US Hegemony in World Politics — Political Science STD 12 Humanities — Question

Which World Summit Conference was held at Rio in 1992?

Mention the impact of the end of the Cold War.

The results of which elections were called 'political earthquake"?

Why was the ‘Operation Desert Storm’ fought against Iraq?

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
It is not necessary that all planning always has to be centralised; nor is it that planning is only about big industries and large projects. The 'Kerala Model’ is the name given to the path of planning and development charted by the State of Kerala. There has been a focus in this model on ........... Despite low per capita incomes, and a relatively weak industrial base, Kerala achieved nearly total literacy, long life expectancy, low infant and female mortality, low birth rates and high access to medical care.

1. What is meant by centralised planning?
2. In which two ways is decentralisation better than centralisation?
3. The ‘Kerala Model’ of planning and development focused on which areas? Mention any two areas.

Why was ASEAN established?

Identify any one similarity between the United Front Government of 1996 and the National Front Government of 1989.

During the first three general elections, Congress won more seats than any other party. Which party stood at number two during these elections?

How many judges are there in the International Court of Justice and what is their tenure?

Name the leader of the freedom movement of India who was popularly known as Frontier Gandhi.