During Nehru era, why did some political parties and groups in our country
believe that India should be more friendly with the bloc led by the U.S.?
Globalisation does not always reduce state capacity. The primacy of the state continues to be the unchallenged basis of the political community. The old jealousies and rivalries between countries have not ceased to matter in world politics. The state continues to discharge its essential functions ( law and order, national security) and consciously withdraws from certain domains from which its wishes to. State continue to be important. Indeed, in some respect state capacity has received a boost as a consequence of globalization, with enhanced technologies available at the disposal of the state to collect information about its citizens.
Read the passage given above carefully and answer the following questions:-
(i) What are the two most essential functions of the state?
(ii) How do enhanced technologies enable the state to rule better?
(iii) Justify with the help of an example that globalization gives a boost to the state capacity.
What constrained the Super Powers to go for a full-fledged war inspite of having nuclear weapons?
In the given outline map of South Asia, five countries have been marked as (A),(B), (C), (D) and (E) . Identify them on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer book with their respective serial number of the information used and the alphabet concerned as per the following format :
(i) The country has experienced both civilian as well as military rule.
(ii) Democracy was restored in this country in 2006.
(iii) This country is still a monarchy.
(iv) The Parliament of this country voted unanimously to introduce multi- party system in June 2005.
(v) This country is a part of India’s Look East Policy via Myanmar.’
Which one of the following was NOT given primacy by the makers of the
Soviet System?
(a) Abolition of Private property.
(b) Society based on the principle of equality.
(c) No opposition party to be allowed.
(d) No state control over economy.
How did the farmers associated with Bharatiya Kisan Union differ from the
most other farmers in India?
