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Quiz about India and Its Neighbors
Quiz about India and Its Neighbors

India and Its Neighbors Trivia Quiz


This is a not-so-brief quiz on South Asia.

A multiple-choice quiz by pete6868. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pete6868
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
105,835
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
15 / 20
Plays
3776
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (14/20), colbymanram (6/20), Guest 182 (17/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. The South Asia subcontinent is ___. Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What is the name of the mountain chain that crosses northern Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bhutan? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Which Asian river is extremely valuable because it flows through a desert area? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. What were the deltas of Bangladesh formed by? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Which religion has the most followers in India? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. India and Pakistan became two separate nations in the 1940s because of differences in what? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. One reason for the great number of people living on the Ganges River Plain is the plain's ___. Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. About how many people built the Taj Mahal? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. What makes the eastern part of India wetter than the western part? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Where are India's main coal and iron deposits? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Millet, grown by farmers on India's Deccan Plateau, is what? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Where would you go to visit the plantations that produce Assam and Darjeeling teas? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. What is a sari? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. According to Hindus, what is a person's caste determined by? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. With which country does India share its longest land border? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. The Golden Temple of Amritsar, India, is holy to followers of which religion? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Where do most of Pakistan's people live? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. In contrast to Pakistan, what does Bangladesh have? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. In the mountain kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan, almost everyone ___. Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. What is the capital of India?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The South Asia subcontinent is ___.

Answer: a triangular shaped landmass that is part of Asia

India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives are also in South Asia.
2. What is the name of the mountain chain that crosses northern Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bhutan?

Answer: The Himalayas

They are home to the highest mountains above land, including Mt. Everest (29,028 ft).
3. Which Asian river is extremely valuable because it flows through a desert area?

Answer: The Indus River

If you said the Ganges, you are incorrect because it does not flow through a desert area.
4. What were the deltas of Bangladesh formed by?

Answer: The Brahmaputra River

The river forms a triangular delta which causes many floods in Bangladesh.
5. Which religion has the most followers in India?

Answer: Hinduism

About 80% of India is Hindu.
6. India and Pakistan became two separate nations in the 1940s because of differences in what?

Answer: Religion

7. One reason for the great number of people living on the Ganges River Plain is the plain's ___.

Answer: Fertile soils

The Ganges floods and deposits silt on the soil, making it excellent for farming.
8. About how many people built the Taj Mahal?

Answer: 20,000

The Taj Mahal was built by about 20,000 workers from 1632 to 1648. The Taj Mahal is in the city of Âgra. Today, it is regarded as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.(Paraphrased from: http://www.angelfire.com/ca/VinitBudhiraja/tajmahal.html)
9. What makes the eastern part of India wetter than the western part?

Answer: Monsoons

India can get nearly a foot of water during the monsoon season.
10. Where are India's main coal and iron deposits?

Answer: West of Calcutta

11. Millet, grown by farmers on India's Deccan Plateau, is what?

Answer: A grain used to make bread

Millet is a type of grain that farmers in the Deccan Plateau use for food.
12. Where would you go to visit the plantations that produce Assam and Darjeeling teas?

Answer: The Himalayan foothills

13. What is a sari?

Answer: A woman's traditional dress

In India, a sari is worn as daily wear by many women. Modern women in urban areas wear many other types of clothes daily and will wear saris only on special occasions.
14. According to Hindus, what is a person's caste determined by?

Answer: Birth

Age is out of the question. If you say it is wealth or education, that is not true because you are born into your caste.
15. With which country does India share its longest land border?

Answer: Bangladesh

India's longest land border is with Bangladesh which stretches for 4,053km (2,518mi). India borders six countries in total. They are, in descending order of length, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Burma, and Bhutan.
16. The Golden Temple of Amritsar, India, is holy to followers of which religion?

Answer: Sikh religion

17. Where do most of Pakistan's people live?

Answer: Along the Indus River

They live along the Indus River.
18. In contrast to Pakistan, what does Bangladesh have?

Answer: Heavy rainfall

Bangladesh has extreme floods each year.
19. In the mountain kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan, almost everyone ___.

Answer: Practices subsistence farming

20. What is the capital of India?

Answer: New Delhi

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Source: Author pete6868

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