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True / False
1. The major cause of the division of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 was sectarian or communal differences.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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2. When Indira Gandhi became India’s prime minister in 1966, she reversed Nehru’s policy of democratic socialism,
arguing that private enterprise could better solve India’s intransigent economic problems.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 274
3. Unlike India, when Pakistan was established in 1947, it was a nation based on religious convictions rather than upon
either historical or ethnic traditions.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
p. 275
4. Since 1977, Pakistan has been under the constitutional rule of Muslim clerics who have served as prime ministers and
as the head of state.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 275-276
5. India’s very successful “Green Revolution” not only increased the agricultural yield in India, but it also reduced the
traditional inequality between large and small farmers.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 277
6. Prejudice against the untouchables (the harijans or dalits) continues in India in spite of the 1950 constitution that
guaranteed equal treatment and opportunity for all, regardless of caste.
a.
True
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b.
False
True
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7. The two European nations which adamantly refused to give up their Southeast Asian colonies after World War II were
France and the Netherlands.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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p. 282
8. Unlike the more vulnerable democratic West, the nations of Southeast Asia were unaffected by the world financial
crisis of 1997, primarily because of their more authoritarian political institutions.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 287
9. In general, the women of South Asia and Southeast Asia have not experienced greater social, or economic status
equality or increased opportunities since independence from the West was achieved.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 289
10. The practice of sati has been re–introduced in India to encourage greater civil rights for women.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 280
11. Salmon Rushdie’s tales of mysticism and religion has made him one of the few Western writers embraced by Islamic
audiences.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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12. The city of Bangalore in southern India has become an important technological center partial due to the practice of
outsourcing.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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Multiple Choice
13. The major Indian figure that warned that the division of India would lead to an “orgy of blood” was
a.
Indira Gandhi.
b.
Mahatma Gandhi.
c.
Jawaharlal Nehru.
d.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
e.
Mohammad Iqbal.
b
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14. After independence, India faced the problem of
a.
a Muslim majority in the Hindu nation of India.
b.
the permanent loss of Kashmir and Hyderabad.
c.
the poverty and the illiteracy of the majority of the population.
d.
a demoralized leadership.
e.
the lack of an experienced civil service or bureaucracy.
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15. The major region of violent confrontation between India and Pakistan has been
a.
Tibet.
b.
Sri Lanka.
c.
Bangladesh.
d.
the Ganges valley.
e.
Kashmir.
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16. Jawaharlal Nehru
a.
was opposed to the British parliamentary system because of its associations with authoritarian colonialism.
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b.
was influenced by British socialism and patterned his economic program after that of the British Labour Party.
c.
aligned India with the West during the Cold War.
d.
was assassinated by Sikhs in retaliation for his ordering the destruction of their Golden Palace.
e.
agreed with Gandhi about the virtues of an anti-materialistic village society.
p. 272
17. Independent India’s political system was organized on the model of
a.
the Soviet Union.
b.
the United States.
c.
Aryan India.
d.
Great Britain.
e.
Communist China.
p. 272
18. Under Nehru, India’s foreign policy
a.
was based upon secular Hinduism.
b.
was that of neutrality between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
c.
supported the Soviet Union and the Comintern.
d.
was aligned with the United States and the West.
e.
maintained a position of neutrality in the Cold War.
p. 273
19. In comparison to her father, Indira Gandhi
a.
believed in free-market capitalism.
b.
had no interest in agricultural reform.
c.
was more the activist such as in the area of population control.
d.
practiced ahimsa.
e.
reoriented India’s foreign policy away from neutralism to a pro-Western commitment.
p. 273-274
20. By 1975, the government of Indira Gandhi had lost popularity because of
a.
military defeat in a border war against Pakistan.
b.
its pursuit of western materialism.
c.
her gender.
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d.
corruption and Gandhi’s authoritarian manner.
e.
its failure to enfranchise India’s poor.
d
p. 274
21. Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984 by
a.
militant Sikhs 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 Kashmir.
d.
frustrated Hindus who believed Gandhi and her Congress Party was too secular in its policies.
e.
Communist-anarchists.
