Inside the CTA: The Kashag
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Questions
- 1Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
What is the most number of Kalons (ministers) the Kashag can have?
- ATwelve
- BThree
- CSeven
- DTwenty
- 2Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
In 1642, which Dalai Lama received supreme authority over Tibet?

- AThe Seventh Dalai Lama
- BThe Thirteenth Dalai Lama
- CThe Great Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso
- DThe First Dalai Lama
- 3Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Who conferred that authority on the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1642?
- AThe King of Nepal
- BA Chinese emperor
- CGushri Khan, a Mongol ruler
- DA British officer
- 4Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Until 1750, how many Kalons did the old Kashag have?
- ASeven monks
- BThree, all laymen
- CTen
- DOne monk
- 5Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
In the old Kashag, did each Kalon have his own ministry?
- AOnly the youngest had one
- BThey had no work
- CYes, each had one ministry
- DNo, the Kalons ran all state affairs together
- 6Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Lay ministers in old Tibet were called Shappe. What does Shappe mean?
- ALotus Feet
- BWise Owl
- CGolden Hat
- DSnow Lion
- 7Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The Kashag's black square seal, still used today, was given by which Dalai Lama in 1751?

- AThe Fifth Dalai Lama
- BThe Seventh Dalai Lama
- CThe Tenth Dalai Lama
- DThe Thirteenth Dalai Lama
- 8Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
On 25 April 1959, soon after reaching India, what did His Holiness do?
- AWent on holiday
- BCalled an emergency meeting to rebuild the Tibetan government in exile
- CMoved to Europe
- DClosed all monasteries
- 9Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Who were in the first Kashag in exile?
- AOne person alone
- BOnly foreigners
- CThree lay officials and two monk officials
- DTen monks
- 10Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Before 2001, how were the Kalons chosen?
- ABy lottery
- BHis Holiness suggested names and the Assembly selected the Kalons
- CThe Government of India picked them
- DThe people voted for each Kalon
- 11Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
In 2001, about what share of votes did Samdhong Rinpoche win in the first direct election?
- A100 percent
- BAbout 50 percent
- CAbout 20 percent
- DAbout 80 percent
- 12Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
In 1991, when the Charter was promulgated, what did His Holiness do with the Eighth Kashag?
- ADissolved it
- BDoubled it
- CMoved it to Bhutan
- DRenamed it a school
- 13Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which section of the Kashag Secretariat checks applications to travel abroad?
- AThe Staff Mess
- BThe Tibet Museum
- CNarthang Press
- DThe Travel Document Section
- 14Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which Kashag section keeps the records of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue?
- AThe Task Force section
- BThe Archives of TIPA
- CThe Budget section
- DThe Sports section
- 15Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which approach does the Kashag follow to resolve the Sino-Tibetan conflict?
- AThe Middle Way Approach
- BIgnoring the problem
- CArmed struggle
- DLeaving it to chance
