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Multiple choice political science contemporary issues in indian politics communalism, casteism and terrorism social problems and challenges diversity and discrimination

The term RAISON D' ETRE means ________________.

  1. reason for a thing's existence

  2. open space

  3. important

  4. none of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In French, raison d'etre literally means "reason for being," and in English it means about the same. Someone's raison d'etre is the most important thing to them. For example: Android’s whole raison d’être is to be the more open alternative to Apple.

Multiple choice political science contemporary issues in indian politics communalism, casteism and terrorism social problems and challenges diversity and discrimination

Which national political party was established to represent the Bahujans?

  1. Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi

  2. Bharatiya Janata Party

  3. Communist Party of India

  4. Bahujan Samaj Party
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) or Majority People's Party is one of the only five prominent national political parties of India. The ideology of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is "Social Transformation and Economic Emancipation" of the Bahujan Samaj, which comprises of the Scheduled Castes (SCs), the Scheduled Tribes (STs), the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Religious Minorities such as Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Buddhists and account for over 85 percent of the country's total population.

Multiple choice political science contemporary issues in indian politics communalism, casteism and terrorism social problems and challenges diversity and discrimination

An organisation largely made up of government employees that campaigns against caste discrimination _____________.

  1. BAMCEF

  2. CEFBAM

  3. CORPUS

  4. CEFAMB
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

BAMCEF (Backward and Minorities Community Employees Federation) is an organisation largely made up of government employees that campaigns against caste discrimination. It addresses the problems of its members who suffer discrimination. But its principal concern is with social justice and social equality for the entire society. 

Multiple choice political science contemporary issues in indian politics communalism, casteism and terrorism social problems and challenges diversity and discrimination

What was the view of Mahatma Gandhi about religion?

  1. Religion above all things in the society

  2. It is the basic need for any country's growth and progress

  3. By religion, Gandhi meant moral values

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhiji used to say that religion can never be separated from politics. He said that he didn't mean religion as any particular religion like Hinduism or Islam but moral values that inform all religion is actually a real religion. He believed that politics must be guided by ethics drawn from religion.

Multiple choice political science foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries india's foreign policy indian foreign policy foreign relations

In which case it was held that the "acquisition of a foreign territory does not fall within Article $1$. It is governed by International Law"?

  1. Masthan Sahib v. Chief Commissioner, Pondicherry, AIR $1962$ SC $797$
  2. Jose De Costa v. Bascora, AIR $1975$ SC $1843$
  3. Amar Singh v. State of Rajasthan, AIR $1955$ SC $504$

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The case Jose De Costa v. Bascora (1975) established that the acquisition of foreign territory is governed by international law and does not fall under Article 1 of the Indian Constitution.

Multiple choice political science foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries india's foreign policy indian foreign policy foreign relations

Who among the following set the tone and tenor of India's foreign policy ?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Indira Gandhi

  3. Rajiv Gandhi

  4. Lal Bahadur Shastri
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A Correct answer
Explanation

India's foreign policy was shaped by Jawaharlal Nehru who was the first Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of independent India. International factors such as the second world war, weakening of imperial forces and growth of pro-democracy forces had an influence on shaping India's foreign policy. In 1927 Nehru helped formulate the foreign policy of the congress, which was it's first foreign policy statement. The contents of the policy stated that India should not participate in imperialist wars.      

Multiple choice political science foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries india's foreign policy indian foreign policy foreign relations

Belgium has borders with _________________.

  1. Netherlands, France and Germany

  2. France, Germany and Spain

  3. Spain, Nethwelands and France

  4. Germany, Spain and Netherlands
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Belgium is located in Western Europe and shares its borders with the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, and France to the southwest.

Multiple choice political science indian foreign policy india's foreign policy foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries foreign relations

India brought a resolution in the UN General Assembly in favour of disarmament in _____________.

  1. $1995$
  2. $1965$
  3. $1976$
  4. $1956$
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D Correct answer
Explanation

India is very much against the production of nuclear weapons and began to condemn it throughout the world. India was one of the first nations to bring a resolution in the UN General Assembly in favour of disarmament in 1956.

Multiple choice political science indian foreign policy india's foreign policy foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries foreign relations

Disarmament means ______.

  1. The creation of weapons

  2. The destruction of weapons

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Disarmament means the reduction of arms and weapons through international treaties and agreements signed in between two or more states. It’s an attempt to eliminate or radically reduce armaments. Most disarmament proposals are based on the assumption that weapons are an important source of conflict in themselves.

Multiple choice political science indian foreign policy india's foreign policy foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries foreign relations

The Indian state in which first nuclear tests were conducted is ______________.

  1. Gujarat

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Himachal Pradesh
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C Correct answer
Explanation

First nuclear test was conducted in Pokhran.

 It is a remote location in the Thar Desert region and served as the test site for India's first underground nuclear weapon detonation.