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22. Rajiv Gandhi
a.
was a radical socialist in his economic policies.
b.
lacked the strong ideological convictions of his mother and grandfather.
c.
supported the ahimsa philosophy of his grandfather.
d.
reluctantly ceded Kashmir to Pakistan.
e.
was a Hindu conservative in his lifestyle, including dress and his choice of spouse.
b
p. 274
23. Mohammed Ali Jinnah argued that the new state of Pakistan
a.
would be an Islamic state and that no other religions would be tolerated.
b.
would adopt socialism as its guiding economic policy.
c.
would be ruled by strict Islamic law.
d.
would tolerate Buddhists and Christians but not Hindus, who made up the majority population of India,
Pakistan’s arch foe.
e.
must guarantee religious freedom and equal treatment for all.
p. 275
24. Riots erupted in East Pakistan in 1952 over the government’s decision to
a.
make Bengali the official language.
b.
make Urdu the official language.
c.
allow Hindus to worship publicly.
d.
ally with the atheistic Soviet Union in the continuing Cold War.
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e.
make Pakistan as a secular society.
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25. The breakup of Pakistan in 1971 created the new nation of
a.
Sri Lanka.
b.
East Pakistan.
c.
Afghanistan.
d.
the Bengali Republic.
e.
Bangladesh.
p. 275
26. As in India, where Indira Gandhi eventually followed her father as prime minister, in Pakistan a prime minister who
eventually succeeded her father was
a.
Srimivao Bandaranaike.
b.
Sonia Khan.
c.
Taslima Nasrin.
d.
Benazir Bhutto.
e.
Fatima Jinnah.
d
p. 275
27. India’s constitution, based upon Great Britain’s parliamentary system, was less democratic than it appeared because
a.
initially Nehru ruled by dictatorial decree.
b.
for many years India was a one-party state.
c.
the custom of untouchability remained legal.
d.
women were denied the vote.
e.
there was a literacy test for voting.
b
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28. A challenge faced by modern India is
a.
its radical Hindu minority.
b.
that it was divided into East India and West India.
c.
that there are fourteen official languages.
d.
its declining population which put pressure on its welfare and pension systems.
e.
its lack of democratic procedures.
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Date:
p. 276
29. An example of Hindu militancy was
a.
the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
b.
an impromptu invasion of Kashmir.
c.
support for the Sinhalese faction in Sri Lanka.
d.
the destruction of a mosque at Ayodhya.
e.
the condemnation of Salmon Rushdie’s novel, Satanic Verses.
p. 276
30. By the end of the twentieth century, the population of India
a.
is finally decreasing thanks to Indira Gandhi’s forced sterilization program.
b.
is declining because life expectancy has dropped from fifty years to less than thirty since the British quit India.
c.
is increasing because of urbanization, and urban Indians want larger families than rural peasants.
d.
continues to increase because of the decline in the death rate.
e.
has leveled out, and will soon begin to decline.
p. 277
31. India’s “Green Revolution”
a.
doubled grain production between 1960 and 1980.
b.
increased the demand for farm labor, thus leading to greater peasant prosperity.
c.
brought wealth to all rural Indians.
d.
failed to have an impact on India’s shrinking food resources.
e.
was opposed by politicians as being too “socialist” in orientation.
p. 277
32. In recent decades, the Indian government has
a.
maintained its socialist orientation.
b.
abandoned industrialization in favor of modern agricultural reform.
c.
used the Peoples’ Republic of China as a paradigm for economic development.
d.
ended its flirtation with Marxist socialism, preferring a Fabian socialist approach instead.
e.
relied increasingly on the free market.
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33. By the end of the twentieth century, India’s middle class numbered
a.
about 1 million.
b.
about 10 million.
c.
about 25 million.
d.
about 100 million.
e.
about 500 million.
p. 277
34. Issues of caste in India
a.
have totally disappeared due to the Constitution of 1950.
b.
continue to have considerable significance in spite of constitutional guarantees of equality.
c.
are only of significance in the Ganges valley but not in southern India.
d.
have disappeared due to a greater emphasis upon religious radicalism.
e.
are more important in urban areas than in the rural countryside.
p. 279
35. The status of women in India
a.
was traditionally higher than in most Asian nations.
b.
was similar to that of China and Japan.
c.
was similar to most Western countries.
d.
declined as a result of independence, when women lost the right to vote.
e.
generally improved after independence, but with some exceptions.
p. 279
36. In India today
a.
child marriage and female illiteracy have disappeared in rural India.
b.
urban women often play a modern role in marketplace but a more traditional role at home.
c.
women have achieved full social and economic equality with men.
d.
as evidence by the success of Indira Gandhi, woman are in a superior position to most men, particularly in the
realm of politics.
e.
there is a higher ratio of women to men in today’s Indian society, reflecting the improved status of women.
p. 280
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37. The controversial Indian author whose novels have alienated both Hindus and Muslims is
a.
Salman Rushdie.
b.
R. K. Narayan.
c.
V. S. Naipaul.
d.
Kasum Nair.
e.
