Generation Z protests topple Nepal’s government
Sep. 15, 2025
Q: A government ban on social media brought thousands of Generation Z demonstrators to the streets of Nepal last week, ultimately forcing the resignations of the nation’s prime minister and other top officials whom protesters accused of corruption. Government buildings and politicians’ homes were burned in the violent protests. Where is the small country of Nepal, sandwiched between China and India?
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Q: Teens and people in their 20s comprise Generation Z, the largest population group in Nepal. The poor country of 31 million people is in which region of the world?
A. East Asia
B. Central Asia
C. South Asia
D. West Asia
Q: Nepal’s prime minister was temporarily replaced by a former supreme court judge favored by the protesters. She has called for new elections. Nepal’s government is just the latest to fall in South Asia. Student-led protests last year toppled a long-time leader of what nearby country?
A. Bangladesh
B. Maldives
C. Pakistan
D. Sri Lanka
Q: Restrictions on social media were also an issue that stirred protesters in Sri Lanka three years ago. They helped oust a powerful political family that had ruled the island nation off the tip of India. What was the South Asian country called before it changed its name to Sri Lanka in 1972?
A. Anuradhapura
B. Batticaloa
C. Ceylon
D. Dehiwala
Q: In Nepal, access to social media is important for free speech and to maintain contact with thousands of Nepalis working in other countries to support their families. The money they send back makes up how much of Nepal’s economy?
A. Half
B. Third
C. Quarter
D. Fifth
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