Directions (Q. Nos 1-4) Read the given passage carefully 6.
6. Assertion (A) The Bombay Plan avoided aid from
and answer the questions that follow.
The two superpowers were keen on expanding their
spheres of influence in different parts of the world. In a
world sharply divided between the two alliance systems,
a state was supposed to remain tied to its protective
superpower to limit the influence of the other superpowers
and Most countries of Western Europe sided with the US,
and those of and its allies. of the Eastern Europe joined
the Soviet camp.
1. Most countries of Western Europe joined the ......... .
(A) NAM
(B) Eastern Alliance
(C) Western Alliance
(D) Remained Neutral
2. Why did the Allies want to remain tied with one of
the Superpowers?
(A) To stand still in the world economy.
(B) To get the benefits in case of emergency or trade
purposes.
(C) To enjoy being a part of the Superpower
bloc.
(D) Both (A) and (B)
3. Why did the superpowers want to bring other countries
into their camps?
(A) To control them
(B) To spread their influence
(C) To use them as their military base at the time of
conflict.
(D) All of the above
4. Two superpowers were keen on expanding their
spheres of influence because .......... .
(A) it was a struggle for power in the world.
(B) it was a struggle to represent a dominant
ideology.
(C) both the superpowers wanted to control the world
in economic, political and social fields.
(D) All of the above
5. The idea of Planning in India was drawn from
(i) The Bombay Plan
(ii) Gandhian vision of society
(iii) Experiences of the Soviet
(iv) Demand by peasant bloc countries organisations.
Codes :
(A) (ii) and (iv) (B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) All of these
the state to take major initiatives in industrial and other
economic investments.
Reason (R) It is commonly assumed that private
investors, such as industrialists and big business
entrepreneurs, are averse to ideas of planning and
they rather seek an open economy without any state
control in the flow of capital.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
7. ............ nicknamed the ‘Milkman of India’ played a
crucial role in the story of Gujarat Cooperative Milk
and Marketing Federation Ltd. that launched Amul.
(A) Norman Borlaug
(B) M.S Swaminatham
(C) Verghese Kurien
(D) None of these
8. Assertion (A) The Cold War was not simply a matter
of power rivalries, of military alliances, and of the
balance of power.
Reason (R) These were accompanied by a real
ideological conflict as well, a difference over the best
and the most appropriate way of organising political,
economic, and social life all over the world.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
9. The two goals of nation building were
(i) India will be governed by democratic government
after Independence.
(ii) Government will work for the good of all,
particularly poor and socially disadvantaged
groups.
Select the correct code.
(A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (ii) (D) None of these
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10. Assertion (A) The Western Alliance was formalised
into an organisation, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO), which came into existence in
April 1949.
Reason (R) The Eastern Alliance, known as the
CENTO, was led by the Soviet Union.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
11. Which UN official declared US-led invasion of Iraq
as an illegal act?
(A) Ban Ki-Moon
(B) Kofi A Annan
(C) U Thant
(D) Javier Perez de Cuellar
12. The ............. alliance was formalised into an
organisation, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(NATO), came into existence in year ............
(A) Eastern, 1949 (B) Eastern, 1950
(C) Western, 1949 (D) Western, 1950
13. Which of the following is the highest dam in India?
(A) Bhakra Nangal Dam
(B) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(C) Tehri Dam
(D) Idukki Arch Dam
14. Assertion (A) NITI Aayog is a non-constitutional
body.
Reason (R) The Chief Minister of India is the Ex-
Officio Chairman of NITI Aayog.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
15. In which of the following matters do International
Organisation help?
(i) To establish better living conditions democratic
countries.
(ii) In matters of peace and war.
(iii) To prevent violations of human rights.
(iv) To resolve territorial disputes.
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (i) and (iii)
(D) (ii) and (iii)
16. The Bombay Plan was drafted in the year ............ .
(A) 1944 (B) 1934
(C) 1954 (D) 1955
17. Which of the following were the issues of conflict
between India and China?
