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1

Descendents of the people who developed the Harappan civilization in the Indus valley are
A)Afghans.
B)Pakistanis.
C)Sinhalese.
D)Dravidians.
2

A branch of Hinduism in the Punjab that is pressing for more political autonomy is the
A)Shiites.
B)Vaishayas.
C)Sikhs.
D)Pashtuns.
3

Colonial development in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) led to a decline in the production of
A)spices.
B)tea.
C)rubber.
D)rice.
4

A major border issue that remains between India and Pakistan concerns
A)the Punjab.
B)Delhi.
C)Kashmir.
D)Mumbai.
5

The major pass in the Hindu Kush mountains between Pakistan and Afghanistan is the
A)Khyber Pass.
B)Smuggler's Pass.
C)Donner Pass.
D)Eisenhower Pass.
6

For most people of South Asia, the most vital natural resource is
A)coal.
B)water.
C)oil.
D)uranium.
7

Independence and partition for India and Pakistan came in
A)1907.
B)1927.
C)1947.
D)1967.
8

Which of the following was not a factor in the slow economic growth of South Asia in the first 40 years of independence?
A)a policy of import substitution
B)a world-wide economic depression
C)complex bureaucratic rules
D)lack of basic education
9

The Gulf War cut off the money that Indian workers were sending home from
A)oil-rich countries of the Persian Gulf.
B)Europe.
C)the United States.
D)Japan.
10

The Indian state with the highest rate of school attendance is
A)Kerala.
B)Hyderabad.
C)Punjab.
D)Bengal.
11

The dominant export crop in the Assam Hills is
A)jute.
B)rubber.
C)tea.
D)rice.
12

Bangladesh and Pakistan became separate countries in
A)1947.
B)1965.
C)1971.
D)1991.
13

The British built irrigation canals, in what is now Pakistan, in order to produce ___________ for British industry.
A)rubber
B)tea
C)jute
D)cotton
14

A manufacturing industry that grew rapidly in Bangladesh in the 1990s was
A)jute.
B)apparel.
C)automobiles.
D)toys.
15

The local warlords of Afghanistan are called
A)Mujahedin.
B)Taliban.
C)Al-Qaeda.
D)Iraqis.
16

South Asia has a larger population than any other subregion.
A)True
B)False
17

The founder of Buddhism was Gandhi.
A)True
B)False
18

The early European explorers found the seacoasts of South Asia well defended.
A)True
B)False
19

The majority of people in Sri Lanka are Tamil Hindus.
A)True
B)False
20

Most of the precipitation in India comes in summer.
A)True
B)False
21

Peninsular India is made up of an ancient fragment of Gondwanaland.
A)True
B)False
22

The problems of providing a living for a huge and growing population have hindered the enforcement of environmental regulations in the Indian region.
A)True
B)False
23

The number of states in India has increased since independence, mainly to accommodate ethnic groups.
A)True
B)False
24

In India, there are more females than males in the population.
A)True
B)False
25

The benefits of the Green Revolution were evenly distributed geographically and socially in India.
A)True
B)False





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