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Academic Decathlon (2015-2016) > Semester One Final (Social Science) > Flashcards

Semester One Final (Social Science) Flashcards

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?

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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?

A

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
Q

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?

A

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?

A

Socialist and free market elements

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

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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
Q

What was the initial motivation of the East India Company?

A

To seek trade and profit

23
Q

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
Q

How did the 1905 Partition of Bengal most differ from the 1947 Partition?

A

The Indian people successfully resisted the 1905 Partition through a protest

26
Q

Which political party did Jawaharlal Nehru lead?

A

the Indian National Congress

27
Q

The term talak means what?

A

Divorce

28
Q

What happened after Jawaharlal Nehru offered refuge to the Dalai Lama in 1959?

A

Tensions between India and China increased

29
Q

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel dealt with the challenge of what?

A

Integrating the princely states into independent India

30
Q

The Bharatiya Janata Party most strongly advocates for what?

A

Hindu nationalism

31
Q

The right to the diwani refers to the right to do what?

A

Collect revenue

32
Q

Which country became independent during Indira Gandhi’s administration?

A

Bangladesh

33
Q

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?

A

Subsidiary alliance

34
Q

Which commodity was most important for trade in Gujarat, the Coromandel Coast, and Bengal when the East India Company first came to India?

A

Textiles

35
Q

Bhim Rao Ambedkar most advocated for the rights of which group?

A

Dalits

36
Q

Under the doctrine of lapse, the East India Company could claim a territory if the ruler failed to what?

A

Produce a male heir

37
Q

What is the most likely reason that an India Muslim in the year 1900 would want separate electorates for Muslims?

A

Hindus outnumbered Muslims, so Muslims needed their own elections

38
Q

How did both Vijayanagara and the Mughal Empire succeed at expanding their territories?

A

They incorporated conquered lands into their culture and political institutions

39
Q

Which organization served to bring together Hindu and Christian thinkers?

A

the Brahmo Samaj

40
Q

Who financed the East India Company?

A

Indian merchants

41
Q

What was the most significant consequence of the Battle of Plassey?

A

The East India Company became a territorial ruler for the first time

42
Q

Which term means “expel poverty”

A

Garibi Hatao

43
Q

The Firangi Mahal and the Aligarh movement both sought to do what?

A

Adapt Islamic learning to a changing world

44
Q

Varna and jati are components of what?

A

India’s caste system

45
Q

Nomadic groups living in India’s forests are called what?

A

Adibasis

46
Q

Who most strongly advocated for ahimsa and satyagraha?

A

Mohandas Gandhi

47
Q

Indian nationalists would most likely admire the 1857 Indian Rebellion for what reason?

A

Diverse Indian groups worked together to resist colonial rule

48
Q

The diarchy divided power between which two groups?

A

Indians and the colonial state

49
Q

Dadabhai Naoroji advanced which theory?

A

The drain of wealth theory

50
Q

About what percentage of Indians are Hindu today?

A

80%

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