Deck 14: South Asians

Question 1

What is the caste associated with the priest profession in India?​

A) ​Kshatriyas
B) ​Brahmans
C) ​Vaisyas
D) ​Sudras
E) ​Untouchables

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is notone of the 5 Ks followed by male Sikhs?

A) ​kes
B) ​kanga
C) ​kaccha
D) ​korma
E) ​kada

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In India, some people indicate "yes" by wobbling the head back and forth.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following describes Indian dating and marriages?

A) ​After extensive dating, arranged marriages take place.
B) ​Dating is typical and arranged marriages no longer take place.
C) ​Dating is not typical, whereas arranged marriages are typical.
D) ​Neither dating nor arranged marriages are typical.
E) ​Marriages are arranged around those who are dating.

Question 5

Christians make up approximately what percentage of the Indian population?

A) ​0.1%
B) 2.3%
C) ​8.9%
D) ​15.2%
E) ​23%

Question 6

Jalebis are deep-fried sweets that are soaked in sweet syrup before serving.

Question 7

What percentage of Pakistani Americans hold a college degree?​

A) ​56
B) ​12
C) ​62
D) ​28
E) ​40

Question 8

In Pakistan the hot-cold system of foods encourages eating cold foods in winter and hot foods in the summer.

Question 9

What religion do nearly 85% of Indians follow?

A) ​Buddhism
B) Christianity​
C) ​Hinduism
D) ​Judaism
E) ​Islam

Question 10

What is the approximate population of Asian Indians in the U.S., according to the 2013 census estimates?

A) ​one million
B) ​2.3 million
C) ​2.8 million
D) ​3.2 million
E) ​3.8 million

Question 11

An Islami-Tibb is the person who practices hakim in Pakistan.

Question 12

Pakistan received its independence from India in what year?

A) ​1876
B) ​1910
C) ​1947
D) ​1962
E) ​1859

Question 13

In America, Asian Indians use ghee as frequently in cooking as they do in India.

Question 14

The practitioners of the oldest religion in India believe in worshiping the spirits of natural phenomena.

Question 15

Ghee is butter that has been clarified.

Question 16

In communication between Asian Indian people, an evasive response is considered more polite than a direct "no" response.

Question 17

Traditionally the professions associated with the Vaisyas are merchants and farmers.

Question 18

India as a civilization began approximately ________ years ago.

A) ​4000
B) ​3000
C) ​2000
D) ​1000
E) ​5000

Question 19

Which of the following is the highest of the Indian castes?

A) ​Untouchables
B) ​Brahmans
C) ​Sudras
D) ​Vaisyas
E) ​Kshatriyas

Question 20

The ancient diet of India was meatless.

Question 21

Which of the following is not one of the four humors in Yunani or Unani-Tibb medicine?

A) ​yellow bile
B) ​black bile
C) ​red bile
D) ​phlegm
E) ​blood

Question 22

What is commonly chewed at the end of the meal in India to aid in digestion and freshen the breath?​

A) paan​
B) ​khichri
C) ​cholay
D) ​dalia
E) ​pachadi

Question 23

What is fruit juice called in Pakistan?​

A) ladoo​
B) biryani​
C) ​sharbat
D) ​lassi
E) ​cholay

Question 24

What are masalas?

A) distinctive mixtures of spices​
B) ​spices and seeds offered after the meal to aid digestion
C) ​a variety of chutneys offered at meals
D) ​a mixture of vegetables and herbs served in pastry
E) ​meat dishes that are popular in the northern areas

Question 25

The Parsis brought what religion to northern India 1200 years ago?​

A) ​Sikhism
B) ​Christianity
C) ​Judaism
D) ​Zoroastrianism
E) ​Animism

Question 26

What is snacking called in southern India?

A) chaat​
B) ​tiffin
C) ​roti
D) ​paan
E) ​jaggery

Question 27

Of the following castes, which were generally vegetarians?

A) ​Sudras
B) ​Brahmans
C) ​Kashatriyas
D) ​Untouchables
E) ​Serfs

Question 28

What Pakistani dish is like cheesecake, but without a crust?​

A) ​ladoo
B) ​ras malai
C) ​rayta
D) ​koftay
E) ​sharbat

Question 29

"Bombay duck" is made of what salted meat?​

A) ​beef
B) ​duck
C) ​fish
D) ​pork
E) ​chicken

Question 30

What is the chickpea flour used for breads and batters for fried foods in Pakistan called?​

A) ​pilau
B) ​besan
C) ​paneer
D) ​lassi
E) ​khichri

Question 31

Which of the following is a yogurt-based beverage?

A) masalas​
B) ​roti
C) ​dal
D) ​lassi
E) ​paneer

Question 32

What is bread called in northern India?​

A) ghee​
B) ​kofta
C) ​roti
D) ​kheer
E) ​korma

Question 33

Healers in Pakistan are known as what?

A) ​hakims
B) ​masalas
C) ​ghee
D) ​Sikhs
E) ​Parsis

Question 34

In conservative Pakistani American homes, girls may be pulled out of school at what grade to prevent mixing with boys?​

A) ​4th
B) ​5th
C) ​6th
D) ​7th
E) ​9th

Question 35

A tandoor is

A) a meat cooked on a rotisserie.
B) ​a meat cooked in a cylindrical oven.
C) ​a cylindrical clay oven.
D) ​the traditional pot used for fried roti.
E) ​the name for a type of fried roti.

