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what is the current population of india
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1.2 billion
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by how much is the population increasing by per year
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15%, over 29 million
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By 2050 what number is india's population expected to reach
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2 billion
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How many languages are spoken in India
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Over 1600
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How many languages are taught through schools in india
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58
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What is the official state language of india
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Hindi
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Name the 5 major religions in India
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Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and Christianity
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H - I -S - B - C
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What percentage of the Indian population practice hinduism
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Over 80%
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What are hindus divided into at birth
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castes
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From what posititions does the caste system range to
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Priest/Professionals down to Menial Labourers
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Are people allowed to move up in the caste system
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not in a single lifetime
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When is your vaste determined
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at birth
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True or False: Hindus are allowed to socialise and marry people outside of their caste
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False
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Where might some movement in caste systems occur?
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in urban areas where traditional values are not as strongly held
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Which animal is sacred in India
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Cow
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How many Muslims are there in India
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200 million
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Whereabouts in India is Islam most popular
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Indus - Ganges basin
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How was Islam introduced into india
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through trade
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Why would Hindus convert to Islam
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to escape the caste system because Muslims accept converts
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True or False: Sikhism does not have a caste system
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True, it does not have a caste system
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Where is Sikhism most popular in India
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Around the Punjab in the North West, near Pakistan
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True or False: the Punjab is an important farming region in india
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True
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In regards to Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam, would Christianity and Buddhism be classed as major or minor religions in India
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very minor
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Where would you find the most Buddhists
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The extreme North on the foothills of the Himalayas
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In what year did India gain independence from Britain
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1947
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What two states was the colony divided into after independence
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India and Pakistan
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Why did 15 million people migrate between the two countries post independence
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fear of persecution
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East Pakistan broke away from West Pakistan to form what country we kmow today
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Bangladesh
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Name the still disputed territory between India and Pakistan
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Kashmir
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The people of Kashmir are still _______ in nature
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tribal
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Why is Kashmir so valuable and disputed
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The headwaters of the Indus are located there
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Why is it important to control the headwaters?
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whoever controls the headwaters controls the river
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Name the religion and the king of Kashmir in 1947
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Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh
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Why did the King at the time refuse to do about Kashmir, what happened then
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give it over to India or Pakistan. Kashmirian Muslims revolted
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When the Kashmiri muslims rose up, What did Maharaja Hari Singh do?
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Gave control to India and fled for his life
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Is conflict in Kashmir still ongoing today
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It remains a disputed territory and conflict is still ongoing
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