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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 51. |
The greatest success of .............non-committal international politics was the formation of the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM). |
| A. | v.k. krishna menon’s |
| B. | jawaharlal nehru's |
| C. | sir. c.p’s |
| D. | v.p. menon |
| Answer» B. jawaharlal nehru's | |
| 52. |
..............found allies in Tito, Nasser, Soekarno, U Nu and Nkrumah at a later stage in his formation NAM. |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | v.k. krishna menon |
| C. | subash chandra bose |
| D. | k.p. kesava menon |
| Answer» A. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 53. |
The five-point agreement or the Panchsheel between .......... and Peking initiated in 1954 was a result of these negotiations. |
| A. | tokyo |
| B. | yugoslavia |
| C. | new delhi |
| D. | manchuria |
| Answer» C. new delhi | |
| 54. |
The ............ is a group of states which are not aligned formally with or against any major bloc. |
| A. | common wealth |
| B. | nam |
| C. | ussr |
| D. | saarc |
| Answer» B. nam | |
| 55. |
The organization NAM was founded in .............. in 1961 |
| A. | new delhi |
| B. | belgrade |
| C. | yugoslavia |
| D. | peking |
| Answer» B. belgrade | |
| 56. |
.....................'s president was Josip Broz Tito. |
| A. | yugoslavia |
| B. | japan |
| C. | america |
| D. | egypt |
| Answer» A. yugoslavia | |
| 57. |
.................. 's first president, Sukarno. |
| A. | japan |
| B. | indonesia |
| C. | yugoslavia |
| D. | tehran |
| Answer» B. indonesia | |
| 58. |
...................'s second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. |
| A. | egypt |
| B. | yugoslavia |
| C. | ghana |
| D. | iran |
| Answer» A. egypt | |
| 59. |
...............'s first president Kwame Nkrumah. |
| A. | ghana |
| B. | new delhi |
| C. | yugoslavia |
| D. | veninsula |
| Answer» A. ghana | |
| 60. |
India's first Prime Minister is ................ |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | v.k. krishna menon |
| C. | patel |
| D. | rajendraprasad |
| Answer» A. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 61. |
The phrase NAM was first used to represent the doctrine by Indian diplomat and statesman ............ in 1953, at the United Nations. |
| A. | v.k. krishna menon |
| B. | jawaharlal nehru |
| C. | zhou enlai |
| D. | patel |
| Answer» A. v.k. krishna menon | |
| 62. |
The 16th NAM summit took place in Tehran of Iran, from 26 to 31 August ............... |
| A. | 2006 |
| B. | 2008 |
| C. | 2012 |
| D. | 2018 |
| Answer» C. 2012 | |
| 63. |
The 17th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement is to be held in Caracas, ..................., in 2015. |
| A. | venezuela |
| B. | tokyo |
| C. | chile |
| D. | america |
| Answer» A. venezuela | |
| 64. |
The term "non-alignment" was coined by .................. in 1953 remarks at the United Nations. |
| A. | v.k. krishna menon |
| B. | zhou enlai |
| C. | chute |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» A. v.k. krishna menon | |
| 65. |
In his speech, Nehru described the Panchsheel to be used as a guide for Sino-Indian relations, which were first put forth by Chinese Premier .............. |
| A. | zhou enlai |
| B. | chute |
| C. | maotse tung |
| D. | sunyatsen |
| Answer» A. zhou enlai | |
| 66. |
The Bandung Conference of 1955 was hosted by Indonesian president................, who gave a significant contribution to promote NAM. |
| A. | sukarno |
| B. | nasser |
| C. | pt.j. nehru |
| D. | nkrumah |
| Answer» A. sukarno | |
| 67. |
Six years after Bandung, an initiative of Yugoslav president ....................led to the first Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, which was held in September 1961 in Belgrade. |
| A. | narasimha rao |
| B. | rajiv gandhi |
| C. | josip broz tito |
| D. | ho chi minh |
| Answer» C. josip broz tito | |
| 68. |
The founding fathers of the ................ were: Sukarno of Indonesia, Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. |
| A. | common wealth |
| B. | saarc |
| C. | nam |
| D. | cento |
| Answer» C. nam | |
| 69. |
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the .................. Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 54 independent states. |
| A. | german |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | british |
| Answer» D. british | |
| 70. |
The ................. is an organisation of South Asian nations. |
| A. | seato |
| B. | commonwealth of nations |
| C. | nam |
| D. | saarc |
| Answer» D. saarc | |
| 71. |
The SAARC established on 8 December ....................... |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1985 |
| Answer» D. 1985 | |
| 72. |
The SAARC is an organisation of South Asian nations, which was established on 8 ................ 1985. |
| A. | december |
| B. | september |
| C. | october |
| D. | november |
| Answer» A. december | |
| 73. |
Afghanistan joined the organisation SAARC in .................. |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 2002 |
| C. | 2005 |
| D. | 2007 |
| Answer» D. 2007 | |
| 74. |
The first concrete proposal for establishing a framework for regional cooperation in South Asia was made by the late president of......................, Ziaur Rahman, on May 2, 1980. |
| A. | bangladesh |
| B. | bhutan |
| C. | india |
| D. | nepal |
| Answer» A. bangladesh | |
| 75. |
The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987 and was inaugurated by Late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of .................... |
| A. | india |
| B. | bangladesh |
| C. | bhutan |
| D. | nepal |
| Answer» D. nepal | |
| 76. |
The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987 and was inaugurated by Late King ............. of Nepal. |
| A. | birendra bir bikram shah |
| B. | zhou enlai |
