1. Which statements / actions represent the true nature of the ‘Cold War.’ 

a) It was a direct / military confrontation between US and USSR 

b) It was a military exercise between allied forces and Axis powers 

c) It was an ideological conflict between western Alliance (U.S) and Eastern Alliance (USSR) 

d) It was a war between Latin America and Asia 

2. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A And the other is labelled as Reäson R 
Assertion A: Globalisation is a multidimensional concept. It has political, economic and cultural manifestations and these must be adequately distinguished. 
Reason R: The impact of globalisation is vastly uneven, it affects some stories more than others, so no general conclusions can be drawn about the equal impact of globalisation. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below. 

a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A 

b) Both A and R are corTect but R is NOT the correct explanation of A 

c) A is correct but is not correct 

d) A is not correct but R is correct

3. What is the correct analysis of the slogan – “Garibi Hatao”.

a) It was a part of Political strategy of the Janata Party.

b) It was a part of Political strategy of Congress party 

c) It was a programme of planning commission 

d) It was a part of political strategy of General Alliance 

4. In which year the United Nations was founded? 

a) 1st April 1945 

b) 25th June 1945 

c) 30th October 1945

d) 24th October 1945 

5. “Treaty of Maastricht” is related to formation of 

a) European Union 

b) ASEAN 

c) SEATO 

d) CENTO 

6. “Operation Polo” was launched to merge/annexe which princely states into India 

a) Junagarh 

b) Manipur 

c) Hyderabad 

d) Mysore 

7. Tashkent Agreement was signed between 

a) China and India 

b) Russia and India 

c) China and Pakistan 

d) India and Pakistan  

8. “Operation Desert Storm” is related to 

a) Korean War 

b) Vietnam War 

c) Afghanistan War 

d) Gulf War – I 

9. Match List I with List II 

List I                                                    List II 

(A) Operation Infinite Reach               I. Operation against the suspect behind 9/11

(B) 9/11                                               II. Missile attack on Al-Qaeda in Sudan 

(C) Operation Enduring Freedom       III. Coalition of willing 

(D) Operation Iraqi Freedom               IV. Terrorist attack on US twin tower 

Choose the correct answer answer from the options given below: 

a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV 

b) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

c) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

d) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

10. “Dalit Panthers” movement is associated with which state ? 

a) Kerala 

b) Karnataka 

c) Bihar 

d) Maharashtra 

Question 1 Option (C)
Question 2 Option (A)
Question 3 Option (B)
Question 4 Option (D)
Question 5 Option (A)
Question 6 Option (C)
Question 7 Option (D)
Question 8 Option (D)
Question 9 Option (C)
Question 10 Option (D)