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Most of South Asia's largest cities, as explained in "Image 1: South Asia, A Distinct Land and an Ancient Civilization," were developed as: |
| | A) | seats of government. |
| | B) | religious destinations. |
| | C) | trading posts. |
| | D) | immigrant settlements. |
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The greatest contribution of South Asia to the European Renaissance, according to "Image 1: South Asia, A Distant Land and an Ancient Civilization," was the introduction of: |
| | A) | a more accurate understanding of human anatomy. |
| | B) | the number zero in mathematical calculations. |
| | C) | stable varnishes for oil paintings. |
| | D) | new methods of ship navigation. |
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As presented in "Image 4: Democracy in South Asia," large numbers of refugees have moved out of Bangladesh since its founding as a result of political turmoil and: |
| | A) | frequent droughts. |
| | B) | an ongoing economic collapse. |
| | C) | the promise of better living standards in India. |
| | D) | regular heavy flooding of the country's many rivers. |
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Mahatma Gandhi, as presented in "Image 5: Mahatma Gandhi," developed his ideas regarding nonviolence from observation of: |
| | A) | ongoing ethnic warfare. |
| | B) | the patience and devotion exhibited by his wife. |
| | C) | the discipline of Tibetan monks. |
| | D) | animals existing peacefully around him. |
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The current struggle for influence in Central Asia, as recounted in "India's Central Asian Struggle," involves India and all of the following except: |
| | A) | Russia. |
| | B) | China. |
| | C) | Iran. |
| | D) | the United States. |
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As brought out in "Does India Seek the Largest Nuclear Arsenal Possible?", it appears that India's approach to nuclear weapons is: |
| | A) | to stockpile as many weapons as possible. |
| | B) | to build what is necessary to deter its adversaries. |
| | C) | to achieve total superiority over Pakistan. |
| | D) | driven by cost rather than military/political strategy. |
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According to "The Problem Is in Pakistan, Not Kashmir," Pakistan's military leaders remain obsessed about: |
| | A) | India's political and military takeover in Kashmir. |
| | B) | China's support of the Taliban. |
| | C) | U.S. military aid to India. |
| | D) | the prospect of Indian domination of Afghanistan. |
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As set out in "The Elusive National Counter-Terrorism Policy," India's failures on the counter-terrorism front are a result of: |
| | A) | India's weak military. |
| | B) | the absence of a coherent and time-consistent policy. |
| | C) | indecision at the United Nations. |
| | D) | interference by the great powers. |
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As characterized in "Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century," the author Nandan Nilekani deals with the ideas that will: |
| | A) | shape India's future. |
| | B) | determine India's economic success. |
| | C) | enable India to become a great power. |
| | D) | allow India to overtake China in all spheres. |
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As explained in "Eight Top Managers Convicted over Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster," the gas leak at Bhopal was: |
| | A) | exaggerated by Indian media. |
| | B) | caused by low-level local employees and had no connection to management. |
| | C) | one of the world's worst industrial accidents. |
| | D) | a common occurrence at the plant. |
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Although the Himalayan mountain range is the highest in the world, as described in "Image 1: South Asia, A Distinct Land and an Ancient Civilization," it is still rising about 10 inches each century. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to "Image 4: Democracy in South Asia," the creation of the distinct new nations of India and Pakistan with the end of British rule led to the largest refugee migration ever experienced in the world. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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People from India living abroad in Gandhi's time, as noted in "Image 5: Democracy in South Asia," were far more divided by religion and caste than they would have been at home in India. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Modern weaponry, as pointed out in "India's Central Asian Struggle," has eliminated the strategic importance of Central Asia for the world's great powers. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The author of "Does India Seek the Largest Nuclear Arsenal Possible?" concludes that there is no evidence that India is seeking to build the largest nuclear arsenal possible. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As stated in "The Problem Is in Pakistan, Not Kashmir," the real issue in Pakistan is its reluctance to act against jihadi militants. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As noted in "The Elusive National Counter-Terrorism Policy," India's slowness in developing a counter-terrorism program is probably due to the fact that India has had very few terrorist incidents. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Nandan Nilekani, the author cited in "Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century," believes that the clash of ideas is between people who see reforms as empowering and those who see them as exclusionary. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As maintained in "Eight Top Managers Convicted over Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster," the 1984 Bhopal tragedy no longer affects Indians living in the area. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As claimed in "The Loom of Youth," India has a new generation of politicians that hopes to steer India's global integration and rising economic power in coming decades. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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