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1
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What were the two goals that were agreed by everyone in the context of new nation building during the struggle for independence?

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1: The country shall be run on the basis of democratic principles/government
2: The government will be run for the good of all particularly the disadvantaged communities

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Which was the immediate challenge faced by independent India after independence?

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Shaping of a nation that was united and yet accommodative of the diversity in our society

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what was the second challenge for independent India?

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Establishing democracy

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What was the third challenge faced by the Independent India?

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Ensuring development and the well-being of the entire society and not just some sections

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The Urdu poem Subh-e-Azadi was written by – – – – – –

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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mention the three collections of poetry written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz?

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Naksh-e-Fariadi Zindaan Nama Dast-e-Saba

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the punjabi poem aaj akhan waris shah nun was written by ____

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amrita pritam

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Which theory advocated the idea that India consisted of two people, Hindus and Muslims?

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Two nation theory

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Who was the undisputed leader of North Western frontier province? What was his nickname?

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, frontier Gandhi

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Which was the most intractable of all the problems of partition

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The problems of minorities existing on both

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What was the two parts of british India?

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Princely states and british India provinces

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12
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The british Indian province were under the direct control of – – –

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British government

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13
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What was paramountcy or suzerainty of the british crown?

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The princely states enjoyed some form of control over their provinces as long as they excepted the british supremacy

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14
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How much land area was covered by princely states?

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One third

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15
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Who was India’s deputy prime minister at the time of Independence? He was also the home minister

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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16
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How many small states for their in todays Orissa

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26

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17
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How many states were in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat?

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14 big states

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18
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What was the four contentious states which proved to be difficult in the unification of India?

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Mizoram Junagadh Hyderabad Kashmir

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19
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How was the issue of Junagadh resolved in the context of integration?

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Plebiscite

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20
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Which was the largest princely states?

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Hyderabad

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21
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Which agreement was signed between the Nizam and the nascent government of India in November 1947?

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Standstill agreement

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Which were the four sects of people predominantly opposing the control of the Nizam?

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The peasants of Telangana, the women the Communist and the Hyderabad congress

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What was the name of the paramilitary force unleashed by the Nizam in response to the demand for integration with india?

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Razakars

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24
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Who was the maharaja of Manipur at the time of Independence?

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boddhachandra singh

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25
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When were elections held in Manipur For the first time?

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June 1948

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26
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Manipur adopted which form of government after independence?

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Constitutional monarchy

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27
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Which was the first part of India to hold an election based on universal adult franchise?

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Manipur

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28
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When did the maharaja of Manipur signed the merger agreement, instrument of accession?

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September 1949

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29
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How would the state boundaries drawn during the colonial rule?

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Administrative convenience or simply coincided with the territories annexed by the british government or the territories ruled by the princely powers

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30
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What were the demands of the Vishal Andhra movement?

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The movement for separate Andhra Pradesh demanded that the Telugu speaking areas should be separated from the Madras province of which they were a part and we made into a separate Andhra province

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31
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the fast unto death taken by potti srimarulu lasted how many days?

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56

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32
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When was a separate Andhra Pradesh created?

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December 1952

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33
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When was the first states reorganisation commission appointed?

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1953

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34
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When was the state reorganisation act passed? What was its result?

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States reorganisation act, 1956, 14 states and six union territories

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35
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when did potti srimarulu die?

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15th dec 1952

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36
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When was the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat created?

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1960

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37
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When did Punjab acquired statehood?

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1966

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38
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Which two territories were separated from the larger Punjab state to create the state of Punjab as we know it today?

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Himachal Pradesh and Haryana

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39
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Meghalaya was carved out of which state and when?

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Assam, 1972

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40
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When did Manipur emerge as a separate state

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1972

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41
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When did Arunachal Pradesh acquired statehood?

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1972

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42
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When did Nagaland acquired statehood?

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1963

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43
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Which were the three states that were created on the basis other than language? When were they created?

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Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, 2000

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44
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What is the name of the movement in Maharashtra that demands for a separate and smaller state?

