PRACTICE PAPER ‘Time allowed: 45 minutes Maximum Marks: 200 General Instructions: ( The examination will consist of Objective type with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). (a) The (ii) Each question carries five marks. (iv) There is negative marking of one 50 questions in total in this paper, out of which 40 ques rk for every incorrect answer Select the most appropriate option. 1. Cuba was associated with which country? (a) Soviet Union ©) United Staves of America (6 France @ Germany 2. Newly independent countries gotan option to stay away fromany of thealliances,since thetime, ‘was created. (@) NATO © CENTO (e) Warsave Pact @ NAM 3. Arrange the following in the chronological order of their establishment: ( The World Trade Orga (ii) Ammesty International (iif) League of Nations (io) World Bank (a) Gi), 0). @. Gi) ©) Go). (aid. i). 0) © G, Gd, Gis), ® ©, Gd, Gs) 4. Statement 1 : The Soviet Union had become stagnant in an admi Statement 2: The Soviet system was based on the ideology of soci (a) Both the Statements are correct (6) Both the Statements are incorrect ject but the Statement 2 is incorrect trative and political sense as well. (Statement | is Ud) Seatement 2 is correct but the Statement Lis incorteet 5. In which matters dees international organisation help? ( To establish better living conditions in democratic countries In matters of peace & war (ii) To prevent violations of human rights (i) To resolve territorial disputes (©) 0, Gd), (i), Go) W) (and (io (9 @and (ww (@ (a) and (a) MOZM—On —PO—A—rov10. ts ‘The reorganization of the states on the basis of language had a negative effect: (@) The concept of power sharing was realized ped. demarcation of the states, ) The principle of variation was (© A uniform bas was found for th (@) Movements started in many areas of the country demanding the formation of small separate states, Indian Foreign Policy is driven by a wide range of factors. Identify the incorrect one, (@) National Integration, (6) Protection of International Boundaries (© Alliance Building (@) Natio India’s Nuclear Policy reiterates its resolve in: (@) Establishing its regional supremacy (6) Establishes it as the guardian of SAARC (© Establishing disarman nd regional peace (@) Engage in hos ‘Study the cartoon given below and answer the question that follows: EME Risa ‘The message that this picture gives is (@) Denuclearization of the world is the need. (© Use of mil OB (@) Colonisation of the world is Which situation was termed by US President George Bush as the New World Order? (@) The United Nations had given permission for Operation Dese power to control the world 1c in peace and moving ahead together to be appreciated Storm, ji Froed @) The United Nations had given permission for Operation tra (© To know averted Cuba missile crisis (@) Defeat in the war of iraq Which among the following is not an outcome of the disintegrati (a) End of the ideological war between the US and the USSR (Birth of CIS (©) Change in balance of power (d) Crisis in the Middle East ‘The term ‘the largest garage sale in history’ is associated with: (a) Cuban Missile Crisis ©) Gulf War (© Bolshevik Revolution (@ Shock Therapy n the world orderMu, 15. 16, 17. 19, 20. a. Which one of the following statements is false? (@) The Nizam of Hyderabad was keen to have an independent status for the state of Hyderabad. (H) Jammu and Kashmir was ready to sign the Instrument of Accession, (6) The issue of Junagath was resolved after a plebiscite in the state. @) Travancore was the frst Indian state to merge into the Union of India. ‘The high point of Cold War was (@) Cuban Missile Crisis (@) Avomie bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (6) Establishment of SEATO and GENTO (@) Establishment of NATO Who said, “the mother ofall battles"? (@) George Bush, (6) Bill Ginton ( Saddam Hussain (@) All ofthese What do you know about “Marshall Plan”? @) America exter fal help for remaining Europe's economy. (©) Russian help to reorganise the East European economy. (9 To reorganise the economy of the Eastern Europe, assistance was given by the US and the USSR. (@) None of these Which among the following statements about South (@) All the countries in South Asia are democratic: () Bangladesh (© SAFTA wis (d) The US and China play an influential role in South Asian politics Match the terms with their meaning. ed massive fina ia is incorrect? und India have signed an agrcement on river-water sharing, ned al the 12th SAARC Summit in Iskamabud, Columnet Column-2 A. Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) (Giving up certain types of weapons B. Arms control (i) A process of exchanging information on defence matters between nations on a regular basis C. Alliance ii) A coat jons meant wo dever or defend agains. miliary attacks. D._ Disirmament (i) Regulates the acquisition or development of weapons (a) Ait), Bin), C4), D4) (0) Anis), BH), Ci), Diy (6) A), Bobi), CH), Don) (a) Ai), Bei), C4), Dotiv) In 1972 which book was published by “The club of Rome’? (@) Limits to Growth (6) Growth of Limits. (@) World (@) All of these ‘Which of the following statements is False about globalisation? (@) Advocates of globalisation argue that it will result in greater economic growth, (©) Critics of globalisation argue that it will result in greater economic dispar (6) Advocates of globalistion argue that it will result in cultural homogenisation. (@) Allot these Which of the following statements is incorrect about Division of India? (@ Division of India was the result of Bisnational theory. ©) On the basis of religion, «wo states of Punjab and Bengal were formed. (6) There was no relation between East and West Pakistan, (4) On partition, it was also decided that there will be shifting of people.2. 23. 24. 2. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. aL In 1952, the first General Elections for were also held. (@ President (H) State Legislature (¢) Governor (@) Prime Minister Which statement among the following is correct about 1967 election? (@ Congress won elections in Ls (b) Congress lost at the centre as well as in the states. (6) Congress remained in majority at the Cé (None of these Match the following: Sabha but lost in many states elections. nire and its majority increased. Columa-1 Colume-2 A. Unanimous Politics @ Shahbano case B. Caste based Party G) Other Backward Classes emerge . Personal Law and Sexual Justice Gi) Coalition Govt. D._ Increasing power of Regional Parties | (i) Agreement on economic policies (@) Aa), Boo), Cin), D= (a) @) A), Bu), C9), Dai) (6) A), BH), Ci), D4) (@) Ati), Ba), C0), Die) Leader of Dravid Movement was: (@ M. Karunanidhi () EN. Ramaswamy Naiker (©) K. Karna (@) Yeerappa Moily Which among the following statements is incorrect about ‘Chipko-Aandolan’? (@ twas a movement against the cutting of ess. (0) This movement has taken up the issue of ecological and economic exploitations. (6) It was a movement started by women as AnticLiquor movemen (@) Ie was a movement demanding from the locals to protect their environment. Which statement among the following is ‘False’ related to emergency? (@) Indira Gandhi declared emergency in 19 (0) All fundamental rights were abandoned during emergency (6) Due to financial crisis emergency was declared. (@ Many opposition raders were arrested during emergency Which statement is incorrect on 1971 “Grand Alliance’? (@) It was formed by Non-Communist and Non-Congress groups. () Wehas a clear political an (6) It was formed by all Non-Congress parties together, @ None of these ideological program In which year ‘One-Party" period ended in India? (@ Fourth General Elections 1967 (©) Fifth General Elections 1971 (6) 1975 (a) None of these Which one of the following statement is false?: (@) India got support of both USSR and USA duc to its Non-aligned Policy. (@ Right from the beginning, India’s relations with its neighbouring countries remained tense, (© Cold war had its impact on India-Pakistan relations. (@) Peace weaty of 1971 was the result of friendly relations between India and USA. Which is the incorrect statement about Bombay Plan? (a) ILis a blue Print of India’s future economy. wt (0) Io was formed by source leading industrialists, () 1 it, industries would be controlled by the state it, more emphasis wa given to planning,32. 37. 