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

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a major regional initiative by the South Asian states to evolve cooperation through multilateral means. Which among the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

1. SAARC was comparatively successful in most of the arenas inspite of the political differences between the member countries.
2. External influence of non-regional players is a major bone of contention which prevents attainment of full potential of SAARC.

Consider the following statements about the formation of ASEAN and choose the correct one/s.

1. ASEAN was established in1967 by ten countries of the region through the Singapore declaration.
2. The primary objective of the association is to accelerate economic growth and through that ‘social progress and cultural development’.
3. A secondary objective was to promote regional peace and stability based on the rule of law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.

The disintegration of Soviet Union was one of the most important events that altered the global geopolitics after the second world war. Consider the following statements in this regard and choose the correct one/s.

1. A coup took place in 1991 that was encouraged by Communist Party hardliners.
2. Boris Yeltsin emerged as a national hero in opposing this coup.
3. In December 1991, under the leadership of Yeltsin, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, three major republics of the USSR, declared that the Soviet Union was disbanded.

Consider the following statements regarding Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and choose the incorrect one/s.

1. OPCW is an inter governmental organization located in Brussels.
2. The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the chemical weapons only.
3. OPCW is not an agency of the United Nations.

What is often called economic globalization usually involves greater economic flows among different countries of the world. Choose the correct statements from the following about the features of economic globalisation.

1. The restrictions imposed by different countries on allowing the imports of other countries have been reduced.
2. The restrictions on movement of capital across the countries have been increased.
3. Developed countries carefully guarded their borders with visa policies to ensure that citizens of other countries cannot take away the jobs of their own citizens.

A Soviet system that came into being after the socialist revolution in 1917 was a very powerful leader of the communist bloc but disintegrated in the 1990s and reasons cited for this are.

1. One-party system
2. Russian dominance over other 14 republics of USSR
3. Non-recognition of cultural affairs of people residing in these republics
4. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Which among the following gives more weightage to India’s proposal for permanent membership in the Security Council.

Who was elected as President of Chile in Jan. 2006?

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

A landlocked country of South Asia with Maoist guerillas ______ 

Which of the following is an inexhaustible natural resource?

Natural Forests:

Study the cartoon carefully and give the answer to the question that follows:

How does the USA shows its hegemony?

Study the cartoon carefully and give the answer to the question that follows:

Name two allied countries each of these superpowers.

Study the following diagram and answer accordingly.

Which country is represented by this mighty soldier?

Study the following diagram and answer accordingly.

Why have the names of so many countries been written on the uniform of the soldier?

‘Peace and prosperity of countries lay in the establishment and strengthening of regional economic organizations’. Critically evaluate the statement.

Highlight the importance of 'BRICS'.

State any two challenges faced by BRICS.

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