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