CBSE political science

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Which one of the following statements about the Berlin wall is false ?

  • It symbolized the division between the Capitalist ;and the Communist world.

  • It was built immediately after the Second World War.

  • It was broken by the people on 9th November, 1989.

  • It marked the unification of the two parts of Germany.

Solution

B.

It was built immediately after the Second World War.

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Why was ASEAN established ?

Solution

ASEAN was established to accelerate the economic growth.

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Mention any two major military features of the Cold War.

Solution

i. There were two rival blocs led by two superpowers of the world.
ii. There was huge stockpiling of arms by each 

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In which four ways did the new economic policy of China benefit its economy ?

Solution

Four ways: 
i. Break from economic stagnations
ii. Privatised the agriculture
iii. New trading laws and creation of special economic zones.
iv. High personal savings in the rural economy led to an exponential growth

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What is Amnesty International ? State its main functions.

Solution

It is an NGO that campaigns for the protection of Human Rights.
Functions
i. It prepares and publishes reports on human rights.
ii. It mainly focuses on the misconduct of the government authorities.
iii. It works for the protection of the human rights.