India’s external relations MCQ in English Class 12 Political Science Book-POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE Chapter-4 Chapter wise MCQ

 

What is the main objective of India's foreign policy?

(a) To establish dominance over other countries

(b) Respecting the sovereignty of all countries and maintaining peace

(c) Improving relations with neighbouring countries only

(d) To encourage factionalism

What was the main objective of Nehru's foreign policy?

(a) Maintaining territorial integrity

(b) Rapid economic development

(c) Protecting sovereignty

(d) All of the above

What did India emphasize first under Nehru's foreign policy?

(a) Military expansion

(b) Establishment of democracy

(c) Protection of sovereignty and integrity

(d) Financial aid from abroad

Which is not a principle of India's foreign policy?

(a) Policy of non-alignment

(b) Opposition to imperialism and colonialism

(c) Joining military groups

(d) Respect for human rights

What is the main principle of India's foreign policy?

(a) Panchasheel Agreement

(b) Support of imperialism

(c) Opposition to democracy

(d) Focusing only on military relations

By adopting which policy did India distance itself from factionalism?

(a) Panchasheel

(b) Non-alignment

(c) Democracy

(d) Human rights

Under the policy of non-alignment, from which groups did India keep itself away?

(a) NATO and Warsaw Organization

(b) America and China

(c) Britain and France

(d) Japan and Germany

How many groups was the world divided into after the Second World War?

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

Why did India adopt the policy of non-alignment?

(a) To remain neutral in the war

(b) For peace and prosperity

(c) To increase friendship with other countries

(d) All of the above

In 1956, India protested against Britain's invasion of which country?

(a) China

(b) Egypt

(c) Hungary

(d) Iran

India did not protest against the Soviet Union's attack on which country?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Hungary

(c) Poland

(d) Czechoslovakia

During whose period did India establish contact with the countries of Africa and Asia?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

In which decade did Nehru support Asian unity?

(a) The decade of 1940

(b) decade of 1950s

(c) 1960s

(d) 1970s

When was the Asian Relations Conference held?

(a) 1945

(b) 1946

(c) 1947

(d) 1948

Where was the Afro-Asian Conference held in 1955?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Cairo

(c) Jakarta

(d) Bandung

For which country's independence did India strive?

(a) China

(b) Indonesia

(c) Vietnam

(d) Thailand

The Bandung Conference was organised between the countries of which continent?

(a) Asia and Europe

(b) Africa and Asia

(c) Africa and America

(d) Asia and Australia

By what name is the Bandung Conference also known?

(a) Non-Aligned Conference

(b) Indonesia Independence Conference

(c) Afro-Asian Conference

(d) Peace Conference

In which conference was the policy of non-alignment first established?

(a) Asian Relations Conference

(b) Bandung Conference

(c) United Nations General Assembly

(d) Nehru-Khrushchev meeting

When was the Panchsheel Agreement signed between India and China?

(a) 1950

(b) 1954

(c) 1955

(d) 1962

Who participated on behalf of India in the Panchsheel Agreement?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Vallabhbhai Patel

(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Which is not a principle of the Panchasheel Agreement?

(a) Peaceful co-existence

(b) Respect for each other's territorial integrity

(c) To attack

(d) Mutual friendship

When did India recognize the Communist government of China?

(a) 1947

(b) 1949

(c) 1950

(d) 1954

When did China occupy Tibet?

(a) 1949

(b) 1950

(c) 1955

(d) 1959

When did India give asylum to Dalai Lama?

(a) 1949

(b) 1955

(c) 1959

(d) 1962

What areas were the main border disputes between India and China about?

(a) Tibet and Ladakh

(b) Jammu-Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Sikkim and Nepal

(d) Punjab and Ladakh

When did China attack India?

(a) 1955

(b) 1962

(c) 1965

(d) 1971

Which Prime Minister visited China in 1988?

(a) Indira Gandhi

(b) Rajiv Gandhi

(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(d) VP Singh

Which Prime Minister visited China in 1988?

(a) Indira Gandhi

(b) Rajiv Gandhi

(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(d) VP Singh

At what rate has the bilateral trade between India and China grown since 1999?

(a) 10%

(b) 20%

(c) 30%

(d) 40%

In which international organisation did India and China adopt similar policies?

(a) United Nations

(b) World Trade Organisation (WTO)

(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(d) Asian Development Bank

On which day did Pakistan become independent?

(a) 15 August 1947

(b) 14 August 1947

(c) 26 January 1950

(d) 14 August 1948

On which issue did the first war between India and Pakistan take place?

(a) Siachen Glacier

(b) Kashmir

(c) Partition of Bengal

(d) Water dispute

Who was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965?

(a) Indira Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(d) मोरारजी देसाई

When was the first general election held in Pakistan?

(a) 1965

(b) 1970

(c) 1971

(d) 1975

Which party got majority in East Pakistan?

(a) Pakistan Peoples Party

(b) Awami League

(c) Indian National Congress

(d) National Party

With which country did India sign a friendship treaty during the Liberation War of Bangladesh?

(a) America

(b) China

(c) Soviet Union

(d) Japan

Which new country was formed as a result of the war of 1971?

(a) Nepal

(b) Bhutan

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Myanmar

Which is not a dispute between India and Pakistan?

(a) Siachen Glacier dispute

(b) Kashmir dispute

(c) Partition of Bengal

(d) Sarakik Line dispute

Which intelligence agency runs anti-India campaigns?

(a) RAW

(b) CIA

(c) CONTENTS

(d) MI6

The Siachen Glacier dispute between India and Pakistan is mainly related to which region?

(a) Jammu

(b) Kashmir

(c) Ladakh

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Which group does Pakistan support?

(a) Terrorist group

(b) Environmental group

(c) Business group

(d) Educational group

In which country is the headquarter of ISI?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Afghanistan

(d) Nepal

India has accused Pakistan of supporting Kashmiri militants in what way?

Weapons

(b) Money

(a) Training

(d) All of the above

When did India conduct its first nuclear test?

(a) 1965

(b) 1974

(c) 1980

(d) 1998

Under whose leadership did India's nuclear policy begin?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Homi Jahangir Bhabha

(c) Indira Gandhi

(d) APJ Abdul Kalam

What is the main purpose of India's nuclear power?

(a) To attack

(b) Peace and self-defense

(c) To establish global dominance

(d) To expand the military

After which war in 1973 there was oil crisis in the world?

(a) India-Pakistan War

(b) Arab-Israeli War

(c) Korean War

(d) Vietnam War

When was an attempt made to implement the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

(a) 1965

(b) 1968

(c) 1971

(d) 1974