UIL Social Studies 23-24

Thomas Macaulay

"We must at present do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern, -- a class of persons Indian in blood and colour, but English in tastes, in opinions, in morals and in intellect." The above quote comes from his famous 1835 speech, "Minute on Indian Education", where ___ described his vision for education in India.

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

- His birth and death occurred in his hometown of Karachi - In the early twentieth century, he was known as "the best ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity" - Later, he argued that a Muslim homeland on the Indian subcontinent would safeguard Muslim interests and the Muslim way of life - Now known as the founder, first governor-general, and the "Father of Pakistan"

Adam von Trott zu Solz

- Rhodes scholar at Oxford and skilled international lawyer - Head the Indian division of the German Foreign Office - He used his position as a cover for his anti-Nazi activities - He was executed for his part in the failed 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler

Dharma

- in Jainism, it is commonly understood as a moral virtue, it also means an eternal "substance". - in Hinduism, it is the religious and moral law governing individual conduct and one of the house ends of life - in Buddhism, it is the doctrine of universal truth common to all individuals at all times

Huizen, The Netherlands

A powerful Philips radio transmitter was installed in ___ to transmit the Azad Hind radio broadcast of Subhas Chandra Bose to an estimated 120,00 radio sets in India. The Azad Hind show became a favorite activity for people within India.

Huizen, the Netherlands

A powerful Philips radio transmitter was installed in ___ to transmit the Azad Hind radio broadcast of Suhas Chandra Bose to an estimated 120,00 radio sets in India. The Azad Hind show became a favorite activiy for people within India.

In April 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose and ___ took part in the only submarine-to-submarine transfer of passengers in the annals of WW2 in water where the enemy was superior in air and naval power.

Abid Hasan

Kanchenjunga

As a landlocked country between China and India, Nepal contains eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the world's tallest, Mount Everest, and the third tallest, ___.

B.R. Ambedkar

As a leader of the untouchables, ___ became disillusioned with the leadership in India, leading to his 1945 book "What Congress and Gandhi Have Done to the Untouchables".

Chittaranjan Das

As a political guru for Subhas Chandra Bose and founder of the Swaraj Party, ___ was also revered as "The Deshbandhu" or "Friend of the Country".

Sir Cyril Radcliffe

As the appointed chairman of the 1947 Boundary Commission, ___ ultimately made the final decision on the division line between Pakistan and India. The chosen boundary led to mass migrations of Muslims and Hindus and sparked sectarian violence between the two groups.

a man-made fame caused by war

Beginning in March 1942, more than three million people died in Bose's home state of Bengal due to -

Skopje, North Macedonia

Born August 26, 1910, in ___, Mother Teresa was the recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Roman Catholic Order of the Missionaries of Charity, which still serves the poor, especially in India.

Bhutan

Britain's 1865 victory in the Duar War against ___ led to the signing of the Treaty of Sinchula, giving the British land in exchange for an annual monetary payment.

Awami League

Calls for independence and the never-ending hostilities between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement led by the ___, which, with the help of India, helped gain independence for Bangladesh in 1971.

Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak Jaya He

Chosen by Netaji to be the national anthem of India, "___" was later confimred in 1947 by the Indian National Congress.

Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak Jaya He

Chosen by Netaji to be the national anthem of India, "___" was later confirmed in 1947 by the Indian National Congress.

Abul Kalam Azad

Concerning the post-WW2 trail held at Red Fort in Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote that it "dramatized and gave visible form to the old contest: England versus India." Which individual below was NOT an INA leader considered one of the "Red Fort Three"?

Nepal

Derived from a Sinhala script, Dhivehi is the official language of ___.

Kayastha

Described as "one of the three upper castes among the Hindus of Bengal" and as a literate, educated people who do well in government service, Subhas Bose family ancestry can be traced to the ___ caste.

Muhammad Fareed Didi

Elected as the last Sultan of Maldives, ___ served as the "People's Majlis" from 1954 until he was deposed and replaced by a republic in 1968.

Mohammad Zaman Kiani

For the initial 1944 invasion of India from Southeast Asia, the first division of the Indian National Army (INA), some ten thousand soldiers, was put under the command of ___.

charkha

Gandhi adopted the spinning wheel, or ___, as one of the key symbols of Indian nationalism, and now adorns the flag of India.

children's rights

In 2014, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian social reformer Kailash Satyarthi were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on behalf of ___.

