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King Birendra of Nepal was killed in a royal family massacre in:Read the answer and worked solution →In February 2005, which king dismissed Nepal's Prime Minister and dissolved Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →Nepal's major parties formed which alliance to lead the 2006 movement?Read the answer and worked solution →On 21 April 2006 the protesters in Kathmandu numbered between three and:Read the answer and worked solution →The king of Nepal conceded all three demands on:Read the answer and worked solution →Nepal abolished its monarchy and became a federal democratic republic in:Read the answer and worked solution →Nepal adopted its new constitution in:Read the answer and worked solution →Bolivia's water war centred on the city of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which body pressured Bolivia to give up control of municipal water supply?Read the answer and worked solution →The multinational raised Cochabamba's water price by:Read the answer and worked solution →The first successful four-day general strike in Cochabamba was in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Bolivian protest against water privatisation was led by an organisation called:Read the answer and worked solution →The Socialist Party that backed Bolivia's water protests came to power in:Read the answer and worked solution →Organisations that try to influence government policy without seeking power are:Read the answer and worked solution →Trade unions and business associations that promote one section's interest are:Read the answer and worked solution →Narmada Bachao Andolan began over people displaced by which dam?Read the answer and worked solution →The Asom Gana Parishad grew out of which movement?Read the answer and worked solution →The Kittiko-Hachchiko movement of 1987 in Karnataka protested against:Read the answer and worked solution →The Green Belt Movement in Kenya, led by Wangari Maathai, planted about:Read the answer and worked solution →Mewat became a separate district of Haryana in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the pressure groupsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Nepal wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the struggles timelineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the movement wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Nepal or BoliviaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort sectional, public and movementRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Popular struggles bingoRead the answer and worked solution →In the 1987 Haryana election, Lok Dal and its partners won how many of the 90 seats?Read the answer and worked solution →Devi Lal's 1987 movement against the Haryana government was called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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King Birendra of Nepal was killed in a royal family massacre in:

  1. 2001
  2. 2005
  3. 1990
  4. 2006
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Correct answer: A. 2001

1. He had accepted constitutional monarchy. 2. The massacre was in 2001. 3. Gyanendra then became king. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Chapter 5, Popular Struggles and Movements._

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In February 2005, which king dismissed Nepal's Prime Minister and dissolved Parliament?

  1. Tribhuvan
  2. Gyanendra
  3. Birendra
  4. Mahendra
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Correct answer: B. Gyanendra

1. He was not prepared to accept democratic rule. 2. King Gyanendra dissolved Parliament. 3. The 2006 movement forced him to concede. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Chapter 5, Popular Struggles and Movements._

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Nepal's major parties formed which alliance to lead the 2006 movement?

  1. National Peoples Front
  2. Left Party Alliance
  3. Seven Party Alliance
  4. United Democratic Front
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Correct answer: C. Seven Party Alliance

1. It called a four-day strike in Kathmandu. 2. The Seven Party Alliance led the movement. 3. Maoist insurgents joined too. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics II, Chapter 5, Popular Struggles and Movements._

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