Quiz 4
True / False: Buddhism has its origins in India.
True
True / False: In the second stage of the demographic transition, the overall population expands.
True
True / False: Sikhism is a blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs.
True
True / False: South Asia's (wet) monsoon refers to seasonal rains that usually start in June.
True
True / False: The demographic transition model describes changes in birth rates, death rates, and population growth over time.
True
The approximate percentage of India's urban population is ____________. a) 30 b) 55 c) 70 d) 85 e) 95
a) 30
India's IT industry is concentrated in several major cities throughout the country. In which of the following is it NOT significant? a) Bengaluru b) Hyderabad c) Delhi/New Delhi d) Kolkata e) Mumbai
a) Bengaluru
The component(s) of India in which tensions continue to boil over border demarcation is ________. a) Jammu and Kashmir b) the Bombay (Mumbai) metropolitan region c) the central Gangetic Plain d) the States to the northeast of Bangladesh e) the southernmost States of the peninsula
a) Jammu and Kashmir
Which of the following is located the core area of Pakistan? a) Punjab b) Sindh c) the Indus Delta d) the Tribal Areas e) Balochistan
a) Punjab
Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language? a) Telugu b) Hindi c) Bengali d) Punjabi e) Gujarati
a) Telugu
Hindutva is (are) ____________________. a) a movement that promotes Hindu nationalism, heritage, and/or patriotism b) a sect of the Hindu religion that practices yoga c) the holiest Hindu shrine in northern India d) recent converts from Islam e) India's dominant language
a) a movement that promotes Hindu nationalism, heritage, and/or patriotism
More than half of Pakistan's exports consist of __________ a) cotton and textiles b) oil c) automobiles d) minerals e) foodstuffs
a) cotton and textiles
The physiologic density of India is ________ the arithmetic population density. a) greater than b) less than c) equal to d) the inverse of e) directly proportional to
a) greater than
The belt of river lowlands that extends across northern South Asia lies between _________ and ________. a) the Himalaya; the Deccan plateau b) the Ganges; Indus rivers c) the Eastern Ghats; Western Ghats d) Pakistan; Bangladesh e) Punjab; Afghanistan
a) the Himalaya; the Deccan plateau
The Muslim minority constitutes approximately ___ percent of the total population of India. a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 30 e) 45
b) 15
Which of the following statements about Nepal is INCORRECT? a) Deforestation is a problem. b) Agriculture is a success story. c) The Himalayas form its dominant physical feature. d) It shows signs of being a failed state. e) Its capital is located in the country's core area.
b) Agriculture is a success story.
The highest-ranking, priestly caste in India is known as the ______________. a) Hindutva b) Brahmans c) Touchables d) Sikhs e) Dalits
b) Brahmans
Which of the following cities is NOT connected to the Golden Quadrilateral superhighway that links India's main urban centers? a) Mumbai b) Dhaka c) Delhi d) Kolkata e) Chennai
b) Dhaka
The majority of India's languages belong to the language family known as __________. a) Indo-European b) Dravidian c) Sino-Tibetan d) Offshore Asian e) Malay-Polynesian
b) Dravidian
The coastal edges of the Deccan plateau are marked by highlands known as the _______________. a) Afghans b) Ghats c) Aryans d) Muslim Kushes e) Hindu Kushes
b) Ghats
The Untouchable caste in India is also known as the ________________. a) Hindu Kushes b) Harijans c) Brahmans d) Sikhs e) Tamils
b) Harijans
Which of the following pair of states emerged from the 1947 partition of British India? a) Bhutan and Nepal b) India and Pakistan c) Kashmir and Afghanistan d) Ceylon and Sri Lanka e) Bangladesh and Burma
b) India and Pakistan
In comparing India with China, which statement is INCORRECT? a) India's population growth rate continues to grow, whereas China's is starting to shrink. b) India has a larger middle class than China. c) The Chinese economy employs more people in manufacturing than does India's. d) India's IT industry is more important than China's. e) India's government is open and democratic, whereas China's is communist.
b) India has a larger middle class than China.
