1.Describe the outcome of the "Assam Accord" of 1985.
(Chapter 18 :Regional Aspirations)
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Assam Accord was signed in 1985 between Rajiv Gandhi-led government and the AASU leaders.
The main motive of Assam Accord agreement is to :
2.Mention the difficulties faced by the Election Commission during the first general elections.
(Chapter 2 : Era of one party dominance)
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The Election Commission of India was set up in January 1950. Sukumar Sen became the first
Chief Election Commissioner.
Following were the difficulties faced by election commission:
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3.Match the facts given in Column "A" with those in Column "B" in a meaningful way:
Column A | Column B |
---|---|
(a) Architect of the Second Five Year Plan | (i) Balraj Madhok |
(b) One of the leaders of Jana Sangh | (ii) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
(c) Leader of the Swatantra Party | (iii) P.C .Mahalanobis |
(d) Proponent of Hindu-Muslim Unity | (iv) Minoo Masani |
Ans:
(a) => (iii)
(b) =>(i)
(c) => (iv)
(d) => (ii)
4.Assess the commonly agreed upon two goals visualized by the Indians during the national movement
which have been fulfilled after independence.
(Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation Building)
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There were two goals almost everyone agreed upon:
5.Why do we need international organizations?
(Chapter 6: International Organisations)
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6.Assess the role of democratic negotiations in responding to regional aspirations.
(Chapter 8: regional aspirations)
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7.Explain the land reforms carried out in India after independence.
(Chapter 3 :Politics of Planned Development)
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8.Why was the Mandal Commission setup? What was its main recommendations?
(Chapter 9 : Recent Developments in Indian Politics)
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The Mandal Commission was set up to investigate the extent of educational and social backwardness
among various sections of Indian society and recommend ways of identifying these "backward
classes".
Its main recommendations were :
9.What is the significance of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 ?
(Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation Building)
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10.Why super powers need alliances with the smaller states.
(Chapter 1 : The Cold War Era)
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The smaller states were helpful for the superpowers in gaining access to:
(i) vital resources, such as oil and minerals,
(ii) territory, from where the superpowers could launch their weapons and troops,
(iii) locations from where they could spy on each other, and
(iv) economic support, in that many small allies together could help pay for military expenses.
11.Why is the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 considered both a military and political failure?
(Chapter 3: US Hegemony in World Politics)
Ans:
The US military had lost over 3,000 personnel in the war and Iraqi casualties were also
very much higher.It is conservatively estimated that 50,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed
since the US-led invasion.Hence US invasion of Iraq is considered both military and political
failure.
12.What is Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
(Chapter 1 : The Cold War Era)
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Allows only the nuclear weapon states to have nuclear weapons and stops others from acquiring
them. For the purposes of the NPT, a nuclear weapon state is one which has manufactured and
exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to 1 January 1967. So there
are five nuclear weapon states: US, USSR (later Russia), Britain, France and China.
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13.In which way did the policy of Non-Alignment serve India’s interests?
(Chapter 1 : The Cold War Era)
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A non-aligned served India’s interests very directly, in two ways: