Semester One Final (Social Science) Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
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Queen Victoria’s Proclamation declared what?

A

The British would not interfere with Indian religious beliefs

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2
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In the 1990s, India’s economy became what?

A

More liberalized

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3
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What term refers to goods produced in India?

A

Swadeshi

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4
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Which geographic area is a fertile agrarian land between two river systems?

A

The Indo-Gangetic Plain

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5
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The first India-Pakistan war was fought over which territory?

A

Kashmir

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6
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Britain granted India independence immediately after which event?

A

World War II

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7
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Elite warriors in Vijayanagara were called what?

A

Nayakas

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8
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Which building was a mosque built on a site sacred to Hindus?

A

The Babri Masjid

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9
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A zamindar was a what?

A

Indian landowner

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10
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Why do many Indian nationalists admire the Mughal emperor Akbar?

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Akbar successfully united almost all of India

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11
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Both the 1947 Partition and the 1984 assassination of Indira Gandhi resulted in what?

A

Violence between religious groups

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12
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Who led the Total Revolution campaign?

A

Jayaprakash Narayan

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13
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What do Mohandas Gandhi and Anna Hazare have in common?

A

They both led civil disobedience movements

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14
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Guru Nanak founded what?

A

Sikhism

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15
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In Operation Blue Star, the Indian army attacked a site sacred to which group?

A

Sikhs

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16
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Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan developed which movement?

A

Aligarh movement

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17
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How does India’s Constitution treat oppressed castes and tribal groups?

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The Constitution creates some provisions for the equality of oppressed groups

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18
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Under Jawaharlal Nehru, India had a mixed economy that consisted of what?

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Socialist and free market elements

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19
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During WWII, large numbers of Indians continued to do what?

A

Advocate for self rule

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20
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Under the theory of paramountcy, the ultimate ruler in India was who?

A

the East India Company

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21
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What was the most significant consequence of the 1857 Indian Rebellion?

A

The rule of India passed from the East India Company to the British crown

22
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What was the initial motivation of the East India Company?

A

To seek trade and profit

23
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How did Indira Gandhi respond to the invalidation of her 1971 election in 1975?

A

She suspended due process and free speech

24
Q

The ideology of Anglicism does what?

A

Rejects all aspects of Indian culture in favor of British culture

25
How did the 1905 Partition of Bengal most differ from the 1947 Partition?
The Indian people successfully resisted the 1905 Partition through a protest
26
Which political party did Jawaharlal Nehru lead?
the Indian National Congress
27
The term talak means what?
Divorce
28
What happened after Jawaharlal Nehru offered refuge to the Dalai Lama in 1959?
Tensions between India and China increased
29
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel dealt with the challenge of what?
Integrating the princely states into independent India
30
The Bharatiya Janata Party most strongly advocates for what?
Hindu nationalism
31
The right to the diwani refers to the right to do what?
Collect revenue
32
Which country became independent during Indira Gandhi's administration?
Bangladesh
33
Which term describes an arrangement in which a territory paid a fee to the East India Company in exchange for the protection of the Company's troops?
Subsidiary alliance
34
Which commodity was most important for trade in Gujarat, the Coromandel Coast, and Bengal when the East India Company first came to India?
Textiles
35
Bhim Rao Ambedkar most advocated for the rights of which group?
Dalits
36
Under the doctrine of lapse, the East India Company could claim a territory if the ruler failed to what?
Produce a male heir
37
What is the most likely reason that an India Muslim in the year 1900 would want separate electorates for Muslims?
Hindus outnumbered Muslims, so Muslims needed their own elections
38
How did both Vijayanagara and the Mughal Empire succeed at expanding their territories?
They incorporated conquered lands into their culture and political institutions
39
Which organization served to bring together Hindu and Christian thinkers?
the Brahmo Samaj
40
Who financed the East India Company?
Indian merchants
41
What was the most significant consequence of the Battle of Plassey?
The East India Company became a territorial ruler for the first time
42
Which term means "expel poverty"
Garibi Hatao
43
The Firangi Mahal and the Aligarh movement both sought to do what?
Adapt Islamic learning to a changing world
44
Varna and jati are components of what?
India's caste system
45
Nomadic groups living in India's forests are called what?
Adibasis
46
Who most strongly advocated for ahimsa and satyagraha?
Mohandas Gandhi
47
Indian nationalists would most likely admire the 1857 Indian Rebellion for what reason?
Diverse Indian groups worked together to resist colonial rule
48
The diarchy divided power between which two groups?
Indians and the colonial state
49
Dadabhai Naoroji advanced which theory?
The drain of wealth theory
50
About what percentage of Indians are Hindu today?
80%