Discover India - Multiple Choice Test

Almost three quarters of all Indians
1. live in the countryside
2. live in the south of India
3. live in the large cities
4. live in poverty
At the top of the caste system are the
1. high priests
2. skilled workers
3. untouchables
4. kings and queens
The southern part of India is made up of
1. a large plateau
2. wide deserts
3. high mountain ranges
4. great rivers and plains
By 2050 India
1. will have overtaken China as the most populous country
2. will have more men than women
3. will have more men than women
4. will have fewer people than China
India shares a common border with
1. China
2. Afghanistan
3. Vietnam
4. Russia
When India collided with Asia
1. the Himalayan Mountains were formed
2. deserts were formed in the east of the subcontinent
3. rivers and valleys were formed
4. it split up into many small landmasses
The Green Revolution
1. brought along new methods of farming
2. created many factories that were friendly to the environment
3. stopped the use of fertilizers
4. was a time in which India imported a lot of food
The Indian subcontinent was once
1. part of a southern landmass
2. a part of North America
3. the centre of Asia
4. an island floating in the Atlantic Ocean
The Mughals took control of India
1. at the beginning of the Age of Exploration
2. when the British came to India
3. at the beginning of the Middle Ages
4. in the 19th century
After World War II the Muslim part of the subcontinent became
1. Pakistan
2. Nepal
3. Kashmir
4. Afghanistan
India gets most of its rainfall
1. from wet winds that blow from the Indian Ocean
2. from winds that come from the Asian mainland
3. from storms in Africa
4. from tropical storms that come from the Pacific Ocean
Mahatma Gandhi convinced Indians that
1. it was best to fight for independence peacefully
2. they should become friends with the British
3. violence was the only way to become independent from Britain
4. staying a British colony was in their best interests
The caste system is based on
1. the Hindu religion
2. the economy of colonial times
3. political traditions
4. the Muslim way of life
The eastern and western Ghats
1. stretch along the coasts of the subcontinent
2. are India's highest mountains
3. extend along the Ganges River
4. are part of a great desert in the western of the country