Siddiqa Begum Savharri.
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38. The Petronas Towers, once the world’s tallest building, are located in
a.
Singapore.
b.
Saigon.
c.
Manila.
d.
Kuala Lumpur.
e.
Jakarta.
d
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39. In July 1946, the United States granted independence to
a.
Okinawa.
b.
Puerto Rico.
c.
the Philippines.
d.
the Aleutians
e.
South Korea.
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40. By 1950, United States pressure on the Dutch led to the independence of
a.
Malaysia.
b.
Vietnam.
c.
Cambodia.
d.
Singapore.
e.
Indonesia.
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41. The Indonesian nationalist leader who led the struggle for independence against the Dutch was
a.
Suharto.
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Date:
b.
Sukarno.
c.
Ho Chi Minh.
d.
Pot Pol.
e.
B. J. Habibie
b
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42. After achieving independence, most of the nations of Southeast Asia modeled their new governments on
a.
the Soviet system.
b.
the Maoist organization.
c.
their pre-colonial traditions.
d.
Bismarckian Germany.
e.
Western democratic models.
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43. The most publicized example of a failed system of democracy was
a.
Vietnam.
b.
the Philippines.
c.
Indonesia.
d.
Malaysia.
e.
Thailand.
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44. Independence in Southeast Asia did not lead to material prosperity because
a.
the West refused to provide financial or technological assistance.
b.
Muslim and Buddhist religious beliefs and practices were by nature anti-materialistic.
c.
of a lack of trained leaders, educational resources, and capital.
d.
the vast majority of the population desired only to remain on their small farms.
e.
the Cold War redirected resources into unproductive channels.
1
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45. The event that finally drove Indonesia’s Suharto from power in 1998 was
a.
violent street riots and popular anger.
b.
a wide-spread environmental crisis.
c.
a Muslim revolution.
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d.
the United Nations’ demand than Suharto be turned over to an international court and tried for civil rights
abuses.
e.
economic collapse caused by an oil embargo instituted by the United States.
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46. Due to pressure by the international community, in the late 1990s Indonesia was forced to grant independence to
a.
East Timor.
b.
Aceh.
c.
Borneo.
d.
Mindanao.
e.
Sumatra.
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47. The internationally recognized opponent of the military regime in what was formerly called Burma is
a.
Ne Win.
b.
Aung San Suu Kyi.
c.
Mgawati Sukarnoputri.
d.
Lee Kuan-yew.
e.
Shintaro Ishihara.
b
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48. Southeast Asia’s urban residents
a.
have entirely abandoned their own cultural roots in favor of Western culture.
b.
have maintained many of their cultural practices.
c.
generally become more religious in their new urban environment.
d.
are no different than their rural peers in cultural matters.
e.
no longer believe in mystical or supernatural powers.
b
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49. In general, historically the women of Southeast Asia
a.
had fewer restrictions and enjoyed a higher status than elsewhere in Asia.
b.
were subject to Confucian requirements of foot-binding.
c.
experienced wide-spread physical mutilation.
d.
were subjected to seclusion from any public society.
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e.
were equal to men in all matters except in politics.
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50. The reunification of Vietnam under Communist rule in 1975 was followed by
a.
a general peace throughout the entire region.
b.
Laos turning to the West for assistance in maintaining its independence.
c.
Vietnam allying itself with Communist China against the Soviet Union in the continuing dispute between the
two Communist super-states.
d.
a slow abandonment of socialism in favor of modified capitalism in Vietnam.
e.
the emergence of a brutal revolutionary regime in Cambodia.
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51. The political organization and its leader which ultimately massacred more than one million Cambodians were the
a.
Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot.
b.
Vietminh and Ho Chi Minh.
c.
Marxists for Cambodia and Ngo Dinh Diem.
d.
Socialism Forever! and Norodom Sihanouk.
e.
Dada Means Death and Hun Sen.
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52. All of the following were initial members of ASEAN, established in 1967, except
a.
the Philippines.
b.
Vietnam.
c.
Malaysia.
d.
Indonesia.
e.
Thailand.
b
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53. Initially, ASEAN concentrated upon
a.
military and political matters.
b.
cultural and religions concerns.
c.
health and safety reforms.
d.
economic and social endeavors.
e.
remaining completely neutral in the Cold War.
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54. Who did Jawaharlal Nehru believed “just wants to spin and weave”?
a.
Mahatma Gandhi.
b.
Indira Gandhi.
c.
the poor women of India.
d.
the Tamil Tigers.
e.
Pakistan.
p. 272
55. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of which Indian leader?
a.
