Science (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Important Questions

Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’ - ______

Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty and European currency, the Euro.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Name the political leader who chaired the 11^th Conference of BRICS.
   1. Leonid Brezhnev
   2. Jair Bolsonaro
   3. Deodoro da Fonseca
   4. Jacob Zuma
2. Which of the following statements about BRICS is correct?
   
   1. BRICS was founded to promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve their quality of life.
   2. BRICS countries respect mutual equality.
   3. BRICS was established to create a free Trade Agreement (FTA) for investment, labour and services.
   4. The headquarters of the BRICS are in Kathmandu (Nepal).
3. BRIC turned into BRICS after the inclusion of South Africa in its first meeting in the year ______.
   
   1. 2019
   2. 2009
   3. 2010
   4. 2011
4. BRICS was founded in 2006 in ______.
   
   1. Brazil
   2. India
   3. Russia
   4. China

Study the given Cartoon and answer the questions that follow:

1. Border disputes between India and China erupted in 1960. Pandit Nehru was having talks with his counterpart ______ in China which proved futile.
   
   1. Mao Tsetung
   2. President Jinping
   3. Zhou Enlai
   4. Dalai Lama
2. Name the place in Indian territory which was occupied by China in the year 1962.
   1. Chagai hills
   2. Aksai Chin
   3. Balochistan
   4. Nagaland
3. ______ was the defence minister of India during the Indo-china war?
   
   1. Kailash Nath Katju
   2. V.K. Krishna Menon
   3. Baldev Singh
   4. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Name the agreement signed between India and China on April 29, 1954.
   
   1. Peace Agreement
   2. Panchsheel Agreement
   3. Standstill Agreement
   4. Tashkent Agreement

Highlight any two factors that establish European Union as a Nation State.

State any two challenges faced by BRICS.

Highlight any four factors that have made the European Union act as a Nation State.

Explain the process of evolution of the European Union from an economic union to an increasingly political one. 

Explain any three factors that led India to emerge as a new Centre of Power.

Explain the three main pillars of the ASEAN Community along with one objective of each. 

Explain any three steps taken by China to grow its economy. 

Analyse the role played by India to help the Tibetan refugees to settle down. 

“The 21^st century Japan is emerging as a new center of power.” Support the statement with any three arguments.

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:

1. The state related to the leader who signed the Tashkent Agreement.
2. The state related to C Natarajan Annadurai.
3. The state related to Karpuri Thakur, who implemented reservation for backward classes.
4. V.V. Giri belonged to this state.

Note: Following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates in lieu of question number 25. Name the following:

1. The state where Dalai Lama took refuge.
2. The state related to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, who undertook integration of princely states.
3. State which was a ’protectorate’ of India but became the 22nd state of Indian union.
4. The state overrun by China in 1962 war.

Explain the meaning of ‘ASEAN Way’?

Explain any four causes of ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.

Suggest any two measures to have good relations with Pakistan.

"Democracy is becoming the first choice of the people of South Asia." Justify the statement.

The South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) was signed by the members of __________ in the year____________.

Whose mediation resolved the ‘Indus River Waters Dispute’ between India and Pakistan?