ASIAN STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - ukázkový test pro magisterský program

1.  The state system of Laos is a:

  • presidential republic,
  • people’s democratic republic,
  • constitutional monarchy.

2.  The United States fought in the Vietnam War:

  • alongside Southern Vietnam,
  • alongside Northern Vietnam,
  • against both.

3.  The three most populous countries in Asia are:

  • China, Japan, Pakistan,
  • China, Japan, Indonesia,
  • China, Bangladesh, the Philippines.

4.  Singapore is:

  • a former Dutch colony,
  • one of Malaysian states,
  • an independent parliamentary republic.

5.  The longest river in Asia is:

  • the Yellow River (Huang He),
  • Yangtze,
  • the Han River.

6.  Thailand neighbors the following countries:

  • Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China,
  • Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma,
  • Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Burma.

7.  South Korea is a:

  • people’s democratic republic,
  • presidential republic,
  • constitutional monarchy.

8.  Arunachal Pradesh is a:

  • state in northeast India claimed by the PRC,
  • disputed territory between India and Pakistan,
  • territory in southern Tibet claimed by Burma.

9.  Malaysia is located:

  • in East Indies,
  • in the Malay archipelago,
  • on the Malay peninsula and the island of Borneo.

10.  Mekong is a:

  • trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia,
  • temple complex in Cambodia,
  • plateau in Burma.

11.  Chose a state which was never colonized:

  • Laos,
  • Thailand,
  • Singapore.

12.  The territorial dispute in the East China Sea concerns the:

  • Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu),
  • Paracel Islands (Xisha),
  • Spratley Islands (Nansha).

13.  World War II in Asia ended by the:

  • conquest of Manchuria,
  • USA’s defeat at Pearl Harbor,
  • surrender of the Empire of Japan.

14.  The current leader of the Republic of Korea is:

  • supreme leader Kim Jong-un,
  • president Park Geun-hye,
  • president Xi Jinping.

15.  The largest Muslim country in the world is:

  • Indonesia,
  • Pakistan,
  • India.

16.  Which of the following countries has adopted the One Child Policy?

  • the Republic of China,
  • the People’s Republic of China,
  • Japan.

17.  Which country was affected by the Khmer Rouge regime?

  • Vietnam,
  • Laos,
  • Cambodia.

18.  The Great Cultural Revolution in China is/was:

  • a modernist literary movement in the 20th century,
  • a social-political movement formed to purge capitalism,
  • the trend of adopting Western culture in contemporary China.

19.  The Japanese region hit by the massive tsunami in March 2011 is called:

  • Fukushima,
  • Fukuoka,
  • Fujian.

20.  India gained independence from the United Kingdom in:

  • 1941,
  • 1974,
  • 1947.