Alternative Centres of Power — Political Science STD 12 Humanities — Question

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

Why was the national emergency declared in India on June 25, 1975? Analyse any three consequences of the emergency.

State which of these were reasons for the defeat of the Congress in 1967. Give reasons for your answer.

1. The absence of a charismatic leader in the Congress party.
2. Split within the Congress party.
3. Increased mobilisation of regional, ethnic and communal groups.
4. Increasing unity among non-Congress parties.
5. Internal differences within the Congress party.

Explain any two merits and two demerits each of the Green Revolution.

Name the pillars and the objectives of the ASEAN Community.

Describe the external and internal disputes responsible for making the politics of Jammu and Kashmir continuously controversial.

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 within India.
Read the above passage carefully and answer the following questions:-

1. What is meant by 'historical buffer'?
2. Why didn't the Government of India oppose the annexation of Tibet by China?
3. How far was it justified on the part of India to grant political asylum to the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetan refugees?

Evaluate the American hegemony as a hard power.

Analyse the three different views within India about the type of relationship India should have with the United States of America.

Why is technology considered to be a critical element of globalisation? Explain.