Exam 8: South Asia

The majority of people in Afghanistan,Pakistan,Bangladesh,and the Maldives are:

Considering all Indians,what religion claims the largest number of adherents?

The majority of Sri Lanka's population is:

The religious majority of Sri Lanka and Bhutan is composed of:

Name one of the three main rivers in South Asia.

Caste considerations are mostly a thing of the past in India,especially with regard to marriage arrangements.

What language-culture group dominates the south of South Asia?

What form of protest focuses on the nonviolent violation of laws?

The relations of what two South Asian countries are strained by regional conflicts in the state of Kashmir?

Which statement best summarizes the end of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

What South Asian industry was the first destroyed by British colonization?

Which country is NOT considered a part of the South Asia region?

India's social forestry movement,which began with a protest movement by women who literally hugged trees to save them from destruction,is also known as the:

Opportunities for women expanded when the revolutionary group known as the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in the early 1990s.

Hindus believe that eating cows brings them closer to the ultimate divinity.

The lattice screens that shield women from the view of outsiders are known as:

What South Asian country conducted a civil war between Maoist rebels and the monarchy?

The benefits of the green revolution in South Asia have been uneven,with some regions benefiting much more than others.

Microcredit,often through the Grameen Bank,is an innovation that has not yet benefited women.

During the early days of the Kashmir conflict,most Kashmiris wanted to join India.