasing their influence in India are called:

A)Nagas
B)Bondas
C)Dalits
D)Naxalites

Question 5

Most recent urban planning efforts in India include:

A)Confining squatters in city centers
B)Relocating squatters to city peripheries
C)Moving squatters to the countryside
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 6

What was the dominant theme in the traditional Indian city?

A)Socioeconomic status
B)Class status
C)Government planning
D)Overpopulation
E)Squatter settlements

Question 7

India's population growth will continue its spectacular rise because of:

A)An increase of family planning programs
B)A shrinking base population
C)Current size and youthfulness
D)Women are becoming more educated
E)Women's empowerment strategies

Question 8

Higher caste women in northern India are:

A)Often illiterate
B)Often kept in seclusion
C)Expected to produce sons
D)All of the above
E)No one of the above

Question 9

The Nagas and Bondas are classified as:

A)Original inhabitants
B)Adivasis
C)Scheduled tribes
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 10

The most important problem in India's agricultural sector is that:

A)There is a lack of irrigation facilities
B)Farms are too small
C)Most land is controlled by zamindars
D)The Haryan laborers are refusing to work for the Jats
E)There is a lack of machinery such as tractors

Question 11

The most widely spoken language in India is:

A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)English
D)Dravidian
E)Telugu

Question 12

The main linguistic cleavage in India is between _____ languages.

A)Indo-European and Dravidian
B)Indo-European and Tibeto-Burman
C)Dravidian and Tibeto-Burman
D)Hindi and Urdu

Question 13

Probably the most significant problem for rural Indians is:

A)Lack of food
B)Lack of farmland
C)Corruption
D)Debt
E)High suicide rates

Question 14

India is second only to _____ in terms of population.

A)The United States
B)Japan
C)China
D)Indonesia
E)Pakistan

Question 15

One in six Indians lives in _____ which is also the largest _____ producing state.

A)Uttar Pradesh; grain
B)Madya Pradesh; grain
C)Uttar Pradesh: vegetable
D)Kerala; food
E)Jarkand; rice

Question 16

The most recent trend in mortality in India is that:

A)More people are dying from chronic diseases such as diabetes
B)Death rates are dropping rapidly
C)"Western-type diseases are less common as the rich-poor gap widens
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 17

The most important grain crop in southern India is:

A)Pulse
B)Rye
C)Barley
D)Corn
E)Rice

Question 18

Each caste group includes many jatis that are designated by:

A)Skin color
B)Language proficiency
C)State of residence
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 19

Once a part of India's mainstream,_____ established mutually beneficial relationships with villagers who live along their migratory routes.

A)Nagas
B)Nomads
C)Naxalites
D)Snake-charmers
E)Basket-weavers

Question 20

India remains the world's second largest _____ producer.

A)Rice
B)Soybeans
C)Wheat
D)Cotton
E)Sugar cane

Question 21

Because of lack of sanitation and neglect,hundreds of thousands of Indian children die of diarrhea every year.

Question 22

India remains the world's most popular country for:

A)Automobile production
B)Cell phone production
C)Logistics
D)Back-office functions
E)Transnational investment

Question 23

Where is Bollywood?

A)Kolkhata
B)Chennai
C)Bengaluru
D)Hyderabad
E)Mumbai

Question 24

Fertility behavior in India is strongly influenced by government policies.

Question 25

The cheapest car in India is the:

A)Rover
B)Maruti
C)Nano
D)Tata
E)Hyundai

Question 26

Which of the following is India's largest port?

A)Kolkhata
B)Chennai
C)Mumbai
D)New Delhi
E)Cochin

Question 27

Poor families tend to have fewer children because they can't afford them.

Question 28

_____ has been a flashpoint in stimulating the nuclear competition between India and Pakistan.

A)Ghauri
B)Prithvi
C)Varanasi
D)Krishna
E)Kashmir

Question 29

Which is the most river for irrigation on the Deccan?

A)Ganges
B)Narmada
C)Rajah
D)Krishna
E)Karnataka

Question 30

The industrial region of _____ straddles the borders of four states: Bihar,West Bengal,Orissa and Madya Pradesh.

A)Jarkhand
B)Jalalabad
C)Jamshedpur
D)Jammu

Question 31

The largest wind-power park in Asia is:

A)Outside Mumbai
B)In Gujarat
C)In the Western Ghats
D)At the southern tip of the subcontinent
E)In the Himalayan foothills

Question 32

The British took language differences into account when they established state boundaries.

Question 33

The backbone of India's economy is:

A)The petroleum industry
B)The steel industry
C)The movie industry
D)The automobile industry
E)Agriculture

Question 34

India's Silicon Valley is centered on:

A)Bengaluru
B)Chennai
C)Hyderabad
D)Kolkhata
E)New Delhi

Question 35

India's foreign trade of growing especially in the _____ sector.

A)PC
B)Service
C)Media
D)Multinational
E)Automobile

Question 36

Less than half of Indian couples use contraception.

Question 37

Which of the following plays the most important role in creating an Indian identity?

A)Bollywood
B)PC networks
C)Laptop computers
D)Cell phones
E)Television

Question 38

The incidence of HIV/AIDS in India is significantly higher in towns and villages along major highways.

Question 39

Probably the most polluted river in India is the sacred;

A)Ganges
B)Krishna
C)Brahmaputra
D)Varanasi

Question 40

The number one investor in India is:

A)Germany
B)South Korea
C)The United States
D)China
E)Japan

Question 41

India's rich-poor gap is rapidly increasing.

Question 42

Navi Mumbai was designed to decentralize traffic congestion.

Question 43

The majority of Indians are Muslim.

Question 44

Since India is now self-sufficient in food supply,hunger and malnutrition are no longer much of a problem.

Question 45

Even though India manufactures 30 percent of the world's tractors,human and animal labor still dominates agricultural production.

Question 46

India has a growing middle-class but it is a middle-class of an overall poor country.

Question 47

More than two-thirds of Indians belong to regular castes such a Brahmins.

Question 48

The Indian government has outlawed discrimination but this applies only to untouchability not to caste.

Question 49

Animal and human waste can be used to produce biogas for electricity.

Question 50

Transnationals come to India to exploit its huge domestic market.

Question 51

Even though most Indians will remain rural dwellers by 2025,consumption in urban areas will continue to expand.

Question 52

Thousands of people sleep in the streets in Indian cities.

Question 53

"Oustees" are people who have been kicked out of their homes because they cannot pay the rent.

Question 54

Affirmative action policies have created privileged sections within underprivileged groups.

Question 55

Since most Indians now speak Hindi and English,language is no longer a divisive force in the country.

Question 56

Over half of India's cities now have sewage treatment facilities.