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

”The Soviet Union became a great power after the Second World War. However, in no time, the Soviet system became bureaucratic and authoritarian making life difficult for its citizens.” Do you agree with the given statement? Give arguments to prove your answer.

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

Name any four countries that are included in South Asia.

Explain the process of democratisation in Maldives.

Name any four members of the European Union.

"South Asia constitution one geo-political space yet stands for diversity." Justify the statement.

In the given 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 number of the information used and the concerned alphabet as per the format that follows:

1. The state to which Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, Health Minister in Nehru's Cabinet, belonged.
2. The state to which former Congress President. S. Nijalingappa, belonged.
3. The state where Karpoori Thakur was the Chief Minister.
4. The State to which the political party DMK belongs.

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

______ means the progress that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the need of future generation.

Arrange the following in the chronological order:

1. Appointment of Lal Bahadur Shastri as Prime Minister.
2. Tashkent Agreement.
3. The fourth General Elections.
4. Election of V.V. Giri as the President of India.

"The South Asian experience of democracy has expanded the global imagination of democracy.” Justify the statement. 

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

Highlight any four outcomes of the ‘Earth Summit’ held in June 1992 at Rio.

Highlight any two international movements against the environmental degradation.

The decade of 'Third Democratic Upsurge' in India was ______.

Which two political parties were the major partners in the ruling alliance after the 1971 General Election to the Lok Sabha.

Identity any two consequences of the partition of India 1947.

Assess the role of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad towards maintaining communal harmony in India.

What was 'Operation Blue Star'? Why did it hurt the sentiments of the Sikh Community?

Two developments strained this relationship. China annexed Tibet in 1950 and thus removed a historical buffer between the two countries. Initially, the government of India did not oppose this openly. But as more information came in about the suppression of Tibetan culture, the Indian government grew uneasy. The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, sought and obtained political asylum in India in 1959. China alleged that the government of India was allowing anti-: China activities to take place from within India.

Read the above passage carefully and answer the following questions:-

What is meant by 'historical buffer?

Why didn't Government of India oppose the annexation of Tibet by China?

How far was it justified on the part of India to grant political asylum to the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetan refugees?