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TextBook Solutions for Jharkhand Academic Council Class 12 Political Science Politics In India Since Independence Chapter 4 India’s External Relations

Question 1

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Write ‘true’ or ‘false’ against each of these statements :
A.
Non-alignment allowed India to gain assistance both from USA and USSR.
B.
India’s relationship with her neighbours has been strained from the beginning.
C.
The cold war has affected the relationship between India and Pakistan.
D.
The treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1971 was the result of India’s closeness to USA.

Solution

A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. TRUE
D. FALSE

Question 2

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Match the following :
A. The goal of India’s foreign policy in the period 1950-1964 (i) Tibetan spiritual leader who crossed over to India
B. Panchsheel (ii) Preservation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic development
C. Bandung Conference (iii) Five principles of peaceful coexistence
D. Dalai Lama (iv) Led to the establishment of NAM

Easy

Question 3

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Why did Nehru regard conduct of foreign relations as an essential indicator of independence ? State any two reasons with examples to support your reading.

Complex

Question 4

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“The conduct of foreign affairs is an outcome of a two-way interaction between domestic compulsions and prevailing international climate”. Take one example from India’s external relations in the 1960s to substantiate your answer.

Complex

Question 5

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Identify any two aspects of India’s foreign policy that you would like to retain and two that you would like to change, if you were to become a decision maker. Give reasons to support your position.

Complex

Question 6

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Write short notes on the following :
(a) India’s Nuclear policy

(b) Consensus in foreign policy matters.

Complex

Question 7

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India’s foreign policy was built around the principles of peace and cooperation. But India fought three wars in a space of ten years between 1962 and 1972. Would you say that this was a failure of the foreign policy ? Or would you say that this was a result of international situation ? Give reasons to support your answer.

Complex

Question 8

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Does India’s foreign policy reflect her desire to be an important regional power ? Argue your case with the Bangladesh war of 1971 as an example.

Complex

Question 9

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How does political leadership of a nation affect its foreign policy ? Explain this with the help of examples from India’s foreign policy.

Complex

Question 10

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Read this passage and answer the questions below :
“Broadly, non-alignment means not tying yourself off with military blocs... It means trying to view things, as far as possible, not from the military point of view, though that has to come in sometimes, but independently, and trying to maintain friendly relations with all countries. ” —Jawaharlal Nehru

(a) Why does Nehru want to keep off military blocs ?

(b) Do you think that the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty violated the principle of non-alignment ? Give reasons for your answer.

(c) If there were no military blocs, do you think non-alignment would have been unnecessary ?

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