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Following policy changes in the 1990s, Bangladesh doubled its exports of:

 

A. garments.

 

B. automobiles.

 

C. computers.

 

D. rice.

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Question 6 of 20

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Maoist rebels disrupted the political stability of __________ for several decades, until a ceasefire agreement was concluded in 2006.

 

A. Bangladesh

 

B. Nepal

 

C. Sri Lanka

 

D. Pakistan

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Question 7 of 20

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The largest component of the economy of the Maldives is the __________ sector.

 

A. rice growing

 

B. electronics

 

C. phosphate mining

 

D. tourism

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Question 8 of 20

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The largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka is the:

 

A. Sinhalese.

 

B. Gujaratis.

 

C. Tamils.

 

D. Kashmiris.

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Question 9 of 20

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Pakistan's largest city, and major port servicing the country, is:

 

A. Islamabad.

 

B. Karachi.

 

C. Rawalpindi.

 

D. Dhaka.

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Question 10 of 20

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The center of "Bollywood," India's thriving movie industry, is the city of:

 

A. Mumbai.

 

B. Kolkata.

 

C. Chennai.

 

D. Bengalaru.

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Question 11 of 20

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The south Asian city that has become a global hub for information technology, electronic goods, and software development is:

 

A. Bengaluru.

 

B. Peshawar.

 

C. Kabul.

 

D. Lahore.

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Question 12 of 20

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A plan to dredge the Sethusamudram Ship Canal has generated tensions between:

 

A. India and Pakistan.

 

B. Bangladesh and India.

 

C. India and Sri Lanka.

 

D. Pakistan and the Maldives.

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Question 13 of 20

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The majority of Muslims belong to the sect known as the:

 

A. Sunni.

 

B. Shiites.

 

C. Kurds.

 

D. Alawis.

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Question 14 of 20

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The Aswan High Dam was built as a result of the Nile Waters Agreement, concluded between:

 

A. Egypt and Sudan.

 

B. Algeria and Tunisia.

 

C. Turkey and Syria.

 

D. Egypt and Israel.

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Question 15 of 20

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The mountainous region running through northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia is the:

 

A. Maghreb.

 

B. Rub al Khali.

 

C. Negev.

 

D. Sudd.

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Question 16 of 20

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The only country in Arab southwest Asia named after a family is:

 

A. Iraq.

 

B. Saudi Arabia.

 

C. Lebanon.

 

D. Syria.

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Question 17 of 20

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The Gulf Cooperation Council is dominated by:

 

A. Iraq.

 

B. Saudi Arabia.

 

C. Kuwait.

 

D. Iran.

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Question 18 of 20

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Mesopotamia, the "cradle of civilization," is located in:

 

A. Egypt.

 

B. Iran.

 

C. Iraq.

 

D. Syria.

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Question 19 of 20

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Foreign workers comprise eighty percent of the labor force in:

 

A. Iran.

 

B. Turkey.

 

C. Sudan.

 

D. Kuwait.

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Question 20 of 20

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If quite unlucky, one might encounter a janjaweed while visiting southern:

 

A. Sudan.

 

B. Turkey.

 

C. Oman.

 

D. Israel.