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Q1
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1 mark
For Question number 1, two statements are given one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read these statements carefully and choose the correct option as the answer from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below. Assertion (A): An alliance is a coalition of states that coordinate their actions to deter or defend against military attack. Reason (R): Countries form alliances to increase their effective power relative to another country or alliance.
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A.
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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B.
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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C.
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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D.
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Q1
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Assertion (A): An alliance is a coalition of states that coordinate their actions to deter or defend against military attack. Reason (R): Countries form alliances to increase their effective power relative to another country or alliance.
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A.
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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B.
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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C.
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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D.
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Q2
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Which one of the following is not considered as a new source of threat to security ?
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A.
Terrorism
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B.
Hijacking of planes
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C.
Use of drones
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D.
War
Q3
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Arrange the following rulers of Pakistan in the chronological order as per the period of their rule : (i) General Zia-ul-Haq (ii) Benazir Bhutto (iii) General Musharraf (iv) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Choose the correct option.
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A.
(iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
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B.
(i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
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C.
(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
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D.
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Q4
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Which one of the following countries is not
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A.
Bangladesh
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B.
China
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C.
Bhutan
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D.
Maldives
Q5
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Which one of the following countries is not a founder-member of ASEAN ?
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A.
Singapore
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B.
Thailand
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C.
Myanmar
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D.
Indonesia
Q6
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The
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A.
formal
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B.
confrontationist
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C.
cooperative
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D.
provocative
Q7
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Match List-I with the List-II and choose the correct option : List-I List-II 1. Clear majority in the 17th Lok Sabha (i) National Front Government 2. Implementation of the recommendations of the Mandal Commission (ii) United Front Government 3. Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda (iii) United Progressive Alliance Government 4. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (iv) National Democratic Alliance Options :
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A.
1-(iv), 2-(i), 3-(ii), 4-(iii)
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B.
1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv)
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C.
1-(iv), 2-(iii), 3-(ii), 4-(i)
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D.
1-(i), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(iii)
Q7
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Match the following:
1. Lok Sabha
2. Implementation of the recommendations of the Mandal Commission
3. Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda
4. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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A.
1-(iv), 2-(i), 3-(ii), 4-(iii)
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B.
1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv)
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C.
1-(iv), 2-(iii), 3-(ii), 4-(i)
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D.
1-(i), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(iii)
Q8
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Arrange the following Prime Ministers of India in the chronological order as per their period of rule : (i) H.D. Deve Gowda (ii) Chandra Shekhar (iii) P.V. Narsimha Rao (iv) V.P. Singh. Choose the correct option.
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A.
(i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
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B.
(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
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C.
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
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D.
(iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
Q9
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Which of the following problems did India face before the 4th general elections ? (i) Failure of monsoon (ii) Food crisis (iii) Heavy rainfall (iv) Depletion of foreign exchange reserves. Choose the correct option.
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A.
(i), (ii)
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B.
(iii), (iv)
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C.
(i), (ii), (iv)
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D.
(ii), (iii), (iv)
Q10
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Identify the false statement from the following related to Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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A.
He worked as the General Secretary of the Congress Party till 1966.
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B.
He was in the Union Cabinet for a short period of three years.
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C.
He resigned from the Union Cabinet taking responsibility for a Railway accident.
Q11
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Which one of the following was not a major objective of Jawaharlal Nehru's foreign policy?
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A.
To preserve the hard-earned sovereignty of India.
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B.
To protect the territorial integrity of India.
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C.
To make India a nuclear power.
Q12
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There was considerable unease in Indo-US relations during the 1950s because :
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A.
India had a growing partnership with the Soviet Union.
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B.
The Soviet Union invaded Hungary.
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C.
India was not a member of NATO.
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D.
India was a founder member of NAM.
Q16
short answer
2 marks
Describe any two features of the First Five Year Plan.
Q17
short answer
2 marks
Highlight any two features of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
Q18
short answer
2 marks
Explain any two changes that came in Indian politics after 2014 as compared to the period 1989 to 2014.
Q19
long answer
4 marks
(a) What is the primary goal of human security? Explain the difference between the narrow and broad concepts of human security.
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(b) Explain the security challenges faced by the newly independent countries of Asia and Africa.
Reading Passage
Globalisation is a multi-dimensional concept. It has various manifestations, and these must be adequately distinguished. It is wrong to assume that globalisation has only one dimension, just as it would also be mistaken to assume that it is a purely cultural phenomenon. The impact of globalisation is multi-dimensional; it affects some societies more than others and it is important to avoid drawing general conclusions about the impact of globalisation without paying sufficient attention to specific contexts.
Q24
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4 marks
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Globalisation is a multi-dimensional concept. It has various manifestations, and these must be adequately distinguished. It is wrong to assume that globalisation has only one dimension, just as it would also be mistaken to assume that it is a purely cultural phenomenon. The impact of globalisation is multi-dimensional; it affects some societies more than others and it is important to avoid drawing general conclusions about the impact of globalisation without paying sufficient attention to specific contexts.
(i) Which one of the following is not a dimension of globalisation?
(ii) Which one of the following statements related to globalisation is not correct?
(iii) Globalisation as a concept does not deal with which one of the following?
(iv) The impact of globalisation is vastly ___________.
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Political
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B.
Ethical
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C.
Cultural
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D.
Economic
Q24
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Globalisation as a concept does not deal with which one of the following?
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A.
Flow of ideas
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B.
Flow of capital
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C.
Flow of rivers
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D.
Flow of people
Q24
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The impact of globalisation is vastly ___________.
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even
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B.
uneven
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C.
discriminatory
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D.
regional
Q25
short answer
1 mark
Name the State where the Naxalites were very active.
Q25
short answer
1 mark
Name the State to which former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh belonged.
Q25
short answer
1 mark
Name a State from where the Congress Party could win only one seat in the 1977 Lok Sabha elections.
Q26
short answer
1 mark
Name the first Non-Congress Prime Minister of India.
Q26
short answer
1 mark
Name the Prime Minister who headed a coalition government from May 1996 to June 1996.
Q27
short answer
6 marks
Analyse any three reasons for the movement against outsiders in Assam from 1979 to 1985.
Q27
short answer
6 marks
Justify the statement.
Q28
short answer
6 marks
Explain any three international environmental movements with examples.
Q28
short answer
6 marks
Why is it difficult to manage them ?
Q29
short answer
6 marks
Describe any four major consequences of the partition of India in 1947.
Q29
short answer
6 marks
Describe any three problems that came in the way of integrating the princely states into the Indian Union.
Q30
short answer
6 marks
A history of trust appropriate arguments.
Q30
short answer
6 marks
Analyse any three effects of shock therapy after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.