Social
What form of social stratification (social hierarchy) is most in South Asia?
The cate system in India
Name the area between India and Pakistan that they constantly fight over the possession of.
Jammu & Kashmir
Who is known as the Forest Man of India?
Jadav Payeng
Under Narendra Modi rule in India did manufacturing jobs increase or decrease?
Manufacturing jobs decreased under his rule
Who was the Indian scientist that created the email?
VA Shiva Ayyadurai
What are the two South Asian countries where girls face the most difficulties in access to education
Pakistan and Afghanistan
The name of the Bangladeshi dictator whom has after and accurately been labelled as a "political society".
General Ershad
What poses as the largest threat to biodiversity?
Habitat fragmentation
Mahinda Rajapaksa, lead Sri Lanka into its...
worst economic crises
What ranked for the number of internet users in the world?
Second Place
What are at least two existing ethnic/religious tensions in South Asia?
possible answers:
1. Sinhalese-tamil conflict
2. Hindu-muslim conflict
3. Muslim-non muslim conflict
4. Chakma conflict
Name the main Tamil separatist group during the Sri Lankan Civil war
Tamil Tigers/Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelan (lite)
What Indian state has a similar amount of population as Canada?
Kerala
Over the ten year period poverty declined by 10 percent or more in which countries?
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal
What is one of the significant innovations that was contributed by India?
The development of India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle
What are at least two factors that result in illiteracy in the general South Asian population?
possible answers:
1. poor quality in education
2. Lack of accessibility to educational facilities
3. Socioeconomic practices such as children marriage and traditional gender roles
What is the name of the Party that the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, is part of?
What are 3 natural disasters Bangladesh suffer from?
Floods, cyclones, storm surge, riverbank erosion, earthquake, drought salinity intrusion, fire and tsunami.
What are the effects of Covid-19 on South Asia's Economy?
Possible answers: Increase in poverty, labor deterioration, lost wages, declines in earnings, job losses, or temporary absences, food insecurity, and increases in informality.
What did the Pakistani fertilizer company do to make the planet healthier and a safer environment?
They made fertilizers that cannot be converted into bomb-making materials.
What is the primary issue that families in Afghanistan are suffering from?
Malnutrition/hunger/famine, but will also take lack of health care
What is a name for members of the Maoist movement in Nepal and Northeast India?
Naxalites
Why is the cost of water increasing so quickly?
Increasing water pollution degrades quality of water, demand for clean water increases (also as temperature soar) thus raising the cost.
The economy and banking system of Afghanistan was disabled by the US and others, which led to what?
Led to liquidity crisis and nationwide shortages of banknotes
What is one of the most important technological advancements that is being used today?