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Interpret the given picture and answer the following questions:-


(a) The US hegemony is being constrained in the current scenario. Justify with two suitable examples.


(b) Assess the steps taken by India to deal with US hegemony in the current scenario.

(a) The US hegemony is being constrained in the current scenario. This can be justified with the following examples:

China is growing fast as an economy, which is posing as a threat to the US hegemony.


The world is now shifting from a unipolar system to a multipolar system. This implies multiple centres of power in the world.


(b) The steps taken by India to deal with US hegemony in the current scenario are:


In terms of international collaboration with the US may have a benefit on the military fronts. However, some economists argue that India must try to build its own economy and not seek any help from the US.


It is also possible that the growing interests among the two countries can prove to be a benefit for India. This is an excellent opportunity and should not be wasted as it will only be a disaster in the long run.


Another viewpoint is that India should lead a coalition among the developing countries. Over time, it may even become more powerful than the US hegemony.


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Read the given passage and answer the following questions.

The Naxalite movement has used force to snatch land from the rich landowners and give it to the poor and the landless. Its supporters advocated the use of violent means to achieve their political goals. In spite of the use of preventive detention and other strong measures adopted by the West Bengal government run by the Congress Party, the Naxalite movement did not come to an end. In later years, it spread to many other parts of the country. The Naxalite Movement has by now splintered into various parties and organizations. Some of these parties like the CPI-ML (Liberation) participate in open democratic politics. Nine states are affected by Naxalite violence. Most of these are very backward areas inhabited by Adivasis.


(a) Why was Naxalite movement considered as a threat to the democracy?


(b) How the Naxalite movement came into existence?


(c) Why the role of the Indian government has been criticized by various Human Rights Activist in dealing with Naxalites?


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Read the given passage and answer the following questions:


The year 1967 is considered as a landmark year in India’s political and electoral history. The Congress party remained a dominant force throughout the country from 1952 onwards. This trend was to undergo significant changes with the 1967 elections… It was in the context of heightened popular discontent and the polarization of popular forces that the fourth general elections of the Lok Sabha and State assemblies were held in February 1967. The results jolted the Congress at both the national and state levels. Many contemporary political observers described the elections as a political earthquake.


(a) Analyze the socio-economic and political context of fourth general elections in India.


(b) Why the 1967 general elections were described as a „political earthquake‟ by many political


observers?

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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Article 370 gives greater autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir as compared to other states of India. The state has its own constitution. All provisions of the Indian constitution are not applicable to the state. Laws passed by the Parliament apply to J&K only if the state agrees. This special status has provoked two opposite reactions. There is a section of people outside J&K that believe that the special status of the state conferred by article 370 does not allow full integration of the state with India. This section feels that Article 370 should, therefore, be revoked and J&K should be like any other state in India.


a) The people of Kashmir have strongly resisted the question of repeal of article 370 from Indian


Constitution. Analyze any three reasons for the same.


(b) Suggest any two steps that can be taken to improve the situation in Kashmir.

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Note: The following questions are for the visually impaired students.

(a) The present world order is different from the cold war period. Justify


(b) Assess the implications of the US Hegemony economic terms on the world.

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


i) A state where Chipko movement was carried out.


ii) A state that was carved out of Assam in 1972.


iii) A Northeastern state that is suffering from separatist movement.


iv) The latest state of Indian Union.


v) A state where an organization of Dalit Panthers was formed.