Question 1

What Hindu religious tradition is negatively impacting water quality in the Ganga River?

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Hindu death pilgrimages to river towns a...

Question 2

The anti-Soviet resistance group that formed in Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion were known as the:

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A)   mujahedeen.
B)   talungalela.
C)   Afghani Liberation Front.
D)   Sandinistas.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Why has India renamed several of its large cities,with Calcutta becoming Kolkata and Bombay becoming Mumbai?

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A)   to make the city names more easily pronounceable
B)   to replace the names given to those cities during British colonial rule
C)   to gain membership into the European Union
D)   to unite warring factions in North and South IndiaE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

What is the name of the ancient system in South Asia,and particularly India,that for many people still determines where they live,what they can eat and drink,and how they will make a living?

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Question 5

The large island off the southern coast of India is:

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A)   Burma.
B)   Sri Lanka.
C)   Sierra Leone.
D)   Rangoon.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Young voters are increasingly making up an important part of the electorate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Since independence,India's government has favored industrial over agricultural development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which country invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

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A)   Germany
B)   Italy
C)   the Soviet Union
D)   PakistanE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Tectonic forces,which once played an important role in forming the mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent,have ceased.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most privileged of the castes in terms of ritual status are the:

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A)   Brahmins.
B)   Kshatriyas.
C)   Sudras.
D)   Adivasis.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

India's constitution bans caste discrimination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Turkic Persians who invaded India in 1526 were the:

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A)   Dravidians.
B)   Mughals.
C)   Harappa.
D)   English.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The practice of purdah is strongest in South India.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following has NOT been an effect of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project?

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A)   increased iron ore deposits along the riverside
B)   disturbance of the Narmada River's natural cycles
C)   widespread death of aquatic life
D)   high unemployment among fishersE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The subcaste into which a Hindu is born is called a:

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A)   varna.
B)   happa.
C)   jati.
D)   adivasi.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

All of the following are efforts to respond to the threats of climate change in South Asia EXCEPT:

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A)   development of solar and wind energy.
B)   underground water management systems.
C)   reduction of carbon dioxide emissions via electric (rather than gasoline-powered) cars.
D)   technologies to disperse or reverse monsoon wind patterns before they reach the region.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The business practice of performing business functions in a country other than the one where its products or services are developed,manufactured,and sold is:

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A)   microcredit.
B)   offshore outsourcing.
C)   Grameen banking.
D)   purchasing power parity.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

With the partition of British India in 1947,what country was essentially created as a Muslim homeland?

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Question 19

Which of the following statements describes the practice known as purdah?

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A)   receiving payment from the family of a daughter's husband
B)   concealing women from nonfamily members
C)   killing of a wife who possessed an insufficient dowry
D)   segregating people according to their occupationE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following countries did the British attempt to create as a buffer state against Russian advances?

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A)   Pakistan
B)   Afghanistan
C)   Bangladesh
D)   IndiaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 8: South Asia

The most privileged of the castes in terms of ritual status are the:

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The anti-Soviet resistance group that formed in Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion were known as the:

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Since independence,India's government has favored industrial over agricultural development.

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Which country invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

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The subcaste into which a Hindu is born is called a:

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The business practice of performing business functions in a country other than the one where its products or services are developed,manufactured,and sold is:

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What Hindu religious tradition is negatively impacting water quality in the Ganga River?

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What is the name of the ancient system in South Asia,and particularly India,that for many people still determines where they live,what they can eat and drink,and how they will make a living?

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The large island off the southern coast of India is:

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Which of the following has NOT been an effect of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project?

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With the partition of British India in 1947,what country was essentially created as a Muslim homeland?

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The Turkic Persians who invaded India in 1526 were the:

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Which of the following countries did the British attempt to create as a buffer state against Russian advances?

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Young voters are increasingly making up an important part of the electorate.

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All of the following are efforts to respond to the threats of climate change in South Asia EXCEPT:

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India's constitution bans caste discrimination.

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The practice of purdah is strongest in South India.

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Tectonic forces,which once played an important role in forming the mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent,have ceased.

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Why has India renamed several of its large cities,with Calcutta becoming Kolkata and Bombay becoming Mumbai?

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Which of the following statements describes the practice known as purdah?

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