Question 1

India's Sepoy Mutiny pitted:

Accepted Answer

A) the East India Company against British colonial troops. 
B) Hindu conscripts against Muslim conscripts. 
C) British colonial troops against British officers. 
D) Hindu and Muslim conscripts against British colonial troops. 
E) British soldiers against French revolutionary forces. 
A) the East India Company against British colonial troops. 
B) Hindu conscripts against Muslim conscripts. 
C) British colonial troops against British officers. 
D) Hindu and Muslim conscripts against British colonial troops. 
E) British soldiers against French revolutionary forces.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the fight against corruption and the Aam Aadmi ("Common Man") Party (AAP) is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The anticorruption populist movement began in large part as a result of several scandals committed under the BJP single-party rule that replaced a string of more transparent coalition governments. 
B) Arvind Kejriwal brought the AAP into being in large part to take control of the new anticorruption body established by Congress. 
C) Although the watchdog bill advocated by the AAP was eventually passed, it was far inferior to the version desired by civil activists. 
D) The AAP only lasted 49 days in office before being voted out in early elections. 
E) The AAP ultimately had much better success in national elections than in regional parliamentary elections. 
A) The anticorruption populist movement began in large part as a result of several scandals committed under the BJP single-party rule that replaced a string of more transparent coalition governments. 
B) Arvind Kejriwal brought the AAP into being in large part to take control of the new anticorruption body established by Congress. 
C) Although the watchdog bill advocated by the AAP was eventually passed, it was far inferior to the version desired by civil activists. 
D) The AAP only lasted 49 days in office before being voted out in early elections. 
E) The AAP ultimately had much better success in national elections than in regional parliamentary elections.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about recent Indian foreign policy is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) India's request for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council has prompted vocal opposition from both the United States and China. 
B) India continues to oppose China's claim to Tibet and maintains a significant army presence on the border. 
C) Economic and nuclear cooperation between India and the United States has increased dramatically over the last decade. 
D) India signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2008 at the request of the United States. 
E) Pakistan-Indian relations have improved over the last decade after Pakistan renounced the use of terrorist groups to fight as proxies in the dispute over Kashmir. 
A) India's request for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council has prompted vocal opposition from both the United States and China. 
B) India continues to oppose China's claim to Tibet and maintains a significant army presence on the border. 
C) Economic and nuclear cooperation between India and the United States has increased dramatically over the last decade. 
D) India signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2008 at the request of the United States. 
E) Pakistan-Indian relations have improved over the last decade after Pakistan renounced the use of terrorist groups to fight as proxies in the dispute over Kashmir.

Question 4

India's Green Revolution:

Accepted Answer

A) expelled Mongol invaders in the sixteenth century. 
B) introduced enhanced crops and cropping methods in the 1960s and '70s. 
C) promises to halve India's carbon emissions by 2050. 
D) pitted Muslims against Hindus in a nineteenth-century civil war. 
E) pitted Communists against nationalists in a civil war following independence. 
A) expelled Mongol invaders in the sixteenth century. 
B) introduced enhanced crops and cropping methods in the 1960s and '70s. 
C) promises to halve India's carbon emissions by 2050. 
D) pitted Muslims against Hindus in a nineteenth-century civil war. 
E) pitted Communists against nationalists in a civil war following independence.

Question 5

The Indian state of Kerala's high female literacy rates and low fertility rates are largely the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) a coalition government between Muslim and Hindu leaders. 
B) socialist state policies in education, health care, and land reform. 
C) neoliberal economic policies. 
D) the influence of a legacy British colonial government. 
E) agricultural yields and profit made possible by the Green Revolution. 
A) a coalition government between Muslim and Hindu leaders. 
B) socialist state policies in education, health care, and land reform. 
C) neoliberal economic policies. 
D) the influence of a legacy British colonial government. 
E) agricultural yields and profit made possible by the Green Revolution.