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Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Harit Pradesh in the western region of Uttar Pradesh, and the northern region of West Bengal

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45
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Chhattisgarh was carved out of which state?

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Madhya Pradesh

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46
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us president at cuban missile crisis

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john f kennedy

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47
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fidel castro?

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cuban president

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48
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ussr leader?

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nikita kruschev

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49
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western alliace ideology?

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liberal democracy

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50
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eastern alliance ideology?

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socialism and communism

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51
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when did world war end?

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1945

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52
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allied powers?

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us britain soviet union france

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53
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axis powers?

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italy germany japan

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54
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hiroshima code name and weight?

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little boy 15kg

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55
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nagasaki code name and weight

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fat man 21kg

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56
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nato full form and date

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north atlantic treaty org april 1949

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57
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warsaw pact date and purpose

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1955 counter nato

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58
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millitary use in bringing coubtries into alliance?

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soviet union in east europe

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59
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soviet arenas of war?

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congo north (vietnam and korea)

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60
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seato and cento full form and area

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east and west and southeast asia, southeast asian treaty org and central treaty org

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61
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reasons for allies?

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resources territory location and economic

62
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direct areas of fonflict?

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korea 1950-1953
berlin 1958-1962
congo early 1960s

63
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who helped in korea?

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jawaharlal nehru

64
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who helped in congo crisis

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un secretary gen

65
Q

3 og nam ppl?

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josep broz tito jawaharlal and nasser

66
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nam members and countries

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india jawaharlal nehru
yogosalavia josep broz tito
egypt nasser
ghana nkrumah
indonesia sukarno
67
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unctad resolution name and date

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1972 towards new trade policy for development

68
Q

unctad report guidelines?

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ldc control over natural resources
cheaper tech
market share and area
participation in international economic orgs

69
Q

treaty of friendship date and time?

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russia 20 years 1971

70
Q

american war of independence?

A

1787

71
Q

cold war ending?

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1991

72
Q

berlin war breakibg?

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1989

73
Q

berlin war built and area and reason?

A

1961 capitalist and communist east and west germany

74
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micheal gorbachev when did he become general of sogiet union?

A

1985

75
Q

when did coup take place in russia

A

1991

76
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when n who declared soviet union disbanded?

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1991 russia belarus and ukraine

77
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cis full firm

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commonwealth of independent states

78
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for how long did soviet rule

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70 years

79
Q

which places had a rise if nationalism

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russia baltic (latvia lithunia and estonia) ukraine and georgia

80
Q

main consequences of disingration of soviet?

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end of cold war confintations
power rel change in world politics unipolar world
end of soviet=new countries emerged

81
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in which places did shoch therapy take place?

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russia east europe central asia

82
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russian currency?

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ruble

83
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which 2 countries emerged as dictatorships after soviet disingration?

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turkmenistan and uzbekistan

84
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hwo did revivak of economies take place after soviet downfall

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export of natural resources like oil natural gas and minerals

85
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which erstwhile soviet countries are oil and gas producers?

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azerbaijan kazakhstan russia. turkmenistan uzbecks

86
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what are the two republics which emerged in russia

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chechnaya and degestan

87
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tajikistan covil war date and duration?

A

10 years till 2001

88
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what happ in azerbaijan after soviet collapse

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nagarni karabakh ppl wanted to succede and join armenia

89
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what happ in georgia after soviet collapse

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civil war bw two provinces

90
Q

when did indo russian strategic agreement take place

A

2001

91
Q

india nuclear tests

A

1974

92
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china nuclear tests

A

1964

93
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non profileration treaty

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1968

94
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indefinite extension of nuclear profileration treaty

A

1995

95
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janta party coming 2 power

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1977

96
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dept of defence production

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nov 1962

97
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dept of defence supplies

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nov 1965

98
Q

shimla agreement bw and date

A

3rd july 1972 indra gandhi and zulfikar ali bhutto

99
Q

henry kissinger?

