Political Science : Contemporary World Politics 2010 CBSE [ All India ] Set II

Impacts of the end of Cold War were:

(i) Ideological dispute was over.

There are 15 judges in the International Court of Justice, all of different nationalities, elected for 9 year terms (five retiring every third year) by the Assembly and Security Council jointly.

Bharatiya Jana Sang laid emphasis on:

(i) One country, one culture and one nation.

(ii) Re-union of India and Pakistan as Akhand Bharat.

The Senior Congress leaders may have supported Indira Gandhi in the belief that her administrative and political inexperience would compel her to be dependent on them for support and guidance.

It was a movement in Andhra Pradesh led by women to put a ban on the sale of arrack (alcohol).

‘Punjab Accord’ of 1985 was signed between Rajiv Gandhi and Harchand Singh Longowal to bring normalcy in Punjab.

Hegemony as a structural power means the role played by the USA in providing public Goods. By public good we mean those goods that can be consumed by one person without reducing the amount of the good available for some one else. For eq. Fresh air, roads, internet etc.

Amnesty International is an NGO that campaigns for the protection of human rights all over the world. It promotes respect for all the human rights in Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Indira Gandhi had to deal with the Syndicate, a group of powerful and influential leaders from within the Congress.

The two important ‘leaders of the congress party who were defeated in the 1967 General Elections were:
(i) K. Kamraj in Tamil Nadu.