List of practice Questions

Highlight any two features of the Communist Party of India (CPI) which were different from other parties at the time of independence.

Assertion (A) : There were killings and atrocities on both sides of the border of India in 1947.
Reason (R) : The planned transfer of the population had failed.

Who among the following advanced the ‘Two-nation theory’?

Which one of the following is not a new source of threat to security?

Choose the correct full form of the ‘SALT’ treaty from the options given below :

Match the following correctly :

Assertion (A) : In April 2006, there were massive countrywide pro-democracy protests in Nepal.
Reason (R) : In 2002, the king abolished the parliament and dismissed the government.

Describe any three important happenings of the Secessionist Movement in Mizoram.

Why is ‘Shock Therapy’ considered a painful process of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system ? Explain any three reasons.

Explain any four reasons for the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

Choose the name of that political party which has Gandhian Socialism along with cultural nationalism as its ideology.

The government of which political party/alliance decided to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission?

Arrange the following events in chronological order :
(i) P.C. Mahalanobis led a Five-Year Plan.
(ii) K.N. Raj was involved in drafting the First Five-Year Plan.
(iii) The ‘Bombay Plan’ was drafted.
(iv) The Planning Commission was set up.

‘NITI Aayog’ came into existence on :

Explain any four consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

Explain any four features of the Soviet system.

State any four major political happenings of the decade of the nineties which had a widespread impact.

Describe any four issues on which a broad agreement has emerged among most of the political parties in India.

Describe any three major reasons of the Kashmir problem.

In which year was the fifth Lok Sabha election held in India?

Name the President of India who was elected in 1969.

From which state did the phrase ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’ originate?

Name the leader who gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’.

In which year was the United Nations founded ?

Write the main objective of the United Nations.