India’s Foreign Policy

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Indian Polity Standard 10 Full Book “India’s Foreign Policy”

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Which Minister plays a vital role in molding the foreign policy of our country?
(a) Defense Minister
(b) Prime Minister
(c) External Affairs Minister
(d) Home Minister

2. The Panchseel treaty has been signed between:
(a) India and Nepal
(b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and China
(d) India and Sri Lanka

3. Which article of Indian constitution directs to adopt foreign policy?
(a) Article 50
(b) Article 51
(c) Article 52
(d) Article 53

4. Apartheid is _____
(a) An international association
(b) Energy diplomacy
(c) A policy of racial discrimination
(d) None of these

5. The Agreement signed by India and China in 1954 related to_____
(a) Trade and Commerce
(b) Restoration of normal relations
(c) Cultural exchange programmes
(d) The Five Principles of Co-existence

6. Which is not related to our foreign policy?
(a) World co-operation
(b) World peace
(c) Racial equality
(d) Colonialism

7. Which of the following country is not the founder member of NAM?
(a) Yugoslavia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Egypt
(d) Pakistan

8. Find the odd one:
(a) Social welfare
(b) Health care
(c) Diplomacy
(d) Domestic affairs

9. Non-Alliance means _____
(a) being neutral
(b) freedom to decide on issues independently
(c) demilitarisation
(d) none of the above

10. Non – military issues are:
(a) Energy security
(b) Water security
(c) Pandemics
(d) All the above.

II. Fill in the blanks:
1. India conducted its first nuclear test at _____.
2. At present our foreign policy acts as a means to generate _____ for domestic growth and development.
3. _____ is the instrument for implementing foreign policy of a state.
4. _____ was India’s policy in the face of the bipolar order of the cold war.
5. Our tradition and national ethos is to practice _____.

Answers:
1. Pokhran
2. inward investment, business and technology
3. Diplomacy
4. Non-Alignment
5. Disarmament

III. Consider the following statement and tick the appropriate answer:
1. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
(i) