Political Science Test - 33

The correct answer is D. Russia, a transcontinental country across Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, is not a South Asian country, unlike Bangladesh, India, and Bhutan.

The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the former Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw fighting between the Nepalese royal government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) throughout the country.

The Pokhran-II tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in May 1998. It was the second instance of nuclear testing conducted by India; the first test, code-named Smiling Buddha, was conducted in May 1974.

LTTE was opposed by Indian government that’s why forces were sent to counter the insurgencies in Sri Lankan territory.

The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. They spearheaded the Loktantra Andolan.

The alliance was made up of the following parties:

• Nepali Congress
• Nepali Congress (Democratic)
• Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (Withdrew from government, Sunday May 3, 2009) 
• Nepal Workers and Peasants Party
• Nepal Goodwill Party (Anandi Devi)
• United Left Front
• People's Front

Yahya Khan was the military ruler of Pakistan during the 1971 military crisis, which led to the Bangladesh Liberation War and the eventual secession of East Pakistan, resulting in the creation of Bangladesh. The crisis began due to civil unrest and political turmoil in East Pakistan, and escalated when Yahya Khan ordered a military crackdown against the Bengali nationalist movement led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The situation led to a massive refugee crisis, widespread human rights abuses, and eventually, an intervention by Indian forces, which supported the Bengali Mukti Bahini in their struggle for independence. Yahya Khan's rule is seen as a dark period in Pakistan's history, and his actions during the crisis led to his resignation in December 1971.

The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States.

The founding of the People's Republic of China was formally proclaimed by Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949 at 3:00 pm in Tiananmen Square in Peking, now Beijing (formerly Beiping), the new capital of China.

The correct answer is C. Al-Qaeda bombed U.S. embassies on August 7, 1998, including in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, killing over 200 people.