Deck 17: Politics in India by Subrata K Mitra

Question 1

India and Pakistan's most recent conflict over the Kashmir region occurred in

A)1993.
B)1994.
C)1991.
D)1999.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Emergency powers

A)are directed by the Indian president.
B)can be used by the prime minister.
C)are used by the Cabinet ministers.
D)are unconstitutional.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Toward the end of British colonial rule,the Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Muslims.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Electronic media has been especially important in India because of

A)its low cost and easy availability.
B)its appeal to a popular culture of materialism.
C)low rates of literacy.
D)the lack of journalistic responsibility in the print media.

Question 5

Swadeshi refers to

A)neo-liberal economic policies.
B)Indian five-year plans.
C)the consumption of only homemade goods.
D)the influx of foreign goods.

Question 6

Party discipline is maintained by

A)persuasion.
B)an antidefection law.
C)monetary rewards for voting with the party.
D)being expelled from the party for voting across party lines.

Question 7

The Kshatriyas,Brahmin,and Sudra are all examples of varnas or castes.

Question 8

The northern Indian states share the language of Hindi.

Question 9

After the separation of India and Pakistan in 1947,the Muslim community's representation in Indian politics has

A)grown and is not far below the their proportion of the Indian population.
B)remained the same.
C)decreased.
D)grown,but well below their representative portion of the Indian population.

Question 10

A major factor contributing to the 2004 composite dialogue between India and Pakistan was

A)India's independence.
B)the creation of the two-nation theory.
C)United Nations pressure.
D)the nuclear tests of 1998.

Question 11

One of the features that Indian democracy shares with that of the United States is that both are

A)dependent upon high-tech industries for most of their income.
B)modeled on the British government from which they gained independence.
C)examples of parliamentary systems.
D)secular states.

Question 12

Centralized power,personalized authority,and the concentration of power in the hands of the few are all characteristics of

A)Indian bureaucracy.
B)neocorporatism.
C)satyagraha.
D)popular authoritarianism.

Question 13

The central government maintains control over the states largely through

A)military centralization.
B)financial incentives.
C)constitutional provisions.
D)the power of persuasion.

Question 14

The panchayati raj refers to the

A)representative bodies created at the district and village levels.
B)rule of the rajas.
C)tradition of consensus politics.
D)rule of the British East India Company.

Question 15

The destruction of the Babri mosque in December 1992 took place in Bombay.

Question 16

The political party in power for much of the first years of independence was the Democratic Party.

Question 17

Reserved seats in Lok Sabha are reserved for

A)special days and times.
B)members of scheduled castes and tribals.
C)special interest groups.
D)respected but retired statesmen.

Question 18

After 1991,the Indian economy

A)became more controlled by the state.
B)nearly collapsed because of low foreign exchange reserves.
C)became an instant capitalist success.
D)began the slow process of liberalization.

Question 19

Satyagraha refers to

A)revolution.
B)nonviolent resistance.
C)Mahatma Gandhi's political party.
D)the Salt March.

Question 20

Indian voters tend to elect representatives who

A)reflect the main cleavages of society.
B)will support party platforms.
C)are Brahmins.
D)do not reflect the elite leadership of the country.

Question 21

Universal adult suffrage was not first exercised until the 1970s.

Question 22

The Right to Information Act of 2005 was passed to combat corruption

Question 23

The Bharatiya Janata Party led the National Democratic Alliance coalition to negotiate with Pakistan.

Question 24

Hindus make up more than 80 percent of Indian population.

Question 25

The body representing states' interests is called the Lok Sabha.