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Chapter 14: Republic of India
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Directions: For each question, write the letter of the BEST response on the line beside each question.
_______ 1. What physical feature(s) separate(s) India from the rest of Asia?
a. Andes Mountains
b. Carpathian Mountains
c. Himalayan Mountains
d. Indus and Ganges Rivers
_______ 2. What is India’s most significant river?
a. Indus
b. Ganges
c. Mekong
d. Nile
_______ 3. What is a major environmental issue facing India?
a. lack of soil
b. pollution of Ganges River
c. lack of significant rain
d. erosion of soils
_______ 4. What are seasonal winds that bring rain to the subcontinent called?
a. cyclones
b. continental winds
c. monsoons
d. prevailing winds
_______ 5. The oldest civilization in India was located near what physical feature?
a. Himalayas
b. Nile River Valley
c. Mesopotamia
d. Indus River Valley
_______ 6. Which empire considered India the “jewel in the crown”?
a. British
b. French
c. German
d. Spanish
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_______ 7. India is the largest ___________________ in the world.
a. country
b. continent
c. democracy
d. population
_______ 8. Since India elects its officials, what type of government does it have?
a. democracy
b. unified government
c. parliament
d. republic
_______ 9. What percentage of Indians work in agriculture?
a. 15%
b. 20 %
c. 50 %
d. 75%
_______ 10. What is the government program to invest in capital goods and human capital called?
a. Capital Revolution
b. Green Revolution
c. Industrial Revolution
d. Software Revolution
_______ 11. What type of economy best describes India’s system?
a. command
b. market
c. mixed
d. traditional
_______ 12. Who was the leader of the independence movement for India?
a. Babur
b. Gandhi
c. Singh
d. Thekkalat
_______ 13. Which is the most practiced religion in India?
a. Buddhism
b. Communism
c. Hinduism
d. Shinto