Social Studies 4

Cellular Jail was a British colonial jail used for political prisoners during British rule but today is a national monument. Where is it located?

• the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Bangalore, India

• Lucknow, India

• the disputed territory of Kashmir

B.P. Koirala was prime minister of Nepal in 1959 and 1960. He and his Cabinet were arrested when ______ ended democracy in December 1960.

• Solomon Bandaranaike

• King Mahendra

• Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

• Bahadur Shah Zafar

What city is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha? It is a popular pilgrimage site for Buddhists.

• Bangalore

• Delhi

• Peshawar

• Lumbini

Which of the following BEST describes the Poona Pact?

• an agreement to grant electoral seats in the British India legislature to the depressed classes

• an accord that led to the abolition of the caste system in India

• a treaty between India and Pakistan to end the Kashmir conflict

• a political alliance formed by Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru during the Indian independence movement

_____ became the law minister of India's government in 1947 and helped frame the country's constitution. He was also a leader of the Dalits.

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• Vallabhbhai Patel

• B.R. Ambedkar

• Rajiv Gandhi

The Vedas are considered the oldest Hindu texts. The Sanskrit term "veda" means "_____."

• invincible

• arrival

• knowledge

• universe

_____ advocated for a separate Muslim state. Two years following his death, the Muslim League approved the idea of Pakistan, which was eventually established in 1947.

• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

• Muhammad Za-ul-Haq

• Mohammad Iqbal

• Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Sikhism considers the _____ as its holy scripture.

• Adi Granth

• Upanishads

• Bhagavad Gita

• Quran

A union territory is a(n) _____.

• administrative division in the Republic of India

• sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire

• province split between India and Bangladesh

• sultanate under the protection of Dutch rulers

Who was the first Indian-born woman to go to space?

• Kalpana Chawla

• Begum Rokeya

• Indira Gandhi

• Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi