Examine the major issues which led to the split of Congress part in 1969.
Concept: Congress Split and Reconstitution
Analyse India’s changing relationship with post-Communist Russia.
Concept: India and Post-communist Countries
Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the following questions:
i. The given cartoon is related to which country?
ii. Which two symbols in this cartoon helped in identifying the country?
iii. What message does this cartoon convey to the world?
Concept: The Rise of the Chinese Economy
Explain any four components of India’s security strategy.
Concept: Traditional Concerns of Security and Politics of Disarmament
Define Geo-politics.
Concept: Common Property Resources
Mention any two main demands of the Bharatiya Kisan Union in 1980s.
Concept: Farmer's Movements
What was Chipko movement?
Concept: Environment and Development - Affected People'S Movements
In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which was called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. There was the growth of what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements.
How can these movements be called autonomous?
Concept: Womens’ Movement in India
Name any two foreign leaders, along with the countries they belonged to, who are recognized as the founders of the Non-aligned Movement.
Concept: Challenges to Bipolarity
Examine any six consequences of the disintegration of USSR.
Concept: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and Its Impact Or Consequences on the World Order
‘Non-aligned Movement (NAM) has become irrelevant today'. Do you agree with the statement? Support your answer with any three suitable arguments.
Concept: Challenges to Bipolarity
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' | ||
| 1 | Head of the Commission of Enquiry | a | Chowdhary Charan Singh |
| 2 | Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1967 to 1969 | b | Jagjiwan Ram |
| 3 | Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1977 - 79 | c | J.C. Shah |
| 4 | Union Minister of India from 1952 - 1977 | d | Morarji Desai |
Concept: Emergence of Two Power Blocs After the Second World War
How did the Soviet Union suddenly disintegrate? Explain any six reasons.
Concept: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and Its Impact Or Consequences on the World Order
Why was the end of the Second World War considered to be the beginning of Cold War? Explain.
Concept: Emergence of Two Power Blocs After the Second World War
How was the U.S. benefited by the Soviet disintegration?
Concept: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and Its Impact Or Consequences on the World Order
Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Non-alignment as a strategy evolved in the Cold War context.... with the disintegration of USSR and the end of Cold War in 1991, non-alignment, both, as an international movement and as the core of India's foreign policy, lost some of its earlier relevance and effectiveness.
- Why did India adopt non-alignment?
- Explain any two reasons for the loss of its relevance by the Nan Aligned Movement
- How far do you agree that the Non-Aligned Movement has become an international movement?
Concept: Challenges to Bipolarity
If the Soviet Union had not disintegrated and the world had remained bipolar, how would that situation have affected the world politics?
Concept: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and Its Impact Or Consequences on the World Order
How are the threats faced by the people in the Third World different from those faced by the people living in the First World? Support your answer with examples.
Concept: Emergence of Two Power Blocs After the Second World War
"Non-alignment does not imply neutrality or equidistance." What does this statement mean?
Concept: Challenges to Bipolarity
Mention any two characteristics of the Soviet economy during the cold war days.
Concept: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and Its Impact Or Consequences on the World Order
