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(1) What is the full form of ASEAN?

(2) State the main objective of the ASEAN.


(3) What does the ‘ASEAN Way’ mean?

(1) Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

(2) The objective of ASEAN are:


1. to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian nations.


2. to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region


(3) ASEAN follows the principle of “ASEAN way” meaning:

• Consultation and Agreement


• Don’t use force / confrontation


• Don’t interfere in the internal matters of states


• Informal discussion


• Minimal institutionalization


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

The Janata Party made the 1977 elections into a referendum on the Emergency. Its election campaign was focused on the non-democratic character of the Congress rule and on the various excesses that took place during this period. In the backdrop of arrests of thousands of persons and the censorship of the Press, the public opinion was against the Congress.


(a) What is meant by ‘referendum’?


(b) ‘‘Acts like arrests of thousands of persons and the censorship of the Press during the Emergency period were non-democratic.’’ Do you agree with the statement? Justify your answer with one suitable argument for/against each act.


(c) In spite of winning the 1977 elections with a thumping majority, why could the Janata Party remain in power only for a short period? Explain.

 20

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


(a) Which country does this cartoon refer to?


(b) Evaluate any two changes in the economic policies of this country from ‘then’ to ‘now’.


(c) Assess any two outcomes of the latest changes that took place in this country.

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In the given political outline map of India (on page 12), five States have been marked as and. Identify these States on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer-book along with the respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabet as per the following format :

































Sr. No. of the information used



Concerned Alphabet



Name of the State



(i)





(ii)





(iii)





(iv)





(v)





(i) The State where the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre took place.


(ii) The State where a Dairy Cooperative Movement under the name ‘Amul’ was launched.


(iii) The State which was benefitted by the ‘Green Revolution’.


(iv) The State which was created in 2000.


(v) The State which faced a near-famine situation during the 1960s.


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For Visually impaired:

(1) In which State did Jallianwalla Bagh massacre take place ?


(2) In which State was the ‘Amul’ Milk Dairy Cooperative Movement started ?


(3) Name the State which was created in the year 2000.


(4) Name the State in the East of India which came into existence due to bifurcation at the time of partition in 1947.


(5) Which two States were the most benefitted by the Green Revolution ?