India Test Study Guide
True
Beef is banned in several Indian states
False
Most Hindus eat meat
pork
Muslims do not eat________.
Cows
What animal is sacred to the Hindus?
snow leopard, Indian rhinoceros, Bengal Tiger, and the Asian elephant
What animals live in India
Asia
What continent is India located on
India and Bangladesh
What countries does India extend through
South Africa
What country did he go to work at when he was not successful in India
India
What country has the largest Democracy in the world
They marched around 241 miles to get salt from the sea
What did Gandhi and the Indians do to stop high the salt tax
He tried to get their attention by fasting in jail
What did Gandhi do to get the governments attention
Law
What did Gandhi study in college
He influenced them by encouraging them to boycott, not go to work, and sit in the streets
What did he influence the Indians to do
They made him sit in the back because of his race
What happened when Gandhi bout a first class ticket on the train
It is named after India
What is India named after
Mainly tropical, mostly high temps and dry winter, tropical monsoons season is from June to September
What is India's climate
Algeria
What is the 10th largest country in the world
Argentina
What is the 8th largest country in the world
New Delhi
What is the capital of India?
Indian Rupee
What is the currency of India?
China
What is the fourth largest country in the world
Mumbai
What is the largest city in India?
Russia
What is the largest country in the world?
Thar Desert
What is the largest desert in India
Andes Mountain range and it is located on the west coast of South America
What is the longest mountain range in the world
Ganges River
What is the longest river in India
Hinduism
What is the main religion in India?
Hindi
What is the major language of India
Bay of Bengal
What is the mouth of the Ganges
Tiger
What is the national animal of India
Indian Peacock
What is the national bird of India
Lotus
What is the national flower of India
1.35 Billion
What is the population of India
Canada
What is the second largest country in the world?
Himalayan Mountains
What is the source of the Ganges?
USA
What is the third largest country in the world
Democracy
What kind of government is India
Hinduism
What religion did Gandhi believe in
1947
When did they gain independence from the British
August 15
When is India's Independence Day celebrated?
January 1948
When was Gandhi assassinated
October 2nd
When was Gandhi born
They spread the last bit in the Ganges
Where did they scatter Gandhi's last bit of ashes
They have most of their funerals in the Ganges and spread their ashes their
Where do they have their funerals and spread the ashes most of the time
North India
Where is the Himalayan Mountain Range in India?
He was assassinated in New Delhi
Where was Gandhi when he was assassinated
Mohandas Gandhi
Who helped India gain their independence
Mahatma Gandhi
Who is on the Indian Rupee?
His great grandson
Who spread Gandhi's last bit of ashes
Dr. Luther King and Nelson Mandela
Who was Gandhi a role model for
If he fasted and died from it, it would make all the Hindu Indians mad and rebel against the British
Why did the British free him every time he was jailed
He felt that he was being too nice to the Islam Muslims
Why did the young man assassinate Gandhi
He wears the white clothes because he did not want to pay so much money for the clothing that the British put on the clothes so he made his own
Why does Gandhi wear white clothes all the time
They think that pork is not sanitized
Why don't Indians eat pork?
Because Gandhi made all of his clothes with the spinning wheel
Why is there a spinning wheel on the Indian flag
He was attending a prayer meeting
Why was Gandhi in New Delhi when he died
Brazil
5th largest country in the world
Australia
6th largest country in the world
It is India
7th largest country in the world
Kazakhstan
9th largest country in the world
2/3 or 67%
About how much of India's people live in rural areas?
Three quarters
About________ of the Thar Desert is located in India
Algiers
Capital of Algeria
Buenos Aires
Capital of Argentina
Canberra
Capital of Australia
Brasilia
Capital of Brazil
Ottawa
Capital of Canada
Beijing
Capital of China
Nur-Sultan
Capital of Kazakhstan
Moscow
Capital of Russia
Washington D.C.
Capital of the United States
49 years
How long did it take for all of Gandhi's ashes to be spread
29 states and 7 territories
How many states and territories are in India
13
How old was Gandhi when he got married
19 and he went to the University of London in London, England
How old was he when he went to college and where did he go
1/3 of the USA
India is slightly bigger than...
True
India is the second most populous country in the world
Great Soul
Some people call Mohandas Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi. What does Mahatma mean
True
The Ganges River is holy to the Hindus, it is like traveling to Mecca for the Muslims.
true.
The parents pick who the children marry
Yes
Was Gandhi born into an upper class family
Yes, he was jailed several times for protesting
Was Gandhi ever jailed