Question 1

Which Pakistani leader eventually succeeded her father as prime minister?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sirimavo Bandaranaike
B)  Sonia Khan
C)  Benazir BhuttoD) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 2

Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984 by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Militant Sikhs who were angry at her order to seize the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar
B)  Radical Tamil Tigers who were frustrated with India's attempt to end Tamil violence in Sri Lanka
C)  Angry Pakistani Muslims who resented India's continued control of KashmirD) None of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 3

The major region of violent confrontation between India and Pakistan has been focused on what region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kashmir
B)  Sri Lanka
C)  BangladeshD) A) and C)
E) B) and C)

Question 4

Mohammed Ali Jinnah argued what about the new state of Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would be an Islamic state and that no other religions would be tolerated.
B)  It must guarantee religious freedom and equal treatment for all.
C)  It would be ruled by a military aristocracy.D) A) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 5

Why did East Pakistan break away and form its own country of Bangladesh?

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Question 6

Why were the principles of secular rule so important to early Indian framers? To what extent did the INC live up to this ideal? To what extent does the BJP oppose it?

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The principles of secular rule were impo...

Question 7

How was Malayan and Indonesian decolonization similar? In what ways was it different?

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The decolonization processes of Malaya a...

Question 8

To what extent does the destruction of the Vietnam War continue to influence Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia? To what extent has each moved on?

Accepted Answer

The destruction of the Vietnam War conti...

Question 9

Due to pressure by the international community, in the late 1990s, Indonesia was forced to grant independence to which region?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Timor
B)  Aceh
C)  BorneoD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 10

When did India receive its independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  1947
B)  1948
C)  1953D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of Hindu militancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The assassination of Indira Gandhi
B)  The destruction of a mosque at Ayodhya
C)  Support for the Sinhalese faction in Sri LankaD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 12

How is Jawaharlal Nehru's political position best described?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was opposed to the British parliamentary system because of its associations with authoritarian colonialism.
B)  He was influenced by British socialism and patterned his economic program after that of the British Labor Party.
C)  He aligned India with the West during the Cold War.D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 13

What vision of independent India did the INC have in the 1940s?

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Question 14

How did Burma achieve independence?

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