Which of the following gave rise to one of the biggest human migrations in history?
a. Great Britain partitioned India into Hindu and Muslim states by creating the separate states of India and Pakistan.
b. The election of Indira Ghandi led 40 million Muslims to flee India in fear of religious persecution.
c. A religious civil war in 1947 resulted in the forced evacuation of millions of Hindus to the southern regions of India.
d. Drought and famine during the late 1800s caused millions of people to move to the northern regions of the country.
Q. 2Mahatma Gandhi
a. led the movement for the independence of India with a strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience, non-cooperation, and symbolic actions.
b. argued strongly for the separation of Hindus and Muslims and advocated the creation of both India and Pakistan for the different religions.
c. was the first Hindu prime minister of India and preserved close ties between India and Great Britain.
d. rejected the idea that India needed independence from Britain, and called for a voice in parliament and economic freedom instead.
Q. 3Which of the following statements regarding the Indian Mutiny in 1857 is true?
a. India's soldiers generally ignored Christian influence over the military, until they were denied leave during Hindu holidays.
b. Queen Victoria's refusal to visit India during her world tour spurred the revolution.
c. Indian soldiers' refusal to use rifle cartridges wrongly rumored to be greased with cow and pig fat precipitated the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
d. The mutiny was motivated by a ban on public meetings and the killing of nearly 380 people who defied the ban.
Q. 4Approximately what percentage of Indians are Hindu?
a. 2
b. 11
c. 80
d. 99
Q. 5The term diaspora refers to
a. the creation of state industries controlling energy, communications and banking.
b. the domination of one political party over all others, resulting in absolute control.
c. the dispersion of a group of people away from their homeland.
d. a president maintaining power for over twenty years.
Q. 6Mexican foreign policy
a. only allows Mexico to recognize governments that have an acceptable ideology.
b. has been heavily influenced by Mexico's view of the United States.
c. is premised on the alignments that Mexico forms with other nations.
d. is considered isolationist, and rarely critical of foreign governments.
Q. 7Which of the following statements about Mexico's admittance into NAFTA is true?
a. NAFTA opened up Mexican markets for companies from the United States.
b. NAFTA reduced the illegal immigration of Mexicans to the United States.
c. NAFTA resulted in a decline in the political and social circumstances of Mexicans.
d. NAFTA reduced Mexico's trade deficit by increasing export of domestic products.
Q. 8Factories built in northern Mexico to make goods for export, allowing foreign corporations to exploit cheap Mexican labor and loose environmental standards, are known as
a. Chiapas.
b. Maquiladoras.
c. Camarillas.
d. Porfiriato.
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