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Note: The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only, instead of Question No. 20 :

(20.1) What is the full form of ASEAN?


(20.2) Evaluate India’s role in ASEAN.


(20.3) What did the Chinese do to break from their economic stagnation?


(20.1) The full form of ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

(20.2) India’s role in ASEAN is highlighted in the fact that it had signed FTA-Free Trade Access with 2 ASEAN members- Singapore and Thailand.


(20.3) The Chinese did the following to break from their economic stagnation:


1. It adopted an open door policy.


2. It established close relations with the US in 1972.


3. It created Special Economic Zones.


4. It joined WTO in 2001.


5. It modernized 4 sectors - agriculture, industry, science, technology, and military.


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Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions :

The movement began in two or three villages of Uttarakhand when the forest department refused permission to the villagers to fell ash trees for making agricultural tools. However, the forest department allotted the same patch of land to a sports manufacturer for commercial use. This enraged the villagers and they protested against the move of the government. The struggle soon spread across many parts of the Uttarakhand region. Larger issues of ecological and economic exploitation of the region were raised.


(i) Identify the popular movement which is being referred to in the given passage. What was the novel aspect of this movement?


(ii) Which issues of ecological and economic exploitation were raised in this movement?


(iii) Highlight the achievements of this movement.


 20

Study the picture given below carefully and answer the following questions :


(i) The given image refers to which policy of India since 1991?


(ii) Explain the significance of this policy as shown in the image above.


(iii) Evaluate India’s role in ASEAN.


 21

In the given political outline map of India (on page 16), five States have been marked as A, B, C, D, and E. Identify them on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer-book with the respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabet as per the following format :

(i) The State where the Congress Party was not in power from


1957 – 59.


(ii) The State where Bharatiya Kisan Union was a prominent


organization of farmers.


(iii) The State where the Naxalite movement started.


(iv) The youngest State of India.


(v) The State where the Dalit Panthers were active.


 21 A

Note: The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only, in place of Question No. 21 :

21.1) Name the State where the Congress Party was not in power from 1957 – 59.


(21.2) Bharatiya Kisan Union was a prominent organization of farmers in which State?


(21.3) In which State of India did the Naxalite Movement start?


(21.4) Which is the youngest State of India?


(21.5) In which the State of India was the Dalit Panthers active?