In the given political outline map of South Asia, five countries have been marked as A, B, C, D and E. Identify them on the basis of information given below and write their correct names in the answer book along with the respective serial numbers of information used and concerned alphabet.

a. An important country, but is not considered to be a part of South Asia.

b. The country has a successful democratic system.

c. This country has both civilian and military rulers.

d. This country has a constitutional monarchy.

e. An island nation which was a sultanate till 1968.

Study the cartoon given below and answer the following questions:

a. Identify any four national leaders from the above cartoon and mention the serial number of each.

b. Which was the most controversial issue of the period related to leader number (2) as Prime Minister of India?

c. What was the position of the party led by leader number (1) in the Lok Sabha elections of 1989?

Note: The following questions are for visually impaired candidates only in lieu of question 20.
(i) Which party has won the maximum number of seats in Lok Sabha elections of 1984 and under whose leadership?

(ii) What was the most controversial decision taken by the National Front government in 1990?

(iii) Which Prime Minister started the New Economic Reforms and what was its outcome?

Note: The following questions are for visually impaired candidates only in lieu of question 21

(i) The expression South Asia usually includes which countries?

(ii) Which two countries of South Asia have successfully operated a democratic system?

(iii) Write the full form of SAARC and SAFTA.

Highlight any three positive and three negative features each of the Soviet system in the Soviet Union.

OR

How far is it correct to say the international alliances during the Cold War era were determined by the requirements of the superpowers and the calculations of the smaller states? Explain.