| Correct the following statement and rewrite: |
| Eight temporary members of the U.N. Security Council are elected by the General Assembly for a period of three years. |
| Name the leaders who gave the following slogans: |
| (i) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan |
| (ii) Garibi Hatao |
| Match the following: | |
| (a) Ch. Charan Singh | (i) Industrialization |
| (b) P.C. Mahalanobis | (ii) Zoning |
| (c) Bihar Famine | (iii) Farmers |
| (d) Varghese Kurien | (iv) Milk-Cooperatives |
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| Study the cartoon given above carefully and answer the following questions: |
| (i) Identify and name the person holding in his hand, the placed ?Save Democracy?. |
| (ii) In your opinion, the group of five persons belongs to which political party? |
| (iii) According to the group of five, what are the intentions of the person sitting on ?Dharna?? |
| (iv) Which issues responsible for the downfall of democracy are highlighted in the cartoon? |
| How did the 'New International Economic Order' come into being? Which reforms were proposed by UNCTAD in its report in 1972? |
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| Explain any six factors which helped the Soviet Union in becoming a Super-Power after the Second World War. |
| Explain any three constraints on the American Power. |
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| The conflict of 1962, in which India suffered military reverses, had long-term implications for India-China relations. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were downgraded until 1976. Thereafter, relations between the two countries began to improve slowly. After the change in China's political leadership from the mid to late 1970s, China's policy became more pragmatic and less ideological. So it was prepared to put off the settlement of contentious issue while improving relations with India. A series of talks to resolve the border issue were also initiated in 1981. |
| Study the paragraph given above carefully and answer the following questions: |
| (i) Why did India suffer military reverses as a result of the conflict of 1962? |
| (ii) When did the relation between India and China slowly improve? |
| (iii) What was the change in the policy of China in the seventies? |
| (iv) Which efforts were made to resolve the border issue between India and China? |
| Evaluate any three factors that helped the Congress to continue to dominate the Indian political scenario for almost three decades after independence. |
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| What was Green Revolution? Mention it's any two positive and any two negative consequences. |
| Explain any six factors which led to the popularity of Indira Gandhi government in the early 1970s. |
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| 'The 1977 elections for the first time saw the opposition coming to power at the centre'. Examine any six reasons for this change. |
| How have popular movements contributed to the expansion of democracy rather than causing disruption? |
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| In the given political outline map of India, six states have been labeled as (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) Keeping in mind, the Lok Sabha Election results of 2004 and with the help of the information provided below, identify these states. Write their correct names in your answer book in the following tabular form: |
| (i) Two states where the Left parties won the majority of Lok Sabha seats. |
| (ii) Two states where the NDA won the majority of Lok Sabha seats. |
| (iii) Two states where the UPA won the majority of seats in Lok Sabha. |
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