A

advisor to usa presi

100
Q

us presi during bangladeshwar

A

richard nixon

101
Q

treaty of peace and friendship country date and impact

A

august 1971 russia-india russia is bound to help india in times fo need

102
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tashkent agreement date ppl reason imapct who brokerwd it

A

lal bahadur shastri ayub khan 1966 brokered by soviet union

103
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indus water treaty

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1960 ayub khan nehru

104
Q

proxy war bw idnia and pakistan

A

1960

105
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china annexed tibet when

A

1950

106
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which form of govt was adopted by india

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representative democracy w parliamentary form of govt

107
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amrita pritam magazine name

A

naagmani

108
Q

deepest trauma of partition?

A

punjab and bengal areas

109
Q

saadast hasan manto book name

A

kasre nafsi

110
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muslim population after partition

A

12 percent

111
Q

mahatma gandhi death day

A

30th jan 1948

112
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standstill agreement time date

A

1947 one year

113
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bombay plam n date and ppl

A

1944 big imdustrialists

114
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who was chairman of planning commission

A

prime minister

115
Q

five year plans inspo?

A

ussr

116
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planning commission date role

A

1950 advisory role became effective onlywhen union cabinet approved

117
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niti ayog full form date

A

national institution for transforming india 1st jan 2015

118
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non plan budget

A

yearly basis

119
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plan budget

A

five year basis

120
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first five year plan date

A

1951

121
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second five yearplan

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1956

122
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third five year plam

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1961

123
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second five yearplan emphasis and main mans

A

industy pc mahanlobis

124
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where was socialist pattern of society as a goal declared

A

congress session at avadi in madras

125
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who was founder of indian statistical institute

A

pc mahanlobis

126
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new democratic initivative

A

kerela

127
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rural industrialisation who proposed?

A

jc kumarappa

128
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who formed bhartiya lokdal

A

chaudhary charan singh

129
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who authored economy of permanence

A

jc kumarappa

130
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operation flood

A

1970

131
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Who accompanied the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama during the official Chinese visit to India in 1956?

A

zhou enlai

132
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dalai lama in india rwfugee

A

1959

133
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when did cpim split

A

1964

134
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shimla agreement

A

3rd july 1972 indra gandhi zulfikar ali bhutto

135
Q 
Both domestic and international environment influence the \_\_\_\_\_\_ policy of nation.
A) Nuclear
B) Foreign
C) Peaceful 
D) Deterrence
A

foreign

136
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When did India conduct series of nuclear tests? A) June 1998
B) May 1998
C) April 1998
D) March 1998

A

ANS: -B

137
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Q2. Who said, “Planning is a way of organizing and utilizing resources to maximum advantage in terms of defined social ends”?

(a) K.T. Shah
(b) Planning commission of India
(c) Dr. Rajinder Prashad
(d) None of these

A

Answer (b) Planning commission of India

138
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Q14. How many plans have been completed so far in India? (a) Twelve

(b) Six
(c) Eight
(d) Four

A

Answer (a) Twelve

139
Q 
41) In which year was Operation Flood started? 
A) 1971
B) 1972 
B) 1970 
D) 1973

Answer:- 1970

A

1970

140
Q

atlanitic charter

A

26 jan 1942

141
Q

17thsummit place members observers NAM

A

venezuela 125 17 observer 2016

142
Q

ecosoc members are elected by

A

general assembl

143
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which was russias second largest bank

A

incombank 1998 bankrupt

144
Q

who have vast hydrocarbon resources

A

central asian republics

145
Q

indo russian strategic agreement

A

2001

146
Q

great terror

A

stalin

147
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who suggested peaceful coexistence w the west

A

nikita kruschev

148
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who proposed asian collective security sytem

A

leonid brezhnev

149
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who invaded afghanistan and popular rebellion in Czechoslovakia

A

leonid brezhenev

150
Q

perestroika and glasnost

A

michel ghorbachev

151
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when did israel attack hezbollah in lebanon

A

june 2006

152
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un 70th anniversary place and date

A

new delhi 2015

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