Jawaharlal Nehru.
b.
Mohandas Gandhi.
c.
A. B. Vajpayee.
d.
Rajiv Gandhi.
e.
Manmohan Singh.
p. 273
56. Which leader was not assassinated?
a.
Corazon Aquino.
b.
Mahatma Gandhi.
c.
Indira Gandhi.
d.
Rajiv Gandhi.
e.
Benazir Bhutto.
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57. Pakistan faces all of these problems except
a.
a history of political assassinations.
b.
on going disputes with India over Kashmir.
c.
accusations of political corruption and authoritarianism.
d.
wide spread poverty and illiteracy.
e.
rampant nationalism.
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58. V.S. Naipaul criticized Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of India because
a.
it glorified poverty and excused failure.
b.
he failed to account for the spread of violence in politics.
c.
it did not encourage a Hindi India.
d.
it encouraged materialism and Western industrialization.
e.
it did not allow for spiritual growth.
p. 281
59. India faces many problems including all of the following except
a.
a decreasing middle-class in the face of outsourcing.
b.
environmental problems such as land erosion, overcrowding, and resource scarcity.
c.
continued gender inequity.
d.
a third of the population live below the poverty line.
e.
high mortality rates among girls.
p. 277
60. The Buru Quartet by Pramoedya Toer recounts
a.
the struggle of Indonesian people for freedom from colonial rule.
b.
the rise of the military junta in Burma and creation of Myanmar.
c.
the death camps in Cambodia overseen by Pol Pot.
d.
the bloody struggle for independence in Bangladesh.
e.
the East Timor War that lead to the establishment of Burundi.
p 289
61. In 2008, this widower was elected President of Pakistan.
a.
Asif Ali Zardari.
b.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
c.
Zai ul Ha’q.
d.
Pervez Musharraf.
e.
Benazir Bhutto.
p. 275
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62. The Philippine dictator overthrown in 1986 was
a.
Ferdinand Marcos.
b.
Corazon Aquino.
c.
Joseph Estrada.
d.
Sukarno.
e.
Ho Chi Minh.
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Subjective Short Answer
63. Petronas Towers and the Selangor Cricket Club
Answer not provided.
1
64. Third World
Answer not provided.
65. “an orgy of blood”
Answer not provided.
66. Hyderabad and Kashmir
Answer not provided.
67. Congress Party
Answer not provided.
1
68. “just wants to spin and weave”
Answer not provided.
1
69. Indira Gandhi
Answer not provided.
1
70. Sikhs
Answer not provided.
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Date:
POINTS:
1
71. Amritsar’s Golden Temple
ANSWER:
72. Rajiv Gandhi
ANSWER:
73. Sri Lanka and the Elam Tigers
ANSWER:
74. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
POINTS:
1
75. West Pakistan and East Pakistan
POINTS:
1
76. Urdu and Bengali
POINTS:
1
77. Bangladesh
ANSWER:
POINTS:
1
78. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and General Zia Ul Ha’q
ANSWER:
79. Benazir Bhutto
ANSWER:
80. Pervez Musharraf
ANSWER:
81. communalism
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Date:
POINTS:
1
82. mosque at Ayodhya
ANSWER:
83. Nehru’s five-year plans
ANSWER:
84. the “Green Revolution”
ANSWER:
85. Ganges River
POINTS:
1
86. Calcutta’s “City of Joy”
POINTS:
1
87. Aryans and Dravidians
POINTS:
1
88. purdah and child marriage
ANSWER:
POINTS:
1
89. Salman Rushdie
ANSWER:
90. V. S. Naipaul’s India: A Wounded Civilization
ANSWER:
91. Philippines, July 1946
ANSWER:
92. Union of Burma, 1948
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Class:
Date:
POINTS:
1
93. General Sukarno and “guided democracy”
ANSWER:
94. Ho Chi Minh
ANSWER:
95. Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)
ANSWER:
96. 1965 Indonesian coup
POINTS:
1
97. Ferdinand Marcos
POINTS:
1
98. Corazon Aquino
POINTS:
1
99. Megawati Sukarnoputri
ANSWER:
POINTS:
1
100. East Timor
ANSWER:
101. Myanmar
ANSWER:
102. Aung San Huu Kyi
ANSWER:
103. ASEAN, 1967
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Class:
Date:
POINTS:
1
104. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge
ANSWER:
105. Pramoedya Toer’s Buru Quartet
ANSWER:
106. Duong Thu Huong
ANSWER:
107. Asif Ali Zardari
POINTS:
1
108. dalits
POINTS:
1
109. sati
POINTS:
1