Deck 6: South Asia: Creating Dilemmas of Diversity

Question 1

The practice of marriage within a jati is referred to as group:

A)Intermarriage
B)Kinship
C)Cohesion
D)Endogamy
E)Exogamy

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which mountain pass has been the most important in terms of invasions into India?

A)Kunjerab
B)Chola
C)Khyber
D)Ghazni

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Buddha was born in what today is:

A)India
B)Pakistan
C)Bhutan
D)China
E)None of the above

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The world's third major civilization after Mesopotamia and Egypt was the _____ civilization.

A)Ganges
B)Indus
C)Hindu
D)Doab

Question 5

The _____ is bordered by the Eastern and Western Ghats.

A)Deccan Plateau
B)Central Indian Plateau
C)Indo-Gangetic Plain
D)Himalayan foothills
E)Vindya Plateau

Question 6

In the original caste system,Brahmins were:

A)Peasant farmers
B)Priests
C)Serfs
D)Warriors

Question 7

A jati is defined and named by:

A)Varna
B)Caste
C)Occupation
D)Skin color

Question 8

Around 1500 BC,the _____ appeared out of Central Asia.

A)Harappans
B)Khybers
C)Aryans
D)Remayanans
E)Dravidians

Question 9

Which of the following terms is NOT related to the others?

A)Sudras
B)Harijans
C)Untouchables
D)Dalits
E)Sanskrits

Question 10

Asoka,who ruled from 268-233 BC,adopted _____ as the state religion.

A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Islam
D)Christianity
E)Sikhism

Question 11

Under the Guptas,great strides were made in:

A)Agriculture
B)Industry
C)Literature
D)Mathematics
E)Language

Question 12

The first expression of the political notion of a state on the subcontinent occurred with the _____ Empire.

A)Gupta
B)Buddhist
C)Mahavira
D)Aryan
E)Mauryan

Question 13

Why did the use of elephants in warfare end?

A)Use of horses
B)Use of bows and arrows
C)Use of guns and cannons
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 14

To the east of Punjab lies the:

A)Indus River
B)Ravi River
C)Hindu Kush
D)Thar Desert
E)None of the above

Question 15

Under the Delhi Sultanates,_____ culture became popular at court.

A)Arab
B)Muslim
C)Persian
D)Afghan
E)Turkish

Question 16

In the original caste system,Sudras were:

A)Peasant farmers
B)Priests
C)Serfs
D)Warriors

Question 17

South Asia is differentiated in the west by Punjab through which flows the _____ River.

A)Ganges
B)Brahmaputra
C)Indus
D)Ravina
E)Kush

Question 18

Arab conquerors inaugurated _____ as India's capital in1229.

A)Punjab
B)Bombay
C)Calcutta
D)Delhi
E)Madras

Question 19

For Parsis,_____ is the essence of purity.

A)Purdah
B)Fire
C)Water
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 20

Around 320 AD,northern India became united under the:

A)Guptas
B)Mauryans
C)Golden Ages
D)Buddha
E)Kushans

Question 21

An intermediary center of trade and transshipment is called:

A)A factory
B)A port
C)An entrepot
D)A commercial center
E)A harbor

Question 22

At the beginning of the 20th century,Muslims accounted for _____ percent of the Indian population.

A)20
B)30
C)40
D)50
E)60

Question 23

_____ was British India's capital until 1931.

A)Delhi
B)Bombay
C)Madras
D)Goa
E)Calcutta

Question 24

By 1740,the Dutch were focusing their attention on:

A)Goa
B)The Phiippines
C)Burma
D)Indonesia
E)Vietnam

Question 25

The British Raj lost the support of millions of Indians after the massacre of unarmed demonstrators at _____ in 1919.

A)Delhi
B)Calcutta
C)Bengal
D)Amritsar

Question 26

Under the Mughals,the use of _____ expanded.

A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)Persian
D)Arabic
E)Karnak

Question 27

As the Mughal Empire disintegrated,separate states arose.These were ruled by:

A)Maharajas
B)Muhajirs
C)Mumbais
D)Barodas
E)Zamindars

Question 28

Under the Raj,British residential areas known as ____ were spatially and socially segregated from the Indian populace.

A)Cantonments
B)Civilian districts
C)Civil lines
D)All of the above

Question 29

The first Europeans to control the Indian Ocean were the:

A)British
B)Dutch
C)Portuguese
D)Spanish
E)French

Question 30

New Delhi was designed with:

A)Curving narrow streets
B)Bungalows for the poor
C)mughal style shophouses
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 31

The first Prime Minister of an independent India was:

A)J)N.Tata
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Indira Gandhi
D)Muhammed Ali Jinnah
E)Mohandas Gandhi

Question 32

Sikhism,which emerged in the 15th century,had its core area in:

A)Delhi
B)Nanak
C)Panipat
D)Punjab
E)Lodi

Question 33

"Pakistan" means "Land of _____."

A)The Pakistanis
B)The Responsible
C)Jihad
D)The Pure
E)The Muslims

Question 34

All Sikhs have _____ as part of their name.

A)Nanak
B)Adi Granth
C)Singh
D)Sitar
E)Shivaji

Question 35

India was drawn increasingly into the international economy when the _____ was opened in 1869.

A)Kiel Railroad
B)Suez Canal
C)Delhi to Calcutta Highway
D)Port of Bombay
E)Raj Canal

Question 36

Shah Jahan,who ruled India in the 17th century,built:

A)Delhi's Red Fort
B)India's largest mosque
C)The Taj Mahal
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 37

_____ is India's largest industrial family.

A)Taja
B)Tata
C)Jahan
D)Babur
E)Ravi

Question 38

The Partition of India resulted in the:

A)Creation of East and West Pakistan
B)Division of Punjab
C)The largest migration in human history
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 39

The _____ introduced the modern territorial state into India in the 16th century.

A)Mauryans
B)Arabs
C)Persians
D)Panipats
E)Mughals

Question 40

The great festival of Rathajatra at Puri celebrates the transition from the dry season to the wet season.

Question 41

Under the British,Indians were placed in positions of power in the Indian Civil Service.

Question 42

Hill stations,such as Simla,can be described as "mountain amenity landscapes."

Question 43

When the British Empire was at its greatest extent in the 19th century,Pakistan,Bangladesh and India were its most important states.

Question 44

Gandhi was assassinated by a Muslim fanatic.

Question 45

Vedic societies had four varnas.

Question 46

With the dissolution of the Mughal Empire,many merchant ships moved from Madras to Bombay.

Question 47

Since Indian troops fought alongside the Allied troops in World War I (1914-1918),they were rewarded with independence from Britain.

Question 48

The Laws of Manu clarified social norms and hierarchies.

Question 49

Since the Aryans were concerned with skin color,darker skinned people such as the Dravidians would only enter the caste system at the lower Sudra level.

Question 50

Mughal culture was essentially rural.

Question 51

Founded in 1865,the Muslim League continues to be an influential force in India.

Question 52

In 1702-1703,war between the Mughals and the Marathas eradicated more than two million people from the Deccan.

Question 53

Sikhs believe that there are no Hindus or Muslims because all are children of God.

Question 54

Mahavira founded Jainism that,like Buddhism,is against killing.