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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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India, as asserted in “India’s Democratic Challenge,” is attempting a transformation few nations in history have successfully managed, that of working within an established democratic order to: |
| | A) | shape a new culture. |
| | B) | remove the influence of religion in politics. |
| | C) | liberalize the economy. |
| | D) | educate and provide health care for the population. |
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According to “Water to the People,” the dominant rhetoric of water supply in India over the past two decades has been that water is a: |
| | A) | commodity to be sold in the open market. |
| | B) | resource that should be freely shared by all. |
| | C) | gift from the gods. |
| | D) | diminishing resource that must be carefully preserved. |
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The largest proportion of the Indian National AIDS Control Program (NACP), as reported in “HIV in India–The Challenges Ahead,” has been allotted to: |
| | A) | treatment. |
| | B) | diagnosis. |
| | C) | research. |
| | D) | prevention. |
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After coordinated terrorist bombings in and close to the Ganeshguri locality in Assam, India, as explained in “Shock of Assam,” the local populace reacted by: |
| | A) | offering greater support to the local government. |
| | B) | retreating into their homes. |
| | C) | taking to the streets in often-violent protests. |
| | D) | calling for a general workers’ strike. |
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As maintained in “Saving Afghanistan,” insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan have imported from Iraq all of the following strategies except: |
| | A) | suicide bombing. |
| | B) | political campaigning. |
| | C) | improvised explosive technology. |
| | D) | global communications. |
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Supporters of the Afghan Taliban in Pakistan, as put forth in “Pakistan’s New Generation of Terrorists,” transitioned into a mainstream Taliban force of their own in response to Pakistan’s: |
| | A) | efforts to improve relations with India. |
| | B) | close relationship with the United States. |
| | C) | military interventions in the tribal areas. |
| | D) | widespread government corruption. |
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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 a number of centimeters 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 Ghandi’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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Workers participating in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, as presented in “Rural Resistance,” have been protesting the increase in the workload, now that 10-member groups are expected to perform the work previously assigned to 17-member groups. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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More than half of the funds devoted to India’s new National AIDS Control Program, as reported in “HIV in India–The Challenges Ahead,” will come from India’s national government. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In comparison to other terrorist groups in South Asia, as pointed out in “Mapping the Indian Mujahideen,” the Indian Mujahideen (IM) is a highly structured and formal organization. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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People in Afghanistan and neighboring countries, as stated in “Saving Afghanistan,” generally believe that devoting sufficient attention and resources to that country to increase peace and stability is not a high U.S. priority. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Although the art produced by women at the Contemporary Art Centre Afghanistan has been exhibited frequently outside the country, as mentioned in “Beyond the Frame,” there have so far been no exhibitions in Afghanistan. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the recent parliamentary elections in Bhutan, as explained in “All the King’s Men,” potential candidates were required to hold graduate university degrees. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The most recent Parliamentary election in Pakistan, as reported in “Pakistan Reborn?”, went ahead with no more violence and ballot-rigging than is customary in South Asian polls. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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