38, 40. at. ‘Socialism is one of the main solutions for our problems’, Who said these words? (2) Mahatma Gandhi (0) Sardar Patel (©) Jawaharlal Nebru—(@) Dr Laski ‘What is ‘ASEAN WAY"? a) Reflects the life style of ASEAN members. (0) A form of interaction among ASEAN members that is informal and cooperative (0 The defence policy followed by the ASEAN members. (a) The road that connects all the ASEAN members. Human Rights have been classified into: (a) Political Rights — Such as freedom of speech and assembly (©) Eeonomie and social rights (©) The rights of colonised people or ethnic and indigenous minorities (d) Allof these ‘Which among the following best explains the reason for growing concerns about the environment? (a) The developed countries are concerned about protecting nature (0) Protection of the environment is vital for indigenous people and natural habitats. (©) The environmental degradation caused by human activities has become pervasive and has reached a dangerous level (a) None of these Which of the following statements are True about globalisation? (a) Globalisation is purely an cconomic phenomenon. (b) Globalisation began in 1991. (©) Globalisation is the same thing as Westernisatio Which one of the following statements is false? @ Globalisation is multi-cim (a) Member countries of the alliance are to provide bases in their respective lands for the superpowers. (0) Member co terms of ideology and military strategy. When a nati (@) Superpowers assis all the member countries to develop their own weapons Which pair is correct with respect of countries which have experienced both civilian and military rulers in South Asia? jes to support the superpower both \acks any member country, itis considered as an attack on all the member co (o) Sri Lanka — Bangladesh (6) Bangladesh — Nepal (©) Pakistan — Bangladesh (@) None of these In India, ‘indigenous’ word is used for which type of people? @ Scheduled cae () Scheduled Tribe or Adiwasi (©) Both (a) and (b) (W@) None of these ‘Which one of the following statement is false? (@ Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was the founder of Jansangh Party. (©) Swatantra Panty was led by leaders like C.Rajgopalachari, N.G.Ranga, old leaders of Congress (©) Communist Party of members, at the time of independence did not have five party machinery and dedicated (@) Congress Socialist Party was formed within Congress in 1984 by the young leaders of the party. ‘Chose the ‘False’ statement: (@ The period of 1989 is considered the end of congress era and rise of BJP" era. (©) In decade of 1980, dalit political organisations had increased, (© BP Mandal led the first backward classes. (d) In decade of 1980, dalit political organisations had increased.42. 43. 4. 45. 46. 47, 48. 49. 50. During second world war who formed Indian National Army (INA)? (@ Jawahar Lal Nehru (©) Subhash Chandra Bose (¢) Mahatma Gandhi (@) None of these ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’ proverb is associated with: (@ Coalition Govt (©) Defeetion @ Communatism Which statement among the following is ‘Truc’ related to emergency? (a) Indira Gandhi declared emergency in 1975, Alte ial rights were abandoned during e' (6) CPL supported emergency declaration. (@) Alot these ‘Which one of the following statements is false? (@) At the time of independence except Manipur and Tripura, rest of North East was called Assam () (Operation Blue Star Mission’ was the action of army in Chandigarh, (6) In March 1948, Sheikh Abdullah became PM of the state Jammu and Kashmir, (@ Dravida movement was started by E.V. Ramaswami Periyar. Which among the following statements does not match Emergency declarative? da lergency. (@) Declaration of complete revolution (H) Railway strike of 1974 (6) Naxalites protest (@) Decision of the Allahabad High Court ‘When was ‘Right to Information’ implemented? (2008 () 2005 (6) 2008, (a) 2002 Put them in chronolo, (0) Protest against Mandal Commission and Reservation (ii) Formation of Janta Dal (iii) UPA govt. was formed (ia) NDA govt. was formed Gd. (0. (i). (eo) ©) i. @. (x). Gi) ©. lid, (), @) Gi, i, (Hi), ) Choose the wrong statement about Cold War. (a) This was a competition beuveen the allies count jes of USA and USSR. (@) Ie was also a real ideological conflict (6) Cold war triggered off an arm (The USA and USSR wi The established the Warsaw Pact to counter NATO. (@ Eastern Alliance (©) Western Alli (©) Europe (@) Asia ‘e engaged in direct wars.ANSWERS /PRACTICEPAPER=10 -(@) 2@) 3@ 4) 5d) 6@) 70 (0) 1K @ IL @) Bd 18) 1 @ 15. (ec) -16.(@) 17. (a) «18. (a) 19. @)— 20. ())— 21.) 22. (b) 23. (@) 24. (b) 25.) BBL) (@)_—-28_ (I) ( ( ( ee 29. (a) 30.) 31.) 82.6) 38.) B44.) 85. (0) 36. (l) 37.) 38.0) 39%) 40.0) ALL) 42.) 43. (0) 44.) 45. (6) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49.) 50. (a)