- 1. Where are most Rohingya refugees from?
A) Myanmar
B) Thailand
C) India
D) Bangladesh
- 2. Where have many Rohingya refugees fled to in search of safety?
A) South Korea
B) Bangladesh
C) China
D) Japan
- 3. The Rohingya people are mainly of which religion?
A) Christianity
B) Islam
C) Buddhism
D) Hinduism
- 4. Which country shares a border with both Myanmar and Bangladesh, making it a possible entry point for Rohingya refugees?
A) Vietnam
B) Laos
C) India
D) Cambodia
- 5. What is the Kutupalong refugee camp known as?
A) Oldest refugee camp
B) Empty refugee camp
C) Most luxurious refugee camp
D) Largest refugee camp in the world
- 6. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Aung San Suu Kyi
- 7. Which group in Myanmar is accused of persecuting the Rohingya people?
A) Government officials
B) Military
C) Business owners
D) Religious leaders
- 8. Which international organization has played a significant role in providing aid and assistance to Rohingya refugees?
A) WHO
B) UNESCO
C) IMF
D) UNHCR
- 9. What is the major obstacle to the safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar?
A) Distance from origin
B) Language barrier
C) Limited housing options
D) Lack of citizenship rights
- 10. In which year did hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people flee from Rakhine State due to sectarian violence?
A) 2016
B) 2015
C) 2014
D) 2017
- 11. How many Rohingya people were estimated to have left by boat from January to March in 2015?
A) 75,000
B) 50,000
C) 25,000
D) 100,000
- 12. During which period did significant migration of laborers from India and Bangladesh to Myanmar occur?
A) Cold War era
B) British colonisation between 1837 and 1937
C) Post-independence in the 1950s
D) Japanese occupation during World War II
- 13. Which ethnic group rejects the label 'Rohingya'?
A) International human rights organizations
B) The Indian government
C) The Rakhine Buddhist group.
D) The Bangladeshi authorities
- 14. What happened in Du Chee Yar Tan village in 2014?
A) The village was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site
B) A peaceful resolution was achieved between communities
C) More than 40 Rohingya were massacred.
D) An international peacekeeping force arrived
- 15. How many Rohingya refugees arrived in the U.S. in 2015?
A) 650
B) 100,000
C) 2,573
D) 32,000
- 16. Which U.S. city has the largest population of Rohingya refugees and immigrants?
A) Chicago
B) New York
C) Houston
D) Los Angeles
- 17. What year was the Rohingya Cultural Center opened in Chicago?
A) 2017
B) 2014
C) 2015
D) 2016
- 18. Who helped open the Rohingya Cultural Center with funding from the Zakat Foundation?
A) Julie Bishop
B) President Obama
C) The U.S. government
D) Nasir Zakaria
- 19. Which country initially refused to provide refuge but later agreed to give temporary refuge and provisions?
A) Indonesia
B) Malaysia
C) Australia
D) Bangladesh
- 20. How many Rohingya refugees arrived in the U.S. in 2016?
A) 2,173
B) 32,000
C) 100,000
D) 300,000
- 21. Which country expressed its intent to provide shelter for up to 3,000 'boat people' from Myanmar and Bangladesh in 2015?
A) Philippines
B) The Gambia
C) Thailand
D) India
- 22. Under which administration did the Philippines express their wish to provide shelter for Rohingya refugees?
A) President Benigno Simeon Aquino III
B) President Rodrigo Duterte
C) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
D) President Noynoy Aquino
- 23. Which country expressed concern and wished to take in stranded Rohingya boat people, citing it as a 'sacred duty'?
A) The Gambia
B) Thailand
C) Bangladesh
D) India
- 24. Where did the Bangladeshi Government initially plan to relocate 32,000 registered Rohingya refugees in January 2017?
A) Cox's Bazar
B) Bhasan Char
C) Chittagong
D) Hatiya Island
- 25. How many miles east of Hatiya Island is Bhasan Char located?
A) 30 miles
B) 25 miles
C) 10 miles
D) 18 miles
- 26. At the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, how many Rohingya refugees did Sheikh Hasina say were in Bangladesh?
A) 750,000
B) 1.1 million
C) 500,000
D) 2 million
- 27. In which Indian city did around 5,000 Rohingyas take refuge after a military crackdown in their homeland in 2017?
A) Jammu
B) Hyderabad
C) Mumbai
D) Delhi
- 28. What was the name of the operation launched by India to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
A) Operation Dost
B) Operation Maitri
C) Operation Rahat
D) Operation Insaniyat
- 29. What does 'Insaniyat' mean in English?
A) Peace
B) Humanity
C) Cooperation
D) Compassion
- 30. Which Indian organization organized Langar for Rohingya refugees at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border?
A) Oxfam
B) Red Cross
C) Doctors Without Borders
D) Khalsa Aid
- 31. How many tonnes of relief materials did India send to Chittagong for Rohingya refugees on 14 September 2017?
A) 30 Tonnes
B) 75 Tonnes
C) 53 Tonnes
D) 100 Tonnes
- 32. Which US President urged Myanmar to end discrimination against the Rohingya minority on 2 June 2015?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Donald Trump
D) Bill Clinton
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