| C. | norodom sihanouk |
| D. | mao |
| Answer» A. birendra bir bikram shah | |
| 77. |
The SAARC Secretariat and Member States observe .............. as the SAARC Charter Day. |
| A. | 7 august |
| B. | 2 september |
| C. | 4 october |
| D. | 8 december |
| Answer» D. 8 december | |
| 78. |
HeadQuarters of SAARC Agricultural Centre (SAC),.......... |
| A. | tokyo |
| B. | delhi |
| C. | bhutan |
| D. | dhaka |
| Answer» D. dhaka | |
| 79. |
SAARC Tuberculosis Centre (STC), .................. |
| A. | kathmandu |
| B. | bangladesh |
| C. | bhutan |
| D. | india |
| Answer» A. kathmandu | |
| 80. |
SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC), ............. |
| A. | new delhi |
| B. | maldives |
| C. | pakistan |
| D. | sri lanka |
| Answer» A. new delhi | |
| 81. |
SAARC Human Resources Development Centre (SHRDC),............. |
| A. | islamabad |
| B. | bangladesh |
| C. | bhutan |
| D. | delhi |
| Answer» A. islamabad | |
| 82. |
SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre (SCZMC), ........ |
| A. | maldives |
| B. | nepal |
| C. | pakistan |
| D. | sri lanka |
| Answer» A. maldives | |
| 83. |
The newly independent ...............adopted a “mixed economy”, in which features of both the capitalist model and socialist model were prevalent. |
| A. | india |
| B. | pakistan |
| C. | sri lanka |
| D. | bhutan |
| Answer» A. india | |
| 84. |
This crisis ............. forced India to open up its economy to the world and adopt the policy of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation. |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1961 |
| C. | 1991 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» C. 1991 | |
| 85. |
Soon after assuming power in 1991, the Congress Government, headed by the then Prime Minister, ................, announced its decision to liberalise, privatise and globalise the Indian economy. |
| A. | p.v. narasimha rao |
| B. | dr. manmohan singh |
| C. | indira gandhi |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» A. p.v. narasimha rao | |
| 86. |
The ...................have passionately opposed liberalisation policies, and termed them as “abject surrender to the IMF”. |
| A. | communists |
| B. | congress |
| C. | bjp |
| D. | thrinamool congress |
| Answer» A. communists | |
| 87. |
The Bhoodan Movement or Land Gift Movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by.............. in 1951. |
| A. | acharya vinoba bhave |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | maqbool butt |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» A. acharya vinoba bhave | |
| 88. |
The father of the Bhoodan (Land Gift) Movement, a freedom fighter and spiritual leader, Vinoba Bhave was born at Gagode in Kolaba district, ...................on September 11, 1895. |
| A. | maharashtra |
| B. | punjab |
| C. | tamil nadu |
| D. | rajasthan |
| Answer» A. maharashtra | |
| 89. |
During his stay at Wardha, Vinoba Bhave brought out a monthly in ................., named, `Maharashtra Dharma'. |
| A. | punjabi |
| B. | marathi |
| C. | kannada |
| D. | hindi |
| Answer» B. marathi | |
| 90. |
In 1932, while participating in the Indian Independence movement activities, Vinoba Bhave was sent to jail for six months in .............. |
| A. | karachi |
| B. | dhulia |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | poona |
| Answer» B. dhulia | |
| 91. |
Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan Movement as a voluntary land reform movement in 1951 at Pochampally village in ............ |
| A. | maharashtra |
| B. | telangana |
| C. | gujarat |
| D. | tamilnadu |
| Answer» B. telangana | |
| 92. |
Some people Demand for a separate Telangana state in ............ |
| A. | maharashtra |
| B. | andhra pradesh |
| C. | orissa |
| D. | madhya pradesh |
| Answer» B. andhra pradesh | |
| 93. |
In the recent past a separate ...............state was created from Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand from Bihar and Uttaranchal from Uttar Pradesh. |
| A. | chhattisgarh |
| B. | telengana |
| C. | goa |
| D. | uttaranchal |
| Answer» A. chhattisgarh | |
| 94. |
In ................state, there are three regions namely the coastal region, the rayalaseema region and the telengana region. |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | andhra pradesh |
| C. | rajasthan |
| D. | uttar pradesh |
| Answer» B. andhra pradesh | |
| 95. |
The secessionist movement in the Kashmir Valley started in April ................ |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» B. 1988 | |
| 96. |
Resurgence in the activities of the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) following the return of ...............from UK to Pakistan in early 1987. |
| A. | amanullah khan |
| B. | shabir ahmed shah |
| C. | dr. farooq abdullah |
| D. | maulvi farooq |
| Answer» A. amanullah khan | |
| 97. |
Khalistan movement refers to a political secessionist movement to create a separate Sikh country, called Khālistān ("The Land of the Pure") in the ................. region of South Asia. |
| A. | punjab |
| B. | hyderabad |
| C. | new delhi |
| D. | kolkata |
| Answer» A. punjab | |
| 98. |
The Punjabi Suba Movement led by the ............... aimed at creation of a Punjabi-majority state ("subah") in the Punjab region of India in the 1950s. |
| A. | akali dal |
| B. | amanullah khan |
| C. | shabir ahmed shah |
| D. | jklf |
| Answer» A. akali dal | |
| 99. |
Following the Indo-Pak war of ................... Punjabi was finally recognized as the official language of Punjab. |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1968 |
| Answer» C. 1965 | |
| 100. |
In 1971, Khalistan proponent Jagjit Singh Chauhan, travelled to the.................... |
| A. | united states |
| B. | hyderabad |
| C. | himachal pradesh |
| D. | haryana |
| Answer» A. united states | |
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