Which of the following statements about agriculture in India is INCORRECT? a) Wheat is grown in areas that are not moist enough to support rice cultivation. b) Wheat is grown in the east while rice dominates in the west. c) About half of rural families own less than 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of land. d) India contains more than 500,000 villages that cannot be accessed by truck or car. e) India's agricultural population is still larger than its urban population
b) Wheat is grown in the east while rice dominates in the west.
A widening regional economic disparity in India since 2000 has opened between ____________. a) Hindu and Muslim areas b) east and west c) north and south d) the coastal zone and the interior e) the uplands and riverine lowlands
b) east and west
Dominant crops in India's agricultural system include all but which of the following? a) wheat b) soybeans c) rice d) millet e) chickpeas
b) soybeans
Figure 8-4 shows that the Indus Valley civilization was located in which of South Asia's physiographic regions? a) the Northern Mountains b) the River Lowlands c) the Southern Plateaus d) the Eastern Highlands e) the Central Grasslands
b) the River Lowlands
During the twentieth century, a majority of the 10 costliest natural disasters in the world struck ___________. a) India b) Indonesia c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan e) Sri Lanka
c) Bangladesh
Figure 8-7 shows that the territory called Aksai Chin is currently under this country's political control: a) India b) Pakistan c) China d) Afghanistan e) Nepal
c) China
The earliest and fullest conversion of adherents to Islam in the South Asian realm occurred in the ____________. a) Ganges Valley b) Deccan Plateau c) Indus Valley d) Double Delta e) Brahmaputra Valley
c) Indus Valley
Bangladesh is overwhelmingly ____________ in its religious complexion. a) Hindu b) Buddhist c) Muslim d) Christian e) Atheist
c) Muslim
The two countries of South Asia's Mountainous North are ___________. a) Sri Lanka and Ceylon b) Pakistan and Bangladesh c) Nepal and Bhutan d) Asom and Punjab e) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Nepal and Bhutan
Which of the following industries spearheaded the economic development of Bengaluru (Bangalore) over the past decade? a) coal mining b) oil refining c) cotton & textiles d) gambling and tourism e) information technology
c) cotton & textiles
The reason for Bangladesh's vulnerability to natural disasters is its ______________________. a) mountainous terrain subject to landslides b) location on the Pacific Ring of Fire c) lowland physiography d) proximity to volcanoes e) frequent earthquakes
c) lowland physiography
India today is probably in the ______ stage of its demographic transition. a) first b) second c) third d) fourth e) final
c) third
East Pakistan became Bangladesh in ___________. a) 1857 b) 1918 c) 1947 d) 1971 e) 1991
d) 1971
The huge volcanic plateau that extends across most of southern India is known as the ________. a) Ghats b) Double Delta c) Sindh d) Deccan e) Malabar
d) Deccan
The caste system is most associated with which of the following religions: a) Taliban b) Islam c) Buddhism d) Hinduism e) Sanskrit
d) Hinduism
The leading river of Pakistan is the ________. a) Tigris b) Ganges c) Brahmaputra d) Indus e) Irrawaddy
d) Indus
The small group of islands that constitute a country lying about 400 miles southwest of India are the _____________. a) Tamils b) SriLankans c) Dravidians d) Maldives e) Tribal Areas
d) Maldives
Which of the following countries in the South Asian realm has NOT had a female prime minister? a) Sri Lanka b) India c) Bangladesh d) Nepal e) Pakistan
d) Nepal
Which of the following associations is INCORRECT? a) Sri Lanka and Colombo b) Bangladesh and Dhaka c) Nepal and Kathmandu d) Pakistan and New Delhi e) Bhutan and Thimphu
d) Pakistan and New Delhi
Which of the following cities is located in Pakistan's Sindh region? a) Dhaka b) Kabol c) Islamabad d) Lahore e) Karachi
e) Karachi
The country located immediately northwest of India is __________. a) China b) Kashmir c) Bangladesh d) Afghanistan e) Pakistan
e) Pakistan
Economic growth in the South Asian realm has come about mostly as a result of ___________. a) a free-trade agreement with the United States b) increased trade with China c) an emphasis on modernizing agriculture d) migration to the United Kingdom and the United States e) neoliberal reforms
e) neoliberal reforms
