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Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’ - ______
Concept: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty and European currency, the Euro.
Concept: European Union
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
| After the end of the bipolar structure of world politics in the early 1990s, it became clear that alternative centres of political and economic power could limit America’s dominance. Thus, European Union and ASEAN emerged as forces to reckon with. BRICS has also emerged as a new centre of power on the world stage. The term BRICS refers to Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa. The key objectives of BRICS are primarily to cooperate and distribute mutual economic benefits among its members besides non-interference in the internal policies of each nation and mutual equality. The 11th Conference of BRICS concluded in Brazil in 2019. |
- Name the political leader who chaired the 11th Conference of BRICS.
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Jair Bolsonaro
- Deodoro da Fonseca
- Jacob Zuma
- Which of the following statements about BRICS is correct?
- BRICS was founded to promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve their quality of life.
- BRICS countries respect mutual equality.
- BRICS was established to create a free Trade Agreement (FTA) for investment, labour and services.
- The headquarters of the BRICS are in Kathmandu (Nepal).
- BRIC turned into BRICS after the inclusion of South Africa in its first meeting in the year ______.
- 2019
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- BRICS was founded in 2006 in ______.
- Brazil
- India
- Russia
- China
Concept: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Study the given Cartoon and answer the questions that follow:
- Border disputes between India and China erupted in 1960. Pandit Nehru was having talks with his counterpart ______ in China which proved futile.
- Mao Tsetung
- President Jinping
- Zhou Enlai
- Dalai Lama
- Name the place in Indian territory which was occupied by China in the year 1962.
- Chagai hills
- Aksai Chin
- Balochistan
- Nagaland
- ______ was the defence minister of India during the Indo-china war?
- Kailash Nath Katju
- V.K. Krishna Menon
- Baldev Singh
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Name the agreement signed between India and China on April 29, 1954.
- Peace Agreement
- Panchsheel Agreement
- Standstill Agreement
- Tashkent Agreement
Concept: India-China Relations
Highlight any two factors that establish European Union as a Nation State.
Concept: European Union
Why was the Congress Party known as a social and ideological coalition? Explain.
Concept: Nature of Congress Dominance at the National Level
Explain the nature of Congress's dominance after the independence in relation to democracy in other countries.
Concept: Nature of Congress Dominance at the National Level
Explain the principle of 'Integral Humanism', advocated by Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
Concept: Nature of Congress Dominance at the National Level
State any two challenges faced by BRICS.
Concept: Introduction to Alternative Centres of Power
Highlight any four factors that have made the European Union act as a Nation State.
Concept: European Union
How was the dominance of Congress Party in India different from the dominance of one party in other countries? Explain with any two examples.
Concept: Nature of Congress Dominance at the National Level
Evaluate the ideology and philosophy of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on the basis of any three features of it.
Concept: Nature of Congress Dominance at the National Level
Explain the process of evolution of the European Union from an economic union to an increasingly political one.
Concept: European Union
Explain any three factors that led India to emerge as a new Centre of Power.
Concept: Introduction to Alternative Centres of Power
Explain the three main pillars of the ASEAN Community along with one objective of each.
Concept: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Explain any three steps taken by China to grow its economy.
Concept: The Rise of the Chinese Economy
Analyse the role played by India to help the Tibetan refugees to settle down.
Concept: India-China Relations
“The 21st century Japan is emerging as a new center of power.” Support the statement with any three arguments.
Concept: India-China Relations
In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify these states on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer book along with the respective serial numbers of the information used and the concerned alphabets as per the format that follows:
- The state related to the leader who signed the Tashkent Agreement.
- The state related to C Natarajan Annadurai.
- The state related to Karpuri Thakur, who implemented reservation for backward classes.
- V.V. Giri belonged to this state.
| Sr. Number for the information used |
Alphabet Concerned |
Name of the states |
| (i) | ||
| (ii) | ||
| (iii) | ||
| (iv) |
Note: Following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates in lieu of question number 25. Name the following:
- The state where Dalai Lama took refuge.
- The state related to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, who undertook integration of princely states.
- State which was a ’protectorate’ of India but became the 22nd state of Indian union.
- The state overrun by China in 1962 war.
Concept: India-China Relations
After Independence, the first Lok Sabha elections had to be postponed twice and was finally held from ______.
Concept: Challenge of Building Democracy
