'Cockroach' youth protests topple India’s education minister
July 27, 2026
Q: India’s education minister resigned Saturday after thousands of young protesters clashed with police as they took to the streets demanding the minister’s ouster over a botched nationwide medical school entrance examination. Where is India?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Protesters rallied around a satirical “Cockroach Janta Party,” created after India’s top judge compared unemployed youth to cockroaches. Demonstrations across the nation posed a substantial challenge to the 12-year rule of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s policies have targeted …
A. Buddhists
B. Christians
C. Hindus
D. Muslims
Q: The 2026 Freedom in the World Report criticized Modi’s government for persecuting Muslims, harassing journalists and critics, and using government institutions to attack political opponents. India was rated as “partly free” by the Freedom House nonprofit in Washington, D.C. Which country was rated the freest of 195 nations?
A. Canada
B. Finland
C. New Zealand
D. United States
Q: The scandal over leaked test questions in India also triggered frustrations over official accountability and a lack of jobs and opportunities for young people. Generation Z protests led to regime change in which nation bordering India?
A. Bangladesh
B. Nepal
C. Sri Lanka
D. All of the above
Q: Half of India’s population – the largest in the world – is part of Generation Z and Generation Alpha. India’s median age was 29.8 years in 2024, a bit less than the worldwide average of 31 years. Which country has the oldest population?
A. Italy
B. Japan
C. Monaco
D. United States
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