Short Answer TypeStudy the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Identify and name the person who is holding the balancing beam between the public sector and the private sector.
(ii) Why has a big tilt towards the public sector been shown in the cartoon?
(iii) How did the over-emphasis on public sector adversely affect the Indian economy ?
Long Answer TypeIn what three ways did the collapse of the Soviet Union affect the world politics ? Explain.
Mention the six principal organs of the United Nations and describe the function of any two of them.
Six principal organs of the United Nations:
(i) General Assembly
(ii) Security Council
(iii)International Court of Justice
(iv)Secretariat
(v) Economic and Social Council
(vi)Trusteeship Council
Functions of General Assembly:-
i) It elects the members for the other structures and agencies of the UN.
ii) Deliberations and discussions over major international issues.
ii) It takes all major decisions related to member nations.
Functions of Security Council:-
i) To prevent international conflicts and limit the extend of hostilities.
ii) To facilitate cooperation among states.
iii) To improve the prospects of social and economical development in the
world.
Describe the security challenges faced by the newly independent countries of Asia and Africa after the Second World War.
Highlight the circumstances which gave birth to the idea of New International Economic Order (NIEO). Explain any two factors that weakened this initiative.
Do you agree with the statement that “the foreign policy of independent India has pursued the dream of a peaceful world” ? Support your answer with any three suitable arguments.
Give any three suitable arguments in favour of “India being a staunch supporter of the decolonization process and in firm opposition to racialism”.
Highlight the acts of dissent and resistance to the Emergency imposed in 1975. In your opinion, how did these acts affect the public opinion ?
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