Social Studies 8

Which of the following figures was known for playing a key role in the advancement of nuclear weapons in India?

• Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

• Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami

• B.R. Ambedkar

• Rajiv Gandhi

Goa is a southwestern state in India near the Deccan Highlands and the Western Ghats. The state has a significant _____ influence.

• Greek

• Italian

• French

• Portuguese

Which of the following figures was NOT a prime minister of India?

• Narendra Modi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• B.P. Koirala

The India Declaration of Emergency of 1975 was a 21-month-long period in which India declared a state of emergency following political unrest. The issue placed by the president of India granted full authority to Prime Minister _____.

• Narendra Modi

• Indira Gandhi

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• Jawaharlal Nehru

The Himalayas span across all of the following countries EXCEPT _____.

• Bhutan

• Nepal

• Pakistan

• Bangladesh

Made with chain of limestone shoals surrounded by a shallow sea, Adam's Bridge is a former land connection between _____.

• the Maldives and Sri Lanka

• the Maldives and India

• India and Sri Lanka

• India and Pakistan

What is significant about Indira Gandhi's political leadership?

• She was the first female prime minister in the world.

• She was the first female leader of a Muslim nation in modern history.

• She was the first female prime minister of India.

• She was the first female to serve more than one term as prime minister.

Vishnu is one of the Hindu deities and is known as the _____.

• destroyer

• unconquerable

• remover of obstacles

• preserver

The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, is a spiritual temple for people of what religion?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

• Jainism

Which of the following is NOT true of Asif Ali Zardari?

• He was married to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

• He was the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party.

• He served as prime minister of Pakistan.

• He was accused of corruption.