Exam 8: South Asia

By what means has the government of India attempted to equalize political participation and opportunities for,thus ending discrimination against,people in the lower castes?

South and southwest of the Himalayas are the Indus and Ganga river basins,also called what?

Meltwater from Himalayan glaciers feeds the headwaters of all the following rivers EXCEPT the:

In what type of settlement do 70 percent of South Asians live?

South Asia was part of what European power's colonial empire?

Which of the following has NOT been proposed as a more effective alternative to the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India?

How many languages are officially recognized in India?

What was the lingua franca of India and what is now Pakistan at the time of British colonization?

Which of the following often incites conflict between Muslims and Hindus in South Asia?

Dravidian languages are found mostly in:

The completely concealing garment worn by some Muslim women when they are outside the house is a(n):

Children in urban areas are likely to boost family income through their labor.

What practice arises from a general preference for male children and has very likely contributed to an astonishing imbalance in the ratio of males to females in the Indian population?

Which statement is NOT true of the languages spoken in South Asia?

Most of what are now the countries of South Asia were once British colonies.

The modern name for Ceylon is:

Which of the following is NOT a major belief or tenet of Hinduism?

In what South Asian country do 140 million Muslims constitute the largest minority religious group,at 12 percent of the population?

Which ocean surrounds the Indian subcontinent?

In the naturally dry regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan,current levels of agriculture and industry are probably not sustainable.