Question 6

In which of the following ways does presidential rule differ from emergency rule?

Accepted Answer

A) Presidential rule is used only with respect to states, not with respect to the country as a whole. 
B) Presidential rule is more likely to be used during international conflicts than during domestic ones. 
C) Presidential rule is more of an economic tool than a governing one. 
D) Presidential rule is more controversial in its use than emergency rule. 
E) Presidential rule is used by the prime minister, not the president. 
A) Presidential rule is used only with respect to states, not with respect to the country as a whole. 
B) Presidential rule is more likely to be used during international conflicts than during domestic ones. 
C) Presidential rule is more of an economic tool than a governing one. 
D) Presidential rule is more controversial in its use than emergency rule. 
E) Presidential rule is used by the prime minister, not the president.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about India's House of the People is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It has rejected most of the rituals and institutions of its colonial model. 
B) Most of its members are elected to fixed six-year terms. 
C) Each representative in the chamber serves roughly 2 million people. 
D) It represents India's 29 states and 7 territories. 
E) It is the weaker of the two legislative houses. 
A) It has rejected most of the rituals and institutions of its colonial model. 
B) Most of its members are elected to fixed six-year terms. 
C) Each representative in the chamber serves roughly 2 million people. 
D) It represents India's 29 states and 7 territories. 
E) It is the weaker of the two legislative houses.

Question 8

In which of the following ways does the Council of States differ from the House of the People?

Accepted Answer

A) It has greater policy influence over bills that raise revenue. 
B) It can force the prime minister from office with a two-thirds vote. 
C) Its Speaker is not politically neutral. 
D) It holds less political influence over the cabinet. 
E) It has the right to introduce legislation. 
A) It has greater policy influence over bills that raise revenue. 
B) It can force the prime minister from office with a two-thirds vote. 
C) Its Speaker is not politically neutral. 
D) It holds less political influence over the cabinet. 
E) It has the right to introduce legislation.

Question 9

Naxalism refers to a:

Accepted Answer

A) fusion of Buddhist and Hindu beliefs. 
B) neo-Nazi fascist movement. 
C) Maoist insurgency. 
D) Hindu ascetic movement. 
E) high caste ranking. 
A) fusion of Buddhist and Hindu beliefs. 
B) neo-Nazi fascist movement. 
C) Maoist insurgency. 
D) Hindu ascetic movement. 
E) high caste ranking.

Question 10

Discuss both the costs and benefits of British colonialism to Indian development, and assess the net influence of this colonial legacy.

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British colonialism in India had both co

India's Sepoy Mutiny pitted:

Which of the following statements about the fight against corruption and the Aam Aadmi ("Common Man") Party (AAP) is accurate?

Which of the following statements about recent Indian foreign policy is accurate?

India's Green Revolution:

The Indian state of Kerala's high female literacy rates and low fertility rates are largely the result of:

In which of the following ways does presidential rule differ from emergency rule?

Which of the following statements about India's House of the People is accurate?

In which of the following ways does the Council of States differ from the House of the People?

Naxalism refers to a:

Discuss both the costs and benefits of British colonialism to Indian development, and assess the net influence of this colonial legacy.

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Exam 9: India

India's Sepoy Mutiny pitted:

Which of the following statements about the fight against corruption and the Aam Aadmi ("Common Man") Party (AAP) is accurate?

Which of the following statements about recent Indian foreign policy is accurate?

India's Green Revolution:

The Indian state of Kerala's high female literacy rates and low fertility rates are largely the result of:

In which of the following ways does presidential rule differ from emergency rule?

Which of the following statements about India's House of the People is accurate?

In which of the following ways does the Council of States differ from the House of the People?

Naxalism refers to a:

Discuss both the costs and benefits of British colonialism to Indian development, and assess the net influence of this colonial legacy.

Introduction

United Kingdom

United States

France

Germany

Japan

Russia

China

Iran

Mexico

Brazil

South Africa

Nigeria

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