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A) Efforts to transition from import substitution industrialization and toward social-democratic policies began in the 1980s and came into full swing in the 1990s.
B) Stamping out corruption and protectionism as barriers to economic growth is one of the major successes of the 1990s reform effort.
C) The license raj has only acquired more complexity and red tape in recent years,and will soon force the Indian National Congress to address a reform effort.
D) India's 2015 GDP growth rate outpaced China's,making India the fastest growing large economy in the world.
F) All of the above
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A) Presidential rule is more likely to be used during international conflicts than during domestic ones.
B) Presidential rule is used only with respect to states,not with respect to the country as a whole.
C) Presidential rule is more of an economic tool than a tool of governance.
D) Presidential rule is more controversial in its use than emergency rule.
F) A) and B)
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A) federal mandate.
B) martial law.
C) federal injunction.
D) presidential rule.
F) B) and D)
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A) winning the plurality of the vote on the first ballot in an SMD
B) winning a required majority of the vote on the first ballot in an SMD
C) winning a plurality of the vote on the first ballot and a majority on the second in an SMD
D) being on the party ballot that wins a high enough proportion of the vote in an MMD
F) A) and D)
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A good answer will note that the caste system was the manner in which Indian society was divided and compartmentalized based on categories such as birth,region,occupation,and social obligation.Each category entailed its own set of rules for social behavior and interactions involved in such activities as eating,communicating,and marrying.The caste system was relatively flexible prior to colonial rule,but the British used the system to catalogue and classify society to enhance social order.This created a more rigid caste system and also led to political patronage within castes after independence.
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A) Hinduism and Buddhism.
B) Islam and Jainism.
C) Islam and Buddhism.
D) Hinduism and Islam.
F) B) and D)
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A) It is the weaker of the two legislative houses.
B) It represents India's 29 states and seven territories.
C) Each representative in the chamber serves roughly 2 million people.
D) Most of its members are elected to fixed six-year terms.
F) C) and D)
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A) Indian states are typically divided along linguistic,ethnic,or religious lines,which helps fuel calls for greater devolution.
B) States control most of their public policies involving health,security,and education but have little control over economic development policy.
C) The chief minister of each state is appointed by India's president,although appointments are subject to each state legislature's approval.
D) Most state legislatures are bicameral,mimicking the structure of the federal legislature.
F) B) and D)
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A) The anticorruption populist movement began in large part as a result of several scandals committed under the BJP single-party rule that replaced a string of more transparent coalition governments.
B) Although the watchdog bill advocated by the AAP was eventually passed,it was far inferior to the version desired by civil activists.
C) The AAP ultimately had much better success in national elections than in regional parliamentary elections.
D) The AAP only lasted 49 days in office before being voted out in early elections.
F) A) and C)
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A) Bharatiya Janata Party.
B) Communist Party of India.
C) Samajwadi Party.
D) Indian National Congress.
F) B) and C)
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A) It blamed the problem on a culture of promiscuity.
B) It argued that most accused of rape are judged too harshly.
C) It promised zero tolerance for violence against women.
D) It sought the help of international bodies,requesting that UN agencies come into India and help establish special anti-violence-against-women programs.
F) A) and B)
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A) increased policy influence by the prime minister
B) more frequent declarations of presidential rule
C) weakened regional parties
D) devolution of power to regional parties and states
F) A) and D)
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A) religion
B) caste
C) language
D) tribal
F) B) and D)
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A) He proved more committed to economic liberalization.
B) He proved more willing to declare martial law in the face of public protest.
C) He demonstrated a greater affinity-and success-for tackling India's ethnic and social tensions.
D) He associated himself more with the poorer classes through populist campaigns.
F) B) and C)
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A) socialist state policies in education,health care,and land reform.
B) a coalition government between Muslim and Hindu leaders.
C) neoliberal economic policies.
D) the influence of a legacy British colonial government.
F) B) and C)
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A) the East India Company against British colonial troops.
B) British colonial troops against British officers.
C) Hindu conscripts against Muslim conscripts.
D) Hindu and Muslim conscripts against British colonial troops.
F) A) and C)
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A) fusion of Buddhist and Hindu beliefs.
B) high caste ranking.
C) Maoist insurgency.
D) Hindu ascetic movement.
F) B) and C)
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