Short Answer TypeIn the given political outline map of India, five States are 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 numbers and the alphabets concerned :
(i) The State which was carved out of Madhya Pradesh.
(ii) The State which opposed its merger with India after independence.
(iii) The first State of free India having a Communist government.
(iv) The State adjoining Pakistan territory up to 1971.
(v) The State which became agriculturally prosperous due to Green Revolution.
Long Answer TypeDescribe any three steps taken by the Indian Government to check the environmental degradation.
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Describe any three effects of globalisation on the culture of a country.
Suppose there had been no Cold War, how would that situation have affected India’s foreign policy ?
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If the Soviet Union has not disintegrated and the world had remained bipolar, how would that situation have affected the world politics ?
Give any three suitable arguments to support India’s candidature for the permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council.
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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.
Analyse the political impact of hegemony of the U.S. on the world.
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Analyse any three factors responsible for the European Union to be a highly influential regional organization.
Political Impact of the US Hegemony on the World :
(i) The US today spends more on its military capability from the next 12 powers combined.
(ii) Most of the other countries that are big military spenders are US friends and allies.
(iii) The US Hegemony is reflected in the role played by the US in providing global public goods.
(iv) The US also accounts for 15 percent of world trade.
(v) World Bank, International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organisation are viewed as the products of American hegemony.
(vi)The US is the most seductive and most powerful culture on earth.
(i)The EU is the world’s biggest economy with a GDP of than $12 trillion in 2005 slightly larger than that of the United States.
(ii)Its currency, the Euro can pose threat to the dominance of the US dollar.
(iii)Its economic power gives it influence over its closest neighbours as well as in Asia and Africa.
(iv)Its two members Britain and France hold permanent seats in the UN Security Council.
(v)The EU’s combined Armed Forces are the second largest in the world.
(vi)Its two members Britain and France also have nuclear arsenals of approximately 550 nuclear war-heads.
Which three major developments took place in Indian politics during the last decade of the 20th century ? Describe.
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Briefly describe the story of Sikkim from the time of India’s Independence to its merger with India.
Explain any three causes of the split in the Congress Party in 1969.
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Explain the circumstances that led to the mid-term elections in 1980. Cause of split in the Congress Party in 1969
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