The Growth of British Power in India
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British Empire in India - Interactive Map Quiz | Student Handouts
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The British Empire in India - Multiple-Choice Map Quiz
1.
What mountain range, the world's highest, runs along part of India's northern border?
Alps
Apennines
Himalayas
Urals
2.
What large body of water lies west of the Indian subcontinent?
Arabian Sea
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Sea
Red Sea
3.
British India was known as what?
Cotton of Kashmir
Jewel in the Crown
Shangri-La
Vande Mataram
4.
In the years following India's independence from Great Britain, it separated into
all but which
of the following countries?
Bangladesh
Burma
India
Pakistan
5.
What organization controlled most of India by 1856?
British East India Company
British government
Dutch East India Company
Mughal Empire
6.
What large body of water lies east of the Indian subcontinent?
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Persian Gulf
South China Sea
7.
What is India's National River, considered holy by Hindus?
Ganges
Indus
Narmada
Tapi
8.
Which of the following areas was gained by the British between 1804 and 1857?
Assam
Baluchistan
Bengal
Ceylon
9.
What is the current capital of India?
Agra
Chandigarh
Mumbai
New Delhi
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