Note: The following questions are for the visually impaired candidates only in lieu of Q No. 20:

(i) who was the Prime Minister of the government formed by the National Front in 1989?

(ii) How many seats did the Congress Party win in the Lok Sabha elections of 1984 and 1989 respectively?

(iii) what were the recommendations of the Mandal Commission?

Two developments strained this relationship. China annexed Tibet in 1950 and thus removed a historical buffer between the two countries. Initially, the government of India did not oppose this openly. But as more information came in about the suppression of Tibetan culture, the Indian government grew uneasy. The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, sought and obtained political asylum in India in 1959. China alleged that the government of India was allowing anti-China activities to take place from within India.

Read the above passage carefully and answer the following questions:

(i) What is meant by historical buffer?

(ii) Why didn’t the Government of India oppose the annexation of Tibet by China?

(iii) How far was it justified on the part of India to grant political asylum to the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetan refugees?

Study the above cartoon carefully and Answer the following questions.

(i) Who was head of the government formed by the National Front in 1989?

(ii) Why was the Government formed by him called a puppet Government?

(iii) Identify the puppeteers pulling the strings and the political parties they belong to.

In the given outline map of South Asia, five countries 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 their respective serial number of the information used and the alphabet concerned as per the following format:

Sr No. of the information used-Alphabet Concerned-Name of the Country

(a) The country has experienced civilian as well as military rule both.

(b) Democracy was restored in this country in 2006.

(c) This country is still a monarchy.

(d) The Parliament of this country voted unanimously to introduce multi-

party system in June 2005.

(e) This country is a part of India’s Look East Policy via Myanmar.

Note: The following questions are for visually impaired candidates only

in lieu of Q No. 21.

(i) why was Indian Peace Keeping Force sent to Sri Lanka and to what result?

(ii) Explain Indo - Pak problem of sharing of river waters.

(iii) who led the pro-democratic, largely non-violent, movement in Nepal?