(A) China annexed Tibet in 1950.
(B) China began to suppress Tibetan culture.
(C) When China claimed that two areas of Aksai
Chin in the Ladakh and much part of Arunachal
Pradesh as part of Chinese Territory.
(D) All of the above
18. The .......... is the name given to the path of planning
and development charted by the State of ........... .
(A) Kerala Model, Kerala
(B) Uttar Pradesh model, Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar model, Bihar
(D) Rajasthan model, Rajasthan
19. Assertion (A) Amnesty International is an NGO that
campaigns for the protection of human rights all over
the world.
Reason (R) The UN is an imperfect body, but without
it the world would be worse off.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
20. Consider the following impacts of Cold War.
(i) The hostility between the US and the USSR came
to an end.
(ii) Soviet Union was disintegrated.
(iii) The end of the Cold War meant the end of
Bipolarity' in the World.
Which of the following statements is/are true?
(A) Only (i)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
21. Who is the Chairperson of the NITI Aayog?
(A) The President
(B) The Home Minister
(C) The Speaker
(D) The Prime Minister
22. Why International Organisation is not considered a
Super-state?
(A) Because it is created by the states.
(B) Because it comes into being when states agree to
its creation.
(C) Because it discourages the liberty of states.
(D) All of the above
23. Though the UN has failed in preventing wars and
related miseries, nations prefer its continuation. What
could have been the most appropriate reason for this
approach?

(A) To enforce cooperation on the issues of poverty,
unemployment, environmental degradation,
crime rate etc. Thus, it works for the cooperation
and protection of basic rights and conditions for
survival.
(B) Interdependence and globalisation is not possible
without international organisations such as the
UN.
(C) The UN works as a forum to solve any
international dispute among nations and sort out
the problem in the best possible way. It is the
only organisation which consists of 193 member
states.
(D) All of the above
24. Which of the following statement regarding First Five
Year Plan is incorrect?
(A) The First Five Year Plan started all round
balanced development which would ensure
Increase in national income.
(B) The First Five Year Plan allocated only 11.8%
on agriculture and 10% on irrigation and food
control.
(C) The First Five Year Plan totally focused on
agriculture.
(D) None of the above
25. The accession of which princely states was resolved
after a plebiscite that confirmed people’s desire to join
India?
(A) Hyderabad (B) Junagarh
(C) Manipur (D) Kashmir
26. Which among the following is not an outcome of
partition of India?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi did not participate in any of
the Independence Day celebrations.
(B) Extremists in both the communities blamed
Gandhiji for their conditions.
(C) No organisation was banned
(D) All of the above
27. Bhakra Nangal Dam is built across which river?
(A) Ganga (B) Beas
(C) Sutlej (D) Narmada
28. Who among the following proposed an alternative
blueprint that put greater emphasis on rural
industrialisation?
(A) JC Kumarappa
(B) Chaudhary Charan Singh
(C) PC Mahalanobis
(D) Satyajit Ray
29. Consider the following statements and select the
incorrect option.
(i) The Warsaw Pact was the name of the Western
Alliance led by US.
(ii) The Warsaw Pact was a group of supporters of
communism and capitalism.
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(iii) Some Baltic and East European states wanted to
join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
Codes :
(A) Both (ii) and (iii) (B) Both (i) and (ii)
(C) Only (i) (D) Only (iii)
30. The end of World War II coincided with the start of
the Cold War. Which of the following argument is not
correct?
(A) The World War ended when the United States
dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese
cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(B) The event happened in 1947
(C) Japan surrendered after United States dropped
bombs.
(D) All of the above
31. Arrange the following in sequence.
(i) Formation of separate Andhra Pradesh state.
(ii) Nagpur Session of Congress.
(iii) Appoints State Reorganisation Commission by
Central Government.
