Arts (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

What is the full form of “SAARC”?

Who was the founder of Bhartiya Jana Sangh?

Mention any two main demands of the Bharatiya Kisan Union in 1980s.

Highlight the contribution made by Jawaharlal Nehru to the foreign policy of India.

Which one of the following was NOT given primacy by the makers of the soviet system?

(a) Abolition of private property

(b) Society based on the principle of equality

(c) No opposition party to be allowed

(d) No state control over economy

During Nehru era, why did some political parties and groups in our country believe that India should be more friendly with the bloc led by the U.S.?

How did the farmers associated with Bharatiya Kisan Union differ from the most other farmers in India?

Justify that “Regionalism is not as dangerous as Communalism”.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Above all, the linguistic states underlined the acceptance of the principle of diversity. When we say that India adopted democracy, it does not simply mean that India embraced a democratic constitution, nor does it merely mean that India adopted the format of elections. The choice was larger than that. It was a choice in favour of recognising and accepting the existence of differences which could at times be oppositional. Democracy, in other words, was associated with plurality of ideas and ways of life.

1. What is meant by 'linguistic states'?
2. Why were linguistic states formed in India? Explain any two reasons.
3. How is democracy in India associated with plurality of ideas and ways of life?

Suppose there had been no Cold War, how would that situation have affected India's foreign policy.

Differentiate between 'regionalism' and 'separatism'

Mention any four names of the countries belonging to the SAARC

'Foreign policy is always dictated by national interests." Do you agree with this view? Support your answer with any two suitable arguments.

“How was 'one party dominance' in India different from the 'one party system' of Mexico? In your opinion, which of the two political systems is better and why?

Which among the following statements that describe the nature of the Soviet economy is wrong?

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
2.  Fall of the Berlin Wall
3. Disintegration of Soviet Union
4.  Russian Revolution

Fill in the blank : 

The Soviet political system was based on ___________________ ideology.

Fill in the blank:

_________________ was the military alliance started by the USSR.

Fill in the blank:

____________________ party dominated the Soviet Union’s political system. 

Mention any three features that distinguish the Soviet economy from that of a capitalist country like the US.