Which environmental issue do monsoons often cause in South Asia?(1 point)

Question

Responses

a) Droughts
a) Droughts

b) Earthquakes
b) Earthquakes

c) Flooding
c) Flooding

d) Wildfires
d) Wildfires
Question 13
What is the main source of water pollution in India’s rivers?(1 point)
Responses

a) Plastic waste from businesses
a) Plastic waste from businesses

b) Untreated raw sewage
b) Untreated raw sewage

c) Oil spills from ships
c) Oil spills from ships

d) Chemicals from farming
d) Chemicals from farming
Question 14
Which continent was the birthplace of both Hinduism and Buddhism?(1 point)
Responses

a) Europe
a) Europe

b) Asia
b) Asia

c) Africa
c) Africa

d) North America
d) North America
Question 15
Hinduism has many depictions of gods, but all are believed to be representations of:(1 point)
Responses

a) Shiva
a) Shiva

b) Brahman
b) Brahman

c) Vishnu
c) Vishnu

d) Buddha
d) Buddha
Question 16
Which two texts are considered sacred in Hinduism?(1 point)
Responses

a) The Quran and Torah
a) The Quran and Torah

b) The Bible and Tripitaka
b) The Bible and Tripitaka

c) The Mahabharata and Ramayana
c) The Mahabharata and Ramayana

d) The Vedas and Sutras
d) The Vedas and Sutras
Question 17
Which belief is shared by both Hinduism and Buddhism?(1 point)
Responses

a) Worshiping a single god
a) Worshiping a single god

b) The importance of reincarnation
b) The importance of reincarnation

c) The Eightfold Path
c) The Eightfold Path

d) The caste system
d) The caste system
Question 18
What did Prince Siddhartha Gautama create to explain how to end suffering?(1 point)
Responses

a) The Ramayana
a) The Ramayana

b) The Eightfold Path
b) The Eightfold Path

c) The Four Noble Truths
c) The Four Noble Truths

d) The Bhagavad Gita
d) The Bhagavad Gita
Question 19
Mohandas Gandhi encouraged Indians to resist British rule through:(1 point)
Responses

a) Military action
a) Military action

b) Passive resistance and nonviolence
b) Passive resistance and nonviolence

c) Creating new laws
c) Creating new laws

d) Leaving India for another country
d) Leaving India for another country

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions provided:

Question 12: Which environmental issue do monsoons often cause in South Asia?
Answer: c) Flooding

Question 13: What is the main source of water pollution in India’s rivers?
Answer: b) Untreated raw sewage

Question 14: Which continent was the birthplace of both Hinduism and Buddhism?
Answer: b) Asia

Question 15: Hinduism has many depictions of gods, but all are believed to be representations of:
Answer: b) Brahman

Question 16: Which two texts are considered sacred in Hinduism?
Answer: c) The Mahabharata and Ramayana

Question 17: Which belief is shared by both Hinduism and Buddhism?
Answer: b) The importance of reincarnation

Question 18: What did Prince Siddhartha Gautama create to explain how to end suffering?
Answer: c) The Four Noble Truths

Question 19: Mohandas Gandhi encouraged Indians to resist British rule through:
Answer: b) Passive resistance and nonviolence