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?

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?

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.

Why did the Soviet Union, the second most powerful country in the world, suddenly disintegrate? Explain any six reasons.

OR

Explain any three reasons each for the ‘arms race’ as well as the ‘arms control’ during the Cold War.

Explain the need for cooperative security as a necessity in dealing with possible contemporary threats to the nations and suggest the methods to achieve it.

OR

Why should India be made a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council ? Give any three arguments.