Social Studies 2

Which of these leaders was NOT a participant at the Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries (1961), with Nehru, to found the Non-Aligned Movement?

• Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia

• Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt

• Sukarno of Indonesia

• Fidel Castro of Cuba

Which of these countries does NOT include a portion of the Balochistan region?

• Afghanistan

• India

• Iran

• Pakistan

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 is sometimes called the ____ India-Pakistani War. It is notable, in part, because it included the largest tank battle since World War II.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

The Mumbai Attacks of 2008, sometimes referred to as the 26/11 Attacks since they began on November 26, resulted in 175 deaths and 300 injuries. Which of these terror groups was found responsible for the attacks?

• Lashkar-e-Taiba

• Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front

• International Sikh Youth Federation

• Al-Qaida

Which of these – a legendary emperor featured in Hindu literature – is the Indian subcontinent named after?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Ashoka (or Ashoka the Great)

• Bharata (or Mahabharata)

• Ikshvaku

Which of these cities does NOT lie on the Indo-Gangetic Plain?

• Delhi

• Dhaka

• Kolkata

• Mumbai

Which of these individuals was President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008, and a key player in the United States-led War on Terror?

• Mamnoon Hussain

• Imran Khan

• Pervez Musharraf

• Muhammad Rafiq Tarar

The first British monarch to preside over the British Raj was ____; the last was King George VI.

• Queen Victoria

• King Edward VII

• King George V

• King Edward VIII

Which of these individuals was King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972?

• King Gyanendra

• King Mahendra

• King Tribhuvan

• King Birendra

The Kingdom of Kandy is associated with which country? It existed from the 15th century and came to an end in the 19th century when the British established colonial rule.

• Bhutan

• Nepal

• Maldives

• Sri Lanka