South Asia Today

Question 0

How many states does India have?

Answer 0

28

Question 1

What has over 1 billion people and is the world’s largest democracy?

Answer 1

India

Question 2

Who was India’s first Prime Minister?

Answer 2

Nehru in 1947

Question 3

What are the two houses in the legislature branch?

Answer 3

The larger houses the People’s assembly and the smaller is the council states

Question 4

What did India benefit?

Answer 4

The green revolution in 1970’s

Question 5

Where are computer software services booming?

Answer 5

Hyderabad and Bengaluru

Question 6

Why is the practice of outsourcing involving hiring many American business workers overseas?

Answer 6

Wages are low and there are a large number of educated and skilled workers who speak English

Question 7

What kinds of jobs involve hiring American business workers overseas?

Answer 7

Doctors, scientists, engineers, software developers, and tech-support jobs

Question 8

Where does Pakistan lie between?

Answer 8

Afghanistan, Iran, and India.

Question 9

Who helped the US over overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Answer 9

Musharraf

Question 10

What year was Bangladesh established as youngest country?

Answer 10

1971

Question 11

What is the capital and major ports of Bangladesh?

Answer 11

Dhaka

Question 12

What does Bangladesh take pride of?

Answer 12

Being the main supplier of forces for United Nations peacekeeping mission

Question 13

What is the capital of Nepal and it’s only major city?

Answer 13

Kathmandu

Question 14

What help the economy in Nepal?

Answer 14

Tourism and trade

Question 15

What country has been torn by political conflict recently?

Answer 15

Nepal

Question 16

What has a tourism growing industry but government limits number of tourists in order to protect traditions?

Answer 16

Bhutan

Question 17

Who forms 74% of the population and live in the southwest Sri Lanka and are Buddhists?

Answer 17

Sinhalese

Question 18

Who is the ceremonial leader in the executive branch of government in India?

Answer 18

President

Question 19

What branch interprets laws to see if they uphold the constitution?

Answer 19

Judicial

Question 20

What do people mine in India?

Answer 20

Coal, iron ore, manganese, bauxite, and diamonds

Question 21

What is in the cottage industry in India?

Answer 21

Pottery ,cloth ,metal, and wood items.

Question 22

What is in the factory base of India?

Answer 22

Textile, food processing, heavy industry, electronics like TVs.

Question 23

What is a set of changes that modernized agriculture and greatly increase food production in the 1970s?

Answer 23

Green Revolution

Question 24

What is a plant fiber used for making rope, burlap bags, and carpet backing?

Answer 24

Jute

Question 25

What are people working in homes using their own equipment to make goods?

Answer 25

Cottage industry

Question 26

What is many American businesses hire overseas workers to do certain jobs?

Answer 26

Outsourcing

Question 27

What means to put under government control?

Answer 27

Nationalize

Question 28

What is tearing apart large oceangoing ships that are no longer in service?

Answer 28

Ship breaking

Question 29

What are products that people by for personal use?

Answer 29

Consumer goods

Question 30

What is a huge ocean wave?

Answer 30

Tsunami