MCQ Question for Class 12 Political Science Chapter 4 India’s External Relations

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Question. The ………………………. laid foundation for Non Alignment Movement established in 1961 with Nehru as the co-founder.
(A) Bandung Conference
(B) Foreign Policy
(C) US Aid
(D) Peace Treaty 

Question. Why stronger countries’ foreign policies were supported by many countries after WW2?
(A) Because stronger countries supported them and aided them financially.
(B) Because they were afraid of being colonized again.
(C) Because most countries in the world did so.
(D) Because they were poor. 

Question. Who among the Prime Ministers of wishes to review the “no first use” policy?
(A) PM Narendra Modi
(B) PM Atal Bihari Vajpeyee
(C) PM Manmohan Singh
(D) All the above 

Question. Select the correct option for the leader and the country that helped to reach the Tashkent agreement between India and Pakistan:
(A) India, Nehru
(B) USSR, Kosygin
(C) Egypt, Nasser
(D) Indonesia, Sukarno 

Question. The foreign policy of independent India vigorously pursued the dream of a peaceful world by advocating the policy of:
(A) non-alignment
(B) no nuclear weapons
(C) military expansion
(D) no Cold War 

Question. In post WW2 era, why the tensions were erupted between India and US?
(A) US feared that India would join USSR.
(B) US wanted to colonize India.
(C) The NAM pursued by India was not liked by USA.
(D) None of the above.

Question. The first nuclear explosion undertaken by India was in May:
(A) 1964
(B) 1974
(C) 1984
(D) 1994 

Question. The period when the nuclear test was conducted was a difficult period in:
(A) Domestic politics
(B) Foreign politics
(C) Military dominance
(D) Financial world

Question. Nehru was our first Prime Minister as well as:
(A) Health Minister
(B) Foreign Minister
(C) Education Minister
(D) Finance Minister 

Question. Sri Lanka is a member of :
(A) SAARC
(B) UNESCO
(C) G7
(D) WHO

Question. It was in …………………… that full diplomatic relations were restored between India and Pakistan.
(A) 1976
(B) 1966
(C) 1956
(D) 1946 

Question. When did India intervened the Bangladesh Liberation War?
(A) November 1971
(B) February 1971
(C) December 1971
(D) December 1972

Question. India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in:
(A) 1995
(B) 1985
(C) 1975
(D) 1965 

Question. When did India and China signed Panchsheel agreement?
(A) 24 April, 1954
(B) 29 April, 1954
(C) 30 April, 1954
(D) 1 March, 1959 

Question. first summit of NAM was held in Belgrade in _______
(a) September 1961
(b) March 1961
(c) July 1962
(d) April 1965

Question. Article 51 of the Indian Constitution lays down some provisions regarding…
(a) Powers of Prime Minister.
(b) Fundamental Rights.
(c) Promotion of international peace and security.
(d) Fundamental Duties.

Question. Dalai lama has made ______ his home in India
(a) Tibet
(b) Dharamshala
(c) Manali
(d) Coorg

Question. The Panchsheel agreement was signed between _______ and ________
(a) Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri and Yahya Khan
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai
(d) None of these

Question. For the early freedom of which country India made earnest effort by convening international conference?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Vietnam
(d) Singapore

Question. Who was the defence minister at the time of Indo china war 1962?
(a) V.Krishna Menon
(b) Manohar Parrikar
(c) Jagjivan Ram
(d) Yashwantro Chavan

Question. Panchsheel agreement was signed on_______
(a) 29 April 1954
(b) 21 August 1956
(c) 19 January 1953
(d) 25 April 1954

Question. Who was the second prime minister of India?
(a) Lal Bahadur shastri
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) V.K. Menon

Question. Shimla agreement was signed between ________ and_________
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri and Zhou Enlai
(b) Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(c) V.P. Mandal and Sheikh Muji(b)ur Rahman
(d) None of the above

Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question. Assertion: The Sino- Indian conflict affected the opposition as well. 
Reason: This and the growing rift between China and the Soviet Union created irreconcilable differences within the Communist Party of India (CPI).

Question. Assertion: While India was trying to convince the other developing countries about the policy of non-alignment, Pakistan joined the US-led military alliances. 
Reason: Unlike its relationship with Pakistan, free India began its relationship with China on a very friendly note.

Question. Assertion: Following the Arab-Israel War of 1973, the entire world was affected by the Oil Shock due to the massive hike in the oil prices by the Arab nations. 
Reason: India was not at all affected by the crises at that time. India was already in a position to deal with any economic depression. Nor did oil prices hike in India. 

Question. Assertion: Indian air crafts attacked parts of Pakistan and the army moved into POK and Swat Valley. 
Reason: After months of diplomatic tension and military build-up, a full-scale war between India and Pakistan broke out in December 1971.

Question. Assertion: Nehru had always put his faith in science and technology for rapidly building a modern India. 
Reason: A significant component of his industrialization plans was the nuclear programme initiated in the late 1940s under the guidance of Homi J. Bhabha. 

Question. Assertion: The Indian national movement was not an isolated process. It was a part of the worldwide struggle against colonialism and imperialism.
Reason: It influenced the liberation movements of many Asian and African countries. 

Question. Assertion: Support for Pakistan came from the US and China. The US-China rapprochement that began in the late 1960s resulted in a realignment of forces in Asia. 
Reason: In order to counter the US-Pakistan-China axis, India signed a 20-year Treaty of Peace and Friendship with the Soviet Union in August 1971.

Question. Assertion: Communist China conducted nuclear tests in October 1964. 
Reason: The five nuclear weapon powers, the US, USSR, UK, France, and China – also the five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council –tried to impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 on the rest of the world.

Question. Assertion: There are no differences among political parties about how to conduct external relations.  
Reason: Indian politics is generally marked by a broad agreement among the parties on national integration, protection of international boundaries, and on questions of national interest.

Question. Assertion: A boundary dispute had surfaced between India and China. India claimed that the boundary was a matter settled in colonial time, but China said that any colonial decision did not apply.
Reason: The China war dented India’s image at home and abroad. India had to approach the Americans and the British for military assistance to tide over the crisis.

Question. Assertion: The first Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru played a crucial role in setting the national agenda. He was his own foreign minister. 
Reason: Thus both as the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, he exercised profound influence in the formulation and implementation of India’s foreign policy.

Question. Assertion: The foreign policy of independent India vigorously pursued the dream of a peaceful world by advocating the policy of non-alignment, by reducing Cold War tensions and by contributing human resources to the UN peacekeeping operations. 
Reason: India continued to oppose Pakistan on joining the Western Camp.

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