Question 36

In Ayurvedic medicine, what are the practitioners called?​

A) Sikhs​
B) ​Parsis
C) ​hakims
D) ​vedas
E) ​vaidyas

Question 37

What is a whole lamb or chicken skewered on a small pole thatis inserted into the dirt besidea large fire in Pakistan, called?

A) sajji​
B) ​phitta
C) ​maltash
D) ​karahi
E) ​kurutz

Question 38

Nearly 98% of all Pakistanis follow what religion?

A) Hinduism​
B) ​Islam
C) ​Sikhism
D) ​Zoroastrianism
E) ​Jainism

Question 39

What is the name for the syrup-soaked, orange-colored pretzels eaten in southern India?​

A) ​gongura
B) ​karhi
C) ​pachadi
D) ​jalebis
E) ​phitta

Question 40

What is the Hindu term for dried beans, peas, and lentils, which come hulled, skinned, whole, and split?​

A) ​dal
B) ​ghee
C) ​amchoor
D) ​ajwain
E) ​dahi

Question 41

Matching
a.Hinduism
b.Islam
c.Buddhism
d.Jainism
e.Sikhism
Believe in only one God and rules include following the five"Ks"

Question 42

What type of communication style is preferred by most South Asians?​

A) ​loud but respectful
B) ​high-context and informal
C) ​loud and emotional
D) ​informal and indirect
E) ​respectful and direct

Question 43

Which Hindu festival commemorates the birth of Krishna?​

A) ​Dussehra
B) ​Divali
C) ​Onam
D) ​Janmashtami
E) ​Krishnasan

Question 44

Matching
a.Hinduism
b.Islam
c.Buddhism
d.Jainism
e.Sikhism
With 85% of the population as adherents, it is the major religion in India

Question 45

Matching
a.Hinduism
b.Islam
c.Buddhism
d.Jainism
e.Sikhism
The influence of this religion in India is strongest in the north

Question 46

What is Indian ice cream called?​

A) kulfi​
B) ​khir
C) ​barfi
D) ​jaggery
E) ​chaat

Question 47

What Hindu classification system is used to evaluate the relative spiritual purity of all foods?​

A) jati​
B) ​jhuta
C) ​holi
D) ​pakka
E) ​kaccha

Question 48

Matching
a.Hinduism
b.Islam
c.Buddhism
d.Jainism
e.Sikhism
Although this religion originated in India, less than1% of Indians are adherents

Question 49

A very soft shake of the right hand, then touching the heart, is called what in Pakistan?​

A) ​salaam
B) ​namaste
C) ​jaggery
D) ​pakka
E) ​jhuta

Question 50

Matching
a.Hinduism
b.Islam
c.Buddhism
d.Jainism
e.Sikhism
Beliefs include the concept that all living things have souls; therefore, they are strict vegetarians

Question 51

Asian Indians add what powder to honey to treat indigestion?​

A) ​agnis
B) ​garlic
C) ​fenugreek
D) ​barley
E) ​ashtachooran

Question 52

What is the premise that Ayurvedic medicine is based on?​

A) ​All living things have souls.
B) ​Good health relies on the maintenance of harmony, balance, and order.
C) ​Quiet consideration of religious teachings can lead to enlightenment.
D) ​Balance is maintained through use of a hot-cold approach to food and living.
E) ​Each human is a microcosm of the universe.

Question 53

What is the most commonly omitted meal when Asian Indians are acculturated?

A) breakfast​
B) ​lunch
C) ​dinner
D) ​brunch
E) ​supper

Question 54

Which of the following is an Indian festival for the New Year in which sweets are shared?​

A) Holi​
B) ​Dussehra
C) ​Divali
D) ​Jati
E) ​Obon

Question 55

Which of the following is a category of Ayurvedic body humors?​

A) ​jati
B) ​sattwa
C) ​vata
D) ​rajus
E) ​tamas

Question 56

In Pakistan, what kind of holidays are Pakistan Day, Independence Day, and Jinnah's birthday?

A) religious​
B) ​fasting
C) ​mourning
D) ​outlawed
E) ​secular

Question 57

A meal is not a meal unless the traditional staple prepared in the traditional manner is served.Which of the following would make a meal a meal in southern India?​

A) boiled rice​
B) ​diced fruit and vegetables
C) ​chutney
D) ​coffee or tea
E) ​pickled vegetables

Question 58

What plant with mild amphetamine-like properties is used in Pakistan?

A) ​paneer
B) ​puris
C) ​khat
D) ​jaggery
E) ​betel

Question 59

Which kind of food is considered innately polluted based onthe Hindu concept of pollution as applied to food?

A) ​all raw foods
B) ​shellfish
C) ​root vegetables
D) ​fruit
E) ​meat

Question 60

Indo-Americans consider which form of medicine to be the most potent?​

A) ​capsules
B) ​injections
C) ​tablets
D) ​colored tablets
E) ​tinctures

Question 61

Explain the impact of feast days on the diets of the poor in India.

Question 62

In what ways have Indian Americans either maintained or adapted Indian cultural traditions in terms of dating and family roles?

Question 63

What is the primary religious principle of the Jains that pertains to eating and what foods are avoided?

Question 64

Describe the major variations in how vegetarianism is practiced in India today.

Question 65

Describe the metabolic syndrome that has been identified in Asian Indians? Discuss the risk factors that may be contributing to high rates in this population.For those who follow a vegetarian diet, does this dietary practice modify their risk?