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Give an example of public interest group.

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  1. DECOR

  2. RECORD

  3. FEDECOR

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

FEDECOR is an organization of human right activists, labour, and community people. It was an organization formed in Bolivia which wanted the government to end the privatization of water resources in the country. This organization consisted of engineers, economists, environmentalists, academicians etc. It was a kind of public interest group.

The decision-making of a movement is _______.

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  1. Formal

  2. Inflexible

  3. Informal and flexible

  4. Self- centered

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Like an interest group, a movement also attempts to influence politics rather than directly take part in electoral competition. But unlike the interest groups, movements have a loose organisation. Their decision making is more informal and flexible. They depend much more on spontaneous mass participation than an interest group.

How did people protest against the 'Kittiko-Hochchiko' movements?

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  1. By throwing stones on political leaders

  2. By throwing flowers on political leaders

  3. By plucking eucalyptus trees and planting other saplings

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kittiko Hachiko Movement was a nonviolent protest in 1987 lend by the people in Karnataka where they plucked the eucalyptus plants and planted saplings of plants that were useful to the people. The reason was that- The Karnataka government had set up a company named Karnataka Pulpwood. About 30000 hectares of land was given to the company. Most of this land was used by the farmers for grazing their cattle on the field. But the company began to plant eucalyptus trees on this land which could be used for making paper pulp. This caused problems for the local farmers and they started this movement.

Which of the following is associated with the term Napalm ?

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  1. Most powerful phosphorous bomb used by US against Vietnam.

  2. Chemical weapon used in WW II and in Vietnam war.

  3. A type of atom bomb used by US in Vietnam war.

  4. A heavy weapon used by US against Vietnam.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Napalm is a flammable liquid used in warfare. It has been used by the United States since World War II. This chemical weapon was widely used during the Vietnam war also.

When was Vietnam unified?

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  1. 1975

  2. 1985

  3. 1995

  4. 1965

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Correct Option: A
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After the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, Vietnam became a unified country under control of North Vietnam’s communist government with Hanoi as its new capital. 

Which of the following was not settled in the U.S.North Vietnamese peace agreement of 1973?

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  1. An exchange of prisoners of war

  2. The political future of South Vietnam

  3. The withdrawal of U.S. troops

  4. The end of U.S. military aid to South Vietnam

  5. A cease-fire

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Paris Peace Accords, officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. except  The political future of South Vietnam.

Congress passed the War Powers Act primarily because ____________.

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  1. Presidents Johnson and Nixon had usurped congressional authority in making war on Vietnam

  2. the United States had not achieved a clear victory in Vietnam

  3. the Vietnam War had been unpopular with the voters from the beginning

  4. Congress believed that only the president should have the power to declare war

  5. the public wanted to end the military draft and replace it with an all-volunteer army

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Congress passed the War Powers Act primarily because Presidents Johnson and Nixon had usurped congressional authority in making war on Vietnam.

Which war did young Americans protest by burning their draft cards and draft notices, fleeing to Canada, and demonstrating against the administration?

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  1. Korean War

  2. Vietnam War

  3. Persian Gulf War

  4. War in Afghanistan

  5. Iraq War

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Protests against the Vietnam War took place in the 1960s and 1970s. The protests were part of a movement in opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, and as such took place mainly in the U.S.

"I think we came, without really knowing it, to make the memorial our wailing wall. We came to find the names of those we lost in the war, as if by tracing the letters cut into the granite we could find what was left of ourselves ...." The speaker most likely is referring to the ______.

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  1. Ellis Island memorial

  2. Lincoln Memorial

  3. Vietnam War Memorial

  4. Washington Monument

  5. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vietnam War Memorial.

Congress passed the War Powers Act in response to the ______.

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  1. Korean War

  2. Vietnam War

  3. Persian Gulf War

  4. Six-Day War

  5. Iraq War

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Congress passed the War Powers Act in response to the Vietnam War he Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was an undeclared war in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.