India Quiz

1. The first recorded signs of Hinduism date back to ____ in the Indus-Saraswati Civilization.

a. 1200 BCEb. 3500 BCEc. 900 CEd. 4816 BCE

2. “_______ is the only reality, ever pure, ever illumined, ever free, beyond the limits of time, space, and causation. Though apparently divided by names and forms through the inscrutable power of Maya, that enchantress who makes the impossible possible, ______ is really One and undivided”What aspect of Hinduism is this quote explaining?

a. Brahmanb. Brahminsc. Vaishnavad. Puranas

3. What were Sepoys?a. A government official in Indiab. Rebels from the lower castesc. Middle class revolutionariesd. Soldiers of the British army who were Indian

4. What value of Gandhi does this quote reveal? “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

Mahatma Gandhia. Fastingb. Acceptance of Faithc. Satyagrahad. Economic Freedom

5. What did the Indian National Congress Do?a. Campaigned for free education and more representation for Indiansb. Encouraged disobedience of laws to change issues presentc. Advocated for British Rights (as it was completely British dominated)d. Coordinated underground Indian legislature meeting

6. What does this image represent about India’s Economy?

a. India use of child laborb. India’s home-spun textile industryc. India’s reliance on Britain d. India’s reliance on family businesses

7. How did Britain view India?“We did not conquer India for the benefit of the Indians. I know that it is said at missionary meetings that we have conquered India to raise the level of the Indians. That is cant. We conquered India as an outlet for the goods of Great Britain. We conquered India by the sword, and by the sword we shall hold it.”

Lord Brentford in his speech to Parliamenta. As a way to exploit riches and improve Britain’s Economyb. A place for Missionaries to convert Indians to Christianityc. A military threatd. As an equal trading partner

8. “It was feared that after getting rid of the temporary slavery of the British the Muslims will become permanent slaves of the Hindus”

Punjab Textbook Board, Lahorea. What does this suspicion between Hindus and Muslims lead to?b. Hindu-Muslim War of 1943c. The annexation of Pakistan from Indiad. Secularism e. Slavery of Hindu-Muslim children

9. What was a positive result of British Imperialism?a. Abolishment of Slaveryb. Improvements to Educationc. Improvements to Infrastructured. Improvements to the Economye. A and Df. All of the Above

10. “Controlling for selective annexation using a specific policy rule, I find that areas that experienced direct [British] rule have significantly lower levels of access to school, health centers, and roads in the postcolonial period” (Lakshmi Iyer, Harvard)

a. What does this quote say about the negatives of British Rule?b. Overall quality of life has gone down in areas under direct British controlc. Health Centers and Quality of Hospitals is lowerd. The control of the British ruined India Economicallye. All of the Above

11. After the British suppressed the Sepoy Rebellion, which of these is NOT a legacy they left behind?

a. Fearb. Hatredc. Mistrustd. All of these are legacies the Sepoy Rebellion left behind

12. What was a main reason to why the British imperialized India easily?a. Disorganization and Fearb. Christian Superiorityc. Local Kings were working for the Britishd. All of the Above

13. “Smugglers from Pakistan are trying novel ways like throwing small contraband packets and using cross-border irrigation network to push drugs into the Indian side in Punjab.”

The Indian Express, 2017a. What are the motives behind this? b. Hatredc. Feard. Economic destabilizatione. Both a and c

14. What does this map represent?

a. The split into secular statesb. The princely Kingdoms of Indiac. Divisions between Muslim and Hindu statesd. India after Independencee. Both a and d

15. What is one of the causes for this poverty that was caused by the British?

a. Economic Exploitationb. Religious Conflictsc. Corrupt Governmentd. All of the Above

16. This Graph proves which of the following:

a. British exploitation hurts India's economy and benefited their own.b. USA profited off of India’s economic decline.c. China and India’s GDP went down due to monopolized industries.d. All of the Above

17. What political action does this represent and what is the reason behind it? (political action ; reasoning)

a. Princely states deciding to choose to join Pakistan; money from Britainb. The separation of government of Pakistan and Hindustan ; people were suspicious

of each otherc. Secession of Pakistan from India ; the British implanted suspicion in Indian

people to create disorganizationd. None of the Above

18. What is the second most practiced religion in India?a. Hinduismb. Islamc. Buddhismd. Christianity

19. What was India's government during British rule and what did it move to after independence?

a. Company-based ----> complete colonial governmentb. Colonial ----> Company-Basedc. Democratic ----> Democratic Republicd. Complete Colonial Government ----> Secular Parliamentary Democratic Republic

20. What was the last empire to rule India before the British arrived? a. Ottoman Empireb. Habsburg Empirec. Qing Dynastyd. Mughal Empiree. None of the Above

Cara 1-5Sravani 6-10Joni 10-15

Ethan 15-20KEY:

1. b2. a3. d4. c5. a6. b7. a8. b9. c10. d11. d12. a13. d14. e15. a16. a17. c18. b19. d20. d