In the unofficial competition between the two countries, China has a(n) __________ edge over India, but India has a(n) __________ edge over China.
a. political; stabilizing
b. economic; political
c. cultural; political
d. population growth; economic
Q. 2Which party was dominant before 1977?
a. BJP
b. Congress
c. Janata
d. PRI
Q. 3The __________ is the authority of the central government to take over state governments under certain conditions.
a. swaraj
b. president's rule
c. universal doctrine
d. emergency powers act
Q. 4The relationship between Hindus and Sikhs was undermined by the authoritarian rule of __________ in the 1970s.
a. Manmohan Singh
b. Indira Gandhi
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q. 5How are most members of India's Rajya Sabha selected?
a. elected in a proportional representation system
b. elected in a single-district, plurality system
c. chosen by state assemblies with each state having 10 members
d. chosen by state assemblies with the number of members determined by each population
Q. 6What is the relationship between India's central and state governments?
a. a pure unitary system
b. a unitary system with a governor's rule
c. a pure federal system
d. a federal system with a president's rule
Q. 7What is the lower house of the Indian parliament?
a. Congress
b. Lok Sabha
c. Raj
d. Rajya Sabha
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