Geography
This island country is known as the "teardrop of India."
What is Sri Lanka?
This ancient civilization had been forgotten until the early 1900s when it was discovered by archaeologists in present-day Pakistan.
What is the Indus Valley Civilization?
This Vedic caste is missing from the following list:
Brahmins - Kshatriyas - ? - Sudras
What is Vaisyas?
Many people in India speak English as a result of the presence of this past empire.
What is the British Empire?
As learned in the Sepoy Mutiny, Muslims don't eat pork, and Hindus don't eat this.
What is beef?
Mt. Everest is located in this mountain range that borders Nepal.
What is the Himalayan Mountain Range?
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X are examples of these numbers.
What are Roman Numerals?
Of the following, this religion came first.
Islam, Sikhism, Christianity
What is Christianity?
This country is considered the largest democracy in the world.
What is India?
The first ruler of the Mughal Empire was Babur. "Babur" translates to this animal name.
What is "tiger?"
This river, in present-day Pakistan, supported a civilization dating back to c. 2500BCE.
What is the Indus River?
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are examples of these numbers.
What are Arabic Numbers (or Hindu-Arabic Numbers)?
Of the following, this religion came last.
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism
What is Christianity?
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first _____________ of India.
What is Prime Minister?
"Raj" means this in Hindi.
What is "rule."
These seasonal winds can bring heavy rains to parts of India and Bangladesh.
What are monsoons?
As the saying goes, "The sun never sets on the __________ Empire."
What is British?
In Hindusim, Brahma is the god of this.
What is creation?
Kashmir, an area in dispute since 1947, is fought over by these two countries. Unfortunately, both control nuclear weapons.
What are India and Pakistan?
Aurangzeb was a mean Mughal ruler. He locked up his father and did this to one of his brothers.
What is cut off his head?
Before independence in 1971, Bangladesh was known by this name.
What is East Pakistan?
The Taj Mahal is an example of architecture from this empire.
What is the Mughal Empire?
Originally from the Punjab region of India, about 10,000 followers of this religion live in the state of Indiana.
What is Sikhism?
India gained independence from the British in this year.
What is 1947.
If you start in Nepal, head north, and cross the Himalayas, you will end up in this disputed part of China.
What is Tibet?
The Bay of Bengal is found in this direction from India?
What is east?
Considered one of the greatest rulers of India, this Mauryan leader gave up fighting and turned to Buddhism.
Who is Ashoka?
Of the three, this type of Buddhism teaches that enlightenment must be found from within.
Theravada, Mahayana, Tibetan
What is Theravada Buddhism?
She was the first female Prime Minister of India, and later assassinated while in office.
Who is Indira Gandhi?
This is the ancient language of India.
What is sanskrit?