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Study the cartoon given above carefully and answer the following questions :

(i) Which part of this cartoon is related to China?


(ii) Assess the strength of China on the basis of the cartoon.


(iii) “China may be the next superpower in the world.” Justify the statement with two arguments.



(i) The Great Wall of China and the dragon head at the end of the wall are the two parts that relate to China.

(ii) The cartoon depicts the economic power of China and its rising status among Asian countries.


(iii) The statement may be prophetic as:


a) China’s economy is stable and expanding at unprecedented rates. They have pushed millions of people out of poverty.


b) China’s rising influence in the South China Sea, and the relative lack of opposition to these activities in East Asia.


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Describe any four criteria that have been proposed in recent years for new permanent and non-permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.

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Describe any four new sources of threats to non-traditional security.


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What is meant by ‘Privy Purse’ ? Evaluate the role played by Indira Gandhi in the abolition of privy purses.

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Note : The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 17 :

17.1 In your opinion, where does China stand as an economic power?


17.2 Assess any two conditions which make the United States of America, a superpower.


17.3 “China may be the next superpower in the world.” Justify the statement with two arguments.


 18

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :

India did not follow any of the two known paths to development. Elements from both these models were taken and mixed together in India. That is why the Indian economy was described as ‘mixed economy’.


(i) Name the two models / paths to development.


(ii) Why was either of the two models not fully accepted by India? Give at least one major reason for each.


(iii) Highlight any two features of India’s mixed economy based on the above said, two models.


OR


Read the following passage and answer the questions given below :


India is not the only country to have experienced the dominance of one party. If we look around the world, we find many other examples of one-party dominance. But there is a crucial difference between these and the Indian experience. In the rest of the cases, the dominance of one party was ensured by compromising democracy. In some countries like China, Cuba and Syria, the constitution permits only a single party to rule the country.


(i) Which political party dominated the political scene of India after independence and how long?


(ii) How did the one-party dominance in India differ from that of China?


(iii) Highlight any two drawbacks of a single party rule.