Abid Hasan

In April 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose and ___ took part in the only submarine-to-submarine transfer of passengers in the annals of WW2 in water where the enemy was superior in air and naval power.

astronaut

India's Kalpana Chawla is best known in her role as a/an ____.

Sino-Indian War

India's Line of Actual Control was established in 1962 as a result of the ___.

defeat of Japan in WW2

India's independence happened precisely two years to the day after the ___.

defeat of Japan in WWII

India's independence happened precisely two years to the day after the ___.

Nepal

Is is believed that Prince Siddhartha Guatama was born in 563 B.C.E. in the Lumbini Province of ___.

Taipei

It was reported that on August 18, 1945, Chandra Bose died in a plane crash shortly after taking off from an airport in ___.

With the help of Bhagat Ram, who used the assumed name of Bhagat Khan, Subhas Bose, disguised as Ziauddin, escaped India and, in January 1941, arrived in ___, which is described as a hub of international espionage in WW2.

Kabul, Afghanistan

A.K. Fazul Huq

Known as the Sher-e-Bangla or "Tiger of Bengal", ___ was a distinguished Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century who held numerous political posts, including the first Muslim Mayor of Calcutta, Chief Minister of undivided Bengal and East Bengal, Home Minister of Pakistan, and Governor,of East Pakistan.

Sri Lanka

Located in the central and eastern potion of ___, the Kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy conquered by the British in the early 19th century.

big house

Male, the name of the capital of Maldives, is derived from the Sanskrit word "mahallay" meaning "___".

Bangladesh

Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthems for both India and ___.

resplendent island

On May 22, 1972, the name of Ceylon was changed to Sri Lanka, which means "___".

The 1999 Kargil Conflict was fought between India and ___.

Pakistan

The first division of the INA was put under the command of Mohammad Zaman Kiani and dividied into three regiments named after all the following individuals except:

Subhas Chandra Bose

Victory to India

Subhas Chandra Bose introduced the inspiring national greeting "Jai Hind", which meant ___.

Emilie Schenkl

Subhas Chandra Bose secretly married ___, choosing to keep their relationship and marriage a closely guarded secret. His wife later explained that "Country came first" for Subhas, and any public announcement at that stage would have caused unnecessary "upheaval."

Sinhalese

Tensions between the ___ majority and Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka erupted into war in 1983. Fighting between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued over a quarter century.

East Pakistan

The 1970 Bhola Cyclone made landfall in ___ and became one of the deadliest disasters in history, killing more than 300,000 individuals.

Bhutan

The Brahmaputra Riber flows through all of the following countries except: A. India B. Bhutan C. Tibet D. Bangladesh

Bangladesh

The Taka is the monetary unit used primarily by ___.

Poona Pact

The ____, signed on September 24, 1932, was an agreement between Hindu leaders in India who decided to grant some rights to Dalits, also known as "untouchables".

self-rule

The best definition for the term "swaraj" is ___.

West Bengal

The important city of Kolkata, once called Calcutta, is located in which Indian state?

1911

What year did King George transfer the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi?

1919

What year did the Amristar Massacre occur at Jallanwala Bagh?

1835

What year was "Minute on Indian Education" released by Thomas Macaulay?

1885

What year was the Indian National Congress first founded?

Portuguese

Which Europeans were the first to colonize the island of Ceylon?

K2

Which mountain is the highest point in Pakistan?

India has the largest number of internet users in the world.

Which of the following statements in incorrect concerning India?

An alias disguise for Subhas Chandra Bose.

Who was Muhammad Ziauddin?

corruption

Why was Asif Ali Zardari assassinated as president?

Gangkar Puensum

With its reputation as the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, ___ is the highest point in Bhutan.

Gangkhar Puensum

With its reputation as the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, ___ is the highest point in Bhutan.

Habibur Rahman

With the end of WW2, the Japanese attempted to fly Subhas Bose by himself from Saigon to Tokyo, but other Indian leaders complained. A second seat on the Japanese bomber was assigned, and Subhas chose ___ due to his higher military rank and because he had served as his deputy chief of staff in Singapore.

Benazir Bhutto

____ served two nonconsecutive terms as Pakistan's first woman PM. Years later, she was assassinated in Karachi after returning from a self-imposed exile in Dubai, UAE.