Part -A

1.Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of NITI Aayog ?

(a) The President

(b) The Vice President

(c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

(d) The Prime Minister

2. Which of these statements about the political decisions taken after independence related to
development are correct ? (i) Almost everyone agreed that the development of India should mean
both economic growth and social-economic justice. (ii) It was also agreed that this matter cannot be
left to businessmen,

industrialists and farmers.

(iii) Only the government should play a key role to ensure growth with

justice.

(iv) It was necessary to consult all political parties and get public

approval.

Choose the correct option :

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)

(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(d) (i), (iii) and (iv)

3.Identify the false statement from the following related to Lal Bahadur

Shastri.

(A) He worked as the General Secretary of the Congress Party till

1966.

He was in the Union Cabinet for a short period of three years:

(C) He resigned from the Union Cabinet taking responsibility for a

Railway accident.

D. He gave the famous slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’

4. Which one of the following was not a major objective of Jawaharlal

Nehru’s foreign policy ?

(A) T’o preserve the hard-earned sovereignty of India.

(B)

To protect the territorial integrity of India.

To make India a nuclear power.

C)

D)

To promote rapid economic development.

5.Which one of the following is not an agency of the United Nations ?

(a) International Labour Organisation

(b) UNESCO

(c) International Court of Justice

(d) UNICEF

6. Rearrange the following events in a chronological order :

(i) Lok Sabha Elections after which United Progressive Alliance

(UPA) came to power at the Centre.

(ii) Bahujan Samaj Party achieved first breakthrough in Uttar

Pradesh.

(iii) The Mandal Commission gave its recommendations.

(iv) H.D. Deve Gowda became the Prime Minister of India.

Choose the correct option.

(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (b) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

(c) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (d) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

7. People who flee from war, natural disaster or political persecution are called

___________.

(A) Fugitives (B) Expatriates

(C) Refugees (D) Migrants

8.“Disarmament” requires all states to _______________.

(A) give up certain kinds of weapons

(B) regulate the acquisition or development of weapons

(C) share information about arms with rivals (D) coordinate their actions to deter or defend
against military attack

9. Which countries resisted the Maastricht Treaty?

a) Denmark & Britain

b) France & USA

c) Germany

d) Denmark & Sweden

10. The Chechens are

(a) Buddhist group.

(b) Christain ethnic group.

(c) Jewish ethnic group,

(d) Muslim ethnic group.

11. The rivalry between USA & USSR during the post-second world war period is known as:

(a) Apartheid

(b) Cold War

(c) Policy of Non-Alignment

(d) Hot war...

12. What is the full form of ‘SEATO’?

(a) South-East Asian Task Organisation

(b) South-East Asian Treaty Organisation

(c) South-East Asian Tally Organisation

(d) South-East Asian Team Organisation...

Part - B

13.Evaluate any two functions of NITI Aayog.

14.Explain any two reasons for the victory of Congress in the Southern

States in the general election of 1977.

15. State any two advantages of international organisations like the UNO.

Or (b) Name two countries that had ruled over the third world countries.

16.Explain the Two-Nation Theory advanced by the Muslim League.

17. Explain any two reasons for protests by the people of East Pakistan against West Pakistan prior
to the creation of Bangladesh.

Or

(b)The border conflict between China and India in 1962 was principally over……..and……..region.

18. Study the map given below and answer the questions that follow :

Diagram

1.Which countries were the members of NATO and Warsaw Pact?

2.When were these alliances signed?

3.What was the object of Warsaw Pact?

4. Which was the main clause of NATO?

Part- c

19.What makes the European Union a highly influential regional organisation?

OR

B) How did the European countries resolve their Post Second World War problem? Briefly outline
the attempts that led to the formation of the European Union.

20. Is it justified to give Veto Power only to five permanent members of the

U.N. Security Council ? Support your answer with any two arguments.

21. Analyse the Nuclear Policy of India.

22. Analyse any two reasons for the Secessionist Movement in Nagaland.

23. (a) “India enjoys a very special relationship with Bhutan.” Support the

statement with two examples.

OR

(b) Analyse any two reasons for the problems that India has with its smaller neighbours.

Part - D

24. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that

follow :

The Janata Party Government that came to power in 1977 announced

that it would follow genuine non-alignment. Since then, all Governments,

(Congress or non-Congress) have taken initiatives for restoring better

relations with China and entering into close ties with US. In Indian

closely
linked to two questions. In the post-1990 period, the ruling parties have

often been criticised for their pro-US foreign policy.

(i) What did the Janata Party Government decide to change in the

foreign policy of India to follow genuine non-alignment ?

(a) Pro-Soviet tilt would be corrected.

(b) India would form its own power bloc.

(c) India would have a pro-US tilt in its foreign policy.

(d) India would remain isolated.

(ii) Who among the following was the Prime Minister of India when

the Janata Party came into power in 1977 ?

(a) Ch. Charan Singh (b) Morarji Desai

(c) Ch. Devi Lal (d) Chandra Shekhar

The pro-US strategy in India’

Iii. The pro-US strategy in India’s foreign policy during 1990s was

mainly due to its

A. economic interests

B. nuclear interests

C. military interests

D. cultural interests

IV.Which one of the following issues has always been closely linked to
India’s foreign policy ?

(a)

India’s trade relations with Sri Lanka

(b) India’s relations with Pakistan

(c) India’s cultural relations with China

(d) India’s nuclear relations with Japan

25. In the given political outline map of India (on page 17), 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 alphabets given in the map as per the following format

Serial number of the Concerned alphabet Name of the State

information used given in the map

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(i) The State to which the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri

belonged.

(ii) The State to which the former Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur belonged.

(iii) The State to which the former Chief Minister C. Natarajan Annadurai

belonged.

(iv) The State to which the former President of India V.V. Giri belonged.

Space for map

26.The Cold War produced an arms race as well as arms control. What were the reasons for both
these developments?

Part - E

27 . Highlight any three major developments that took place in Indian

politics during NDA III and NDA IV.

OR

(b) Highlight any three points of consensus that emerged among most political parties in India after
the Lok Sabha Elections, 2004.

28. Analyse any three reasons for the movement against outsiders in

Assam from 1979 to 1985

OR

“Regional aspirations are very much a part of democratic politics.”

Justify the statement.

29.Describe any four major political developments that took place in India

from 1989 to 1999.

OR

(b) Describe any four issues on which consensus has emerged among most political parties of India.

30. Reforming the UN means restructuring of the Security Council”. Do you agree with this
statement? Give arguments for or against this position.

OR
B) Though the UN has failed in preventing wars and related miseries, nations prefer its continuation.
What makes the UN an indispensable organisation?