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- India's External Relations
- Challenges to the congress system
Multiple choice question answer:
1. What is the primary objective of India's foreign policy since independence?
a) Isolationism
b) Economic growth
c) Military dominance
d) National security and development
2.Which international organization was founded in 1961 to promote and coordinate the political, economic, social, and cultural relations among African countries?
a) United Nations
b) World Trade Organization
c) African Union
d) European Union
3. India's 'Look East Policy' primarily aims to strengthen relations with which region?
a) North America
b) Europe
c) Southeast Asia
d) South America
4.Which principle of India's foreign policy emphasizes non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries?
a) Non-alignment
b) Preemptive strike
c) Isolationism
d) Sovereignty
5.Which Indian diplomat and statesman played a crucial role in shaping India's foreign policy during its early years?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) Rajendra Prasad
6.The Shimla Agreement of 1972 was signed between India and which neighboring country?
a) Nepal
b) Sri Lanka
c) Bangladesh
d) Pakistan
7.Which doctrine formed the basis of India's foreign policy during the early years of its independence?
a) Truman Doctrine
b) Nehru Doctrine
c) Monroe Doctrine
d) Eisenhower Doctrine
8.Which international organization did India refuse to join due to its representation being denied to China?
a) World Trade Organization
b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c) United Nations Security Council
d) International Monetary Fund
9.What is the primary goal of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?
a) Military alliance
b) Economic cooperation and regional integration
c) Cultural supremacy
d) Environmental conservation
10. Which war in 1962 significantly impacted India's foreign policy and its relations with its neighboring country?
a) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
b) Sino-Soviet War of 1969
c) Indo-China War of 1962
d) Indo-Bangladesh War of 1972
11. The Architect of Non-alignment is:
a.Atal Behari Vajpayee
b.Pt. Nehru
c.Y.B. Chavan
D .Indira Gandhi
12. Bandung Conference was held in the year:
a.1957
b.1954
c.1955
d.1956
13. In the Nehru cabinet, who was apprehensive of the future attack from China?
a.C.Rajagopalachari
b.Jawaharlal Nehru
c.Jagjjivan Ram
d.Vallabhbhai Patel
14. China made a sudden attack on India in:
a.September 1962
b.October 1962
c.August 1962
d.September 1965
15. Who accompanied the Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lamba during the official chinese visit to India in 1956?
a.Lie Ping
b.Zaho Ziyang
c.Hua Guofeng
d.Chinese Primier Zhou Enlai
16. The Janata Party government came to power in
a.1976
b.1977
c.1978
d.1979
17. The Panchsheel agreement was signed between India and __________
a.Pakistan
b.USA
c.China
d.India
18. What was Jawahar Lal Nehru’s first speech called?
a.Wake of the Nation
b.Tryst with Destiny
c.None of these
d.Braking of Wranny
19. After second World War, the world was divided into the blocks of
a.Japan and Korea
b.USSR and China
c.USA and UK
d.USA and USSR
20. Which article of the Indian constitution directs to adopt foreign policy?
a.Article 50
b.Article 52
c.Article 51
d.Article 53
21. The basis of India’s foreign policy is
a.Promoting USSR bloc
b.Aligning with China
c.Promoting US bloc
d.Non-alignment
22. After Nehru, the first Prime Minister to visit China was
a.Rajiv Gandhi
b.Indira Gandhi
c.Lal Bahadur Shastri
d.V.P. Singh
23. The socialist leader who gave the strategy ‘non-Congressism’ was
(a) Giani Zail Singh.
(b) V.V. Giri.
(c) Ram Manohar Lohia.
(d) V.P. Singh.
24. The Indian leader who gave the slogan “Garibi hatao” was
(a) Lal Bahadur shastri.
(b) Indira Gandhi.
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(d) B.R. Ambedkar.
25. The chairman of drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly was
(a) Lal Bahadur shastri.
(b) Indira Gandhi.
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
26. The era of coalition government began in India in
(a) 1971.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1967
27. The policy initiatives of Mrs.Indira Gandhi's government did not include
(a) abolition of privy purse.
(b) nationalisation of banks.
(c) nuclear tests.
(d) ban on nuclear tests.
28. Lal Bahadur Shastri's famous slogan was
(a) Garibi Hatao.
(b) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.
(c) Aya Ram, Gaya Ram.
(d) Indira Hatao.
29. The Congress Socialist party was founded by
(a) B. R. Ambedkar.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(c) Indira Gandhi.
(d) Ram Manohar Lohia.
30 After the death of Shastri, there was an intense competition between Indira Gandhi and
(a) Ram Manohar Lohia
(b) K. Kamraj.
(c) Morarji Desai.
(d) Karpoori Thakur.
31. The slogan of 'garibi hatao’ was used before the
(a) 1952 elections.
(b) 1967 elections.
(c) 1971 elections.
(d) 1977 elections.
32. Use of English language was strongly opposed by the
(a) Gulzari Lal Nanda.
(b) J. L. Nehru.
(c) Charan Singh.
(d) Karpoori Thakur.
33.Who was the founder of the Congress Socialist Party?
a.C. Natarajan Amadurai
b.S. Nijalingappa
c.K. Kamraj
d.Ram Monohar Lohia
34. The policy initiatives of Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s government did not include
a. Nationalisation of banks
b.Abolition of privy purse
c.Nuclear tests
d.Ban on nuclear tests
35. The factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi came in the open
a.Presidential Election, 1969
b.State Election, 1969
c.Parliamentary Election, 1969
d.None of the above
36. In the 1971 General Election the opposition parties formed an alliance against congress. Identify the alliance.
a.Grand Alliance
b.National Democratic Alliance
c.United Progressive Alliance
d.Great Alliance
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37. The term “Aya Ram, Gaya Ram” is associated with :
a.Decentralisation
b.Corruption
c.Green Revolution
d.Politics of Defection
38. The chairman of drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly was
a.Indira Gandhi
b.Dr. B.R Ambedkar
c.Lal Bahadur Shastri
d.Jawaharlal Nehru
39. Which of the following statements about the Grand Alliance of 1971 is correct? The Grand Alliance ______
a.was formed by Communist non-Congress parties
b.was formed by all non-Congress parties
c. was formed by non-Communist non-Congress parties
d.had a clean political and ideological programme
40. Use of English language was strongly opposed by the
a.Karpoori Thakur
b.Gulzati Lal Nanda
c.Charan Singh
d.J.L. Nehru
41. Indira Gandhi got the Congress Working Committee to adopt a Ten Point Programme in ……………….
a.July 1967
b.May 1967
c.June 1967
d.April 1967
42. Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru passed away in
a.May 1965
b.March 1964
c.January 1964
d.May 1964
43. Shastri was the country’s Prime Minister from …………………..
a.1964 to 1966
b.1962 to 1967
c.1964 to 1969
d.1962 to 1965
44. The Indian leader who gave the slogan “Garibi hatao” was
a.Jawaharlal Nehru
b.B.R. Ambedkar
c.Lal Bahadur Shastri
d.Indira Gandhi
45. After the death of Shastri, there was an intense competition between Indira Gandhi and ___________
a.Karpoori Thakur
b.Ram Monohar Lohia
c.Morarji Desai
d.K. Kamraj
46. The era of coalition government began in India in
a.1967
b.1989
c.2004
d.1971
47. Which of these statements about the 1967 elections is/are correct?
a.Congress lost both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections
b.Congress retained power at the Centre with an increased majority
c.Congress won the Lok Sabha elections but lost the Assembly election in many states
d.Congress lost the majority in the Lok Sabha but formed a coalition government with the support of some other parties