Political Science : Contemporary World Politics 2008 CBSE [ All India ] Set II

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  • Q1

    What does security relate to?

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    Security relates to the protective measures for human beings and ensure a state of sanctification from hostile acts or influences.

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  • Q2

    Why have the issues relating to environment degradation become part of world politics?

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    Environment is related to whole world community and environment degradation issues cannot be addressed by a single government or state.

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  • Q3

    Fill in the blanks in the following:
    Cold War was a competition between ______ and _____ backed by their allies.

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    Cold War was a competition between USA  and  USSR  backed by their allies.

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  • Q4

    On which ideology was the Soviet political system based?

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    Communism.

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  • Q5

    Correct the following statement and rewrite:                                
    “The present Secretary-General of the United Nations is Ban Ki Moon, the first African to hold the post.”

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    “The present Secretary-General of the United Nations is Ban Ki Moon, the first Korean to hold the post.”

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  • Q6

    What is globalization?

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    Globalization, in a literal sense, is international integration by which the people of the world are unified into a single society; this process is a combination of economic, technological, socio-cultural and political forces.

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  • Q7

    Why did the leaders of the national movement cherish the idea of a secular nation?

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    To have a 'United India' that reflected the aspirations of the people across the different regions and religions.

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  • Q8

    Where and when did the Communist Party come to power in India for the first time through democratic elections?

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    In Kerala, 1957

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  • Q9

    Correct the following statement and rewrite:                                 
     “Goa was not merged with Maharashtra as the Central Government did not want it?

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    Goa was not merged with Maharashtra as the Goans did not want it.”

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  • Q10

    What was Chipko Movement?

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    Answer:

    As the forests have been increasingly cut for commerce and industry, Indian  villagers have sought to protect their livelihoods through the Gandhian method of Satyagraha -by holding the tree around by their arms,which indicated that first they should be cut before the cutting of the trees.This has come to be known as the Chipko Movement.

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