(iv) Creation of state of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii), (i) and (iv)
(D) (iii), (iv), (ii) and (i)
32. Assertion (A) The First World War discouraged the
world to invest in an international organisation to deal
with conflict.
Reason (R) Many believed that such an organisation
would help the world to avoid war.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
33. Assertion (A) To avoid war a large number of arms
were considered necessary to stock.
Reason (R) Since, the Cold War did not eliminate
rivalries between the two alliances, mutual suspicious
led them to arm themselves to the teeth and to
constantly prepare for war.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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34. In post World War II era, why the tensions were 42. Consider the following statements about First Five
erupted between India and US? Year Plan and select the correct statement(s).
(i) US feared that India would join USSR. (i) The First Five Year Plan mainly addressed on
(ii) US wanted to colonise India. heavy industries.
(iii) The NAM pursued by India was not liked by USA. (ii) The Plan identified the pattern of land distribution
Select the correct codes. in the country as the principal obstacle.
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (iii) It focused on land reforms as the key to the
(C) Only (iii) (D) (i), (ii) and (iii) country’s development.
35. On which of the following objectives Nehru’s Foreign Codes :

Policy was based? (A) Both (i) and (ii) (B) Only (ii)
(A) To preserve the hard earned sovereignty. (C) Both (ii) and (iii) (D) All of these
(B) To protect territorial integrity of India, 43. The ‘socialist pattern of society’ as a goal was declared
(C) To promote rapid economic development. in which plan?
(D) All of the above (A) Second Five Year Plan
36. The two superpowers tried to control the smaller (B) Third Five Year Plan
nations during the Cold War era because ................. (C) Fifth Five Year Plan
(A) they wanted to expand their area of influence. (D) Sixth Five Year Plan
(B) they wanted to cooperate with smaller
44. Which UN agency concerned with the safety and
countries.
peaceful use of nuclear technology?
(C) they wanted to establish their military bases in
(A) The UN Committee on Disarmament
smaller countries.
(B) International Atomic Energy Agency
(D) Both (A) and (C)
(C) UN International Safeguard Committee
37. Find the odd one out in the contexts of proclamation (D) None of the above
of Emergency.
(A) The Call for Total Revolution 45. Arab Spring was also known as ............
(B) The Railway Strike of 1974 (A) Video Game Revolution
(C) The Naxalite Movement (B) Social Network Revolution
(D) The Allahabad High Court verdict (C) Afro-Asian Revolution
(D) None of these
38. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with
regard to the European Union? 46. Choose the wrong statement from the given options.
(A) Lohiya was one of the proponents of socialism
(i) The EU over the time has turned from economic
in India.
union to a political one.
(B) Deendayal Upadhayaya championed the idea of
(ii) The attempt to EU to have its own constitution
‘Democratic Socialism’ while associating with
failed.
democracy.
(iii) It has its own flag, anthem, founding date and (C) Lohiya was a leader of Socialist Party.
currency. (D) Lohiya considered both capitalism and
Codes :
communism equally irrelevant for Indian
(A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii) society.
(C) Only (i) (D) All of these 47. Which of the following gases is considered responsible
39. Name the countries which resisted Maastricht Treaty. for global warming?
(A) Britain and France (A) Carbon dioxide
(B) France and USA (B) Methane
(C) Germany and Britain (C) Hydro-fluoro Carbons
(D) Denmark and Sweden (D) All of the above
40. The Bilateral Strategic Energy Partnership was 48. Which of the following were the consequences of
launched in emergency imposed in 1975?
(A) April 2019 (B) May 2020 (A) The government made large scale arrest under
(C) April 2018 (D) May 2017 preventive detention.
41. The Relationship between Israel and India was based (B) Press Censorship was imposed on
on what factors? newspapers.
(A) Economic (B) Military (C) Fundamental Rights were suspended.
(C) Agricultural (D) All of these (D) All of the above

49. Which of the following political parties in contemporary
India trace their origin to the Socialist Party?
(A) Samyukta Socialist Party
(B) Samajwadi Party
(C) Janta Dal (Secular)
(D) Both (B) and (C)
50. Which of the following facts about the political parties
is incorrect?
(A) They shape public opinion.
(B) They provide people with access to government
machinery.
(C) They put forward policies and programmes to
attract voters.
(D) They play an active role to resolve public policy
problems.
Hints and Solutions
1. (C) The Treaty of Brussels was signed by the United
Kingdom, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the
Netherlands on 17 March 1948, establishing the
Western Union.
2. (D) A state was supposed to remain tied to its
protective superpowers to limit the influence of the
other superpowers and its allies. Hence, the allies want
to remain tied with one of the Superpowers because to
stand still in the world economy and to get the benefits
in case of emergency or trade purposes.
3. (D) The superpowers want to bring other countries into
their camps because they were vital resources of oil
and minerals. It gave the superpowers their territory
to launch their weapons and troops and location from
where superpowers could spy on each others.
4. (D) The cold war saw the two superpowers - The USA
and the Soviet Union, divided the world in to spheres
of influence and power blocs. Two superpowers were
keen on expanding their spheres of influence because
it was a struggle for power in the world, it was a
struggle to represent a dominant ideology and both the
superpowers wanted to control the world in economic,
political and social fields.
5. (D) Economic planning refers to any plans of economic
activity which point to achieving specific social and
economic outcomes. The idea of Planning in India
was drawn from the Bombay Plan, Gandhian vision
of society, experiences of the Soviet and demand by
peasant bloc countries organisations.
6. (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
7. (C) Dr. Verghese Kurien was the architect of India’s
white Revolution which helped India emerge as the
largest milk Producer in the world.
8. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A).
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9. (C) The two goals of nation building were
(i) India will be governed by democratic government
after Independence.
(ii) Government will work for the good of all,
particularly poor and socially disadvantaged
groups.
10. (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
11. (B) In September 2004, United Nations Secretary
General Kofi Annan declared US-led invasion of Iraq
as an illegal act.
12. (C) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada,
and several Western European Nations to provide
collective security against the Soviet Union.
13. (C) With a staggering height of 260 meters, Tehri Dam
stands tall as one of the highest dams in Asia and the
highest dam in India.
14. (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
15. (A) We know that International Organisation helps
(i) To establish better living conditions democratic
countries.
(ii) In matters of peace and war.
(iii) To prevent violations of human rights.
(iv) To resolve territorial disputes.
16. (A) The Bombay plan of 1944 was set up by a group
of leading industrialists in India for the economic
development of the country.
17. (C) Conflict between India and China arises when
China claimed that two areas of Aksai Chin in the
Ladakh and much part of Arunachal Pradesh as part
of Chinese Territory.
18. (A) 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
education health, land reform, effective food and
distribution poverty alleviation.
19. (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).
20. (D) We know that impacts of Cold War were
(i) The hostility between the US and the USSR came
to an end.
(ii) Soviet Union was disintegrated.
(iii) The end of the Cold War meant the end of
Bipolarity' in the World.
21. (D) We know that the Prime Minister works as the
Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
22. (B) International Organisation is not considered a
Super-state because it comes into being when states
agree to its creation. It is not a super-state with
authority over its member. It is created by and responds
to states.
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23. (D) All of the given statements could have been the
most appropriate reason for given approach.
24. (B) The statement given in the option (B) is incorrect
in the context of First Five Year Plan.
25. (B) Accession of the Princely states of Junagarh
Hyderabad, Kashmir and Manipur proved more
difficult than the rest. The accession of Junagarh
princely states was resolved after a plebiscite that
confirmed people’s desire to join India.
26. (C) 'No organisation was banned' was not an outcome
of partition of India.
27. (C) With a height of 225 meters Bhakra Nangal Dam
is the second largest dam in Asia which is built across
the Sutlej river and located in the Bilaspur district.
28. (A) JC Kumarappa was one among the many eminent
economists of India. Kumarappa is credited for
developing economic theories based on Gandhism.
He proposed an alternative blueprint that put greater
emphasis on rural industrialisation.
29. (C) The statement (i) is not correct.
30. (B) An ideological and political rivalry between the
United States and the USSR gave way to the start of
the Cold War.
31. (C) The correct chronological order of the given events
is (ii), (iii), (i) and (iv).
(i) Formation of separate Andhra Pradesh state – 1956
(ii) Nagpur Session of Congress – 1920
(iii) Appoints State Reorganisation Commission by
Central Government – 1953
(iv) Creation of state of Maharashtra and Gujarat –
1960
32. (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
33. (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
34. (C) The NAM pursued by India was not liked by USA.
Due to this, tensions were erupted between India and
US.
35. (D) Nehru never gave up his grandiose dream of
forging some sort of international coalition of non-
colonial and the colonized powers. Hence, objectives
of Nehru’s Foreign Policy was based on
(i) To preserve the hard earned sovereignty.
(ii) To protect territorial integrity of India,
(iii) To promote rapid economic development.
36. (A) The two superpowers tried to control the smaller
nations during the Cold War era because they wanted
to expand their area of influence and they wanted to
establish their military bases in smaller countries. In
looking at the nature and exercising of international
power in the cold war period from 1945 to 1989, this
chapter will focus principally of the class of power
which the US and the Soviet Union became.
37. (C) 'The Naxalite Movement' is odd in the contexts of
proclamation of Emergency.
Part XVII of the constitution of India allows for a
constitutional set up that can be proclaimed by the
president of India as a state of emergency.
38. (D) The correct statement regarding the European
Union, are
(i) The EU over the time has turned from economic
union to a political one.
(ii) The attempt to EU to have its own constitution
failed.
(iii) It has its own flag, anthem, founding date and
currency.
39. (D) The Treaty on European Union, commonly known
as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of
the European Union Concluded in 1992 between the
European communities. It was resisted by Denmark
and Sweden.
40. (C) We know that the Bilateral Strategic Energy
Partnership was launched in April 2018.
The SCEP was launched in accordance with the
US - India climate and clean Energy Agenda 2030
partnership am announced by both countries at the
Leader’s Summit on climate held in 2021.
41. (D) We know that the relationship between Israel
and India was based on Economic, Military and
Agricultural.
42. (C) The correct statements about First Five Year Plan
are
(i) The Plan identified the pattern of land distribution
in the country as the principal obstacle.
(ii) It focused on land reforms as the key to the
country’s development.
43. (A) The ‘socialist pattern of society’ as a goal was
declared in Second Five year plan. Socialism implies
the social or collective ownership of the instruments
of production.
44. (B) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
works with its 164 member states and multiple partners
worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful use
of nuclear energy.
45. (B) Arab Spring was also known as Social Network
Revolution. During the Arab Spring the number of
users of Social Networks especially Facebook, rose
dramatically in most Arab countries, particularly in
those where political uprising took place with the
exception of Libya.
46. (B) The statement given in the option (B) is incorrect.
47. (D) Gases like Carbon dioxide, Methane, Hydro-fluoro
Carbons, etc. are considered responsible for global
warming.
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48. (D) The following were the consequences of 49. (D) Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) was formed
emergency imposed in 1975 through a split in the Praja Socialist Party in 1964.
(i) The government made large scale arrest under In 1965, Ram Manohar Lohia merged his socialist
preventive detention. party with Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP). Samajwadi
(ii) Press Censorship was imposed on Party and Janta Dal (Secular) were political parties in
newspapers. contemporary India trace their origin to the Socialist
(iii) Fundamental Rights were suspended. Party.
During an emergency most of the opposition 50. (D) The statement given in the option (D) is incorrect
organization are banned and opposition leaders are in the context of political parties.
imprisoned which is very harmful. rrr