South Asian Studies Qualification related questions
Which is the largest country in South Asia by area?
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
Answer: B) India
What is the capital of Bangladesh?
A) Chittagong
B) Khulna
C) Dhaka
D) Rajshahi
Answer: C) Dhaka
Which river is known as the lifeline of Pakistan?
A) Ganges
B) Indus
C) Brahmaputra
D) Yamuna
Answer: B) Indus
Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in Sri Lanka?
A) Mahinda Rajapaksa
B) J. R. Jayewardene
C) D. S. Senanayake
D) Ranil Wickremesinghe
Answer: C) D. S. Senanayake
What is the official language of Nepal?
A) Hindi
B) Nepali
C) Tibetan
D) English
Answer: B) Nepali
Which mountain is the highest peak in South Asia?
A) K2
B) Kanchenjunga
C) Mount Everest
D) Annapurna
Answer: C) Mount Everest
Which South Asian country is known for its unique Gross National Happiness index?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Maldives
Answer: B) Bhutan
What is the predominant religion in the Maldives?
A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Islam
D) Christianity
Answer: C) Islam
Who was the founder of modern Afghanistan?
A) Hamid Karzai
B) Mohammed Zahir Shah
C) Ahmad Shah Durrani
D) Ashraf Ghani
Answer: C) Ahmad Shah Durrani
Which South Asian country is known as the “Land of Thunder Dragon”?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh
Answer: B) BhutanWhat is the capital city of Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Rawalpindi
Answer: C) Islamabad
Which South Asian country is famous for the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Nepal
Answer: B) Pakistan
Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
Which South Asian country has the highest population density?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) Nepal
Answer: B) Bangladesh
What is the traditional dress of men in Bhutan called?
A) Sari
B) Sherwani
C) Gho
D) Lungi
Answer: C) Gho
Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in Bangladesh?
A) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
B) Ziaur Rahman
C) Hussain Muhammad Ershad
D) Sheikh Hasina
Answer: A) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Which is the largest island in the Maldives?
A) Male
B) Hulhumale
C) Gan
D) Maafushi
Answer: C) Gan
What is the main economic activity in Nepal?
A) Manufacturing
B) Tourism
C) Agriculture
D) Information Technology
Answer: C) Agriculture
Which South Asian country was formerly known as Ceylon?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bhutan
Answer: C) Sri Lanka
Which South Asian country’s flag features a dragon?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Maldives
D) Sri Lanka
Answer: B) BhutanWhich river flows through both India and Bangladesh?
A) Yamuna
B) Ganges
C) Brahmaputra
D) Narmada
Answer: B) Ganges
Who is the current Prime Minister of Pakistan as of 2024?
A) Nawaz Sharif
B) Imran Khan
C) Shehbaz Sharif
D) Bilawal Bhutto
Answer: C) Shehbaz Sharif
What is the national flower of Sri Lanka?
A) Lotus
B) Jasmine
C) Blue Water Lily
D) Hibiscus
Answer: C) Blue Water Lily
Which South Asian country is landlocked?
A) Maldives
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Pakistan
Answer: C) Nepal
Which Indian leader is known for the policy of non-violence and civil disobedience?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
Which South Asian country is known for the ancient rock fortress Sigiriya?
A) India
B) Bhutan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Nepal
Answer: C) Sri Lanka
What is the national currency of Bhutan?
A) Rupee
B) Ngultrum
C) Taka
D) Rufiyaa
Answer: B) Ngultrum
Which country in South Asia has the largest Muslim population?
A) Pakistan
B) Bangladesh
C) India
D) Maldives
Answer: C) India
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan?
A) Benazir Bhutto
B) Fatima Jinnah
C) Hina Rabbani Khar
D) Asma Jahangir
Answer: A) Benazir Bhutto
Which South Asian country is known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”?
A) Maldives
B) Sri Lanka
C) India
D) Pakistan
Answer: B) Sri LankaWhich festival is celebrated by Hindus to mark the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya?
A) Holi
B) Diwali
C) Dussehra
D) Pongal
Answer: B) Diwali
What is the primary language spoken in Afghanistan?
A) Urdu
B) Pashto
C) Persian (Dari)
D) Arabic
Answer: C) Persian (Dari)
Which South Asian country has the highest per capita income?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Maldives
Answer: D) Maldives
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in South Asia?
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Humayun
D) Shah Jahan
Answer: B) Babur
Which Indian leader is known for his contributions to economic reforms in the 1990s?
A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B) Manmohan Singh
C) P. V. Narasimha Rao
D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: C) P. V. Narasimha Rao
What is the main religion practiced in Bhutan?
A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Islam
D) Christianity
Answer: B) Buddhism
Which river forms part of the border between India and Pakistan?
A) Sutlej
B) Yamuna
C) Ganges
D) Ravi
Answer: D) Ravi
What is the national bird of Nepal?
A) Peacock
B) Himalayan Monal
C) Eagle
D) Crow
Answer: B) Himalayan Monal
Which South Asian country was never colonized by a European power?
A) India
B) Bhutan
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
Answer: C) Nepal
Who was the first President of Sri Lanka?
A) J. R. Jayewardene
B) Chandrika Kumaratunga
C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
D) Ranasinghe Premadasa
Answer: A) J. R. JayewardeneWhich South Asian river is also known as the Tsangpo in Tibet?
A) Indus
B) Brahmaputra
C) Ganges
D) Yamuna
Answer: B) Brahmaputra
What is the main script used to write the Hindi language?
A) Tamil
B) Devanagari
C) Gurmukhi
D) Bengali
Answer: B) Devanagari
Which South Asian leader won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
A) Manmohan Singh
B) Malala Yousafzai
C) Imran Khan
D) Aung San Suu Kyi
Answer: B) Malala Yousafzai
What is the national animal of Bangladesh?
A) Bengal Tiger
B) Peacock
C) Elephant
D) Dolphin
Answer: A) Bengal Tiger
Which South Asian country is known for the historic trade route called the Silk Road?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Afghanistan
D) Nepal
Answer: C) Afghanistan
Which South Asian country has the oldest written constitution?
A) India
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Pakistan
Answer: B) Sri Lanka
Who was the first female President of Nepal?
A) Bidhya Devi Bhandari
B) Sushila Karki
C) Kumari Laxmi Rai
D) Onsari Gharti Magar
Answer: A) Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Which South Asian country’s national flag is not rectangular?
A) Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
Answer: C) Nepal
What is the primary economic activity in the Maldives?
A) Fishing
B) Agriculture
C) Mining
D) Tourism
Answer: D) Tourism
Which historical event led to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971?
A) Indo-Pak War
B) Sri Lankan Civil War
C) Nepalese Revolution
D) Bhutanese Insurgency
Answer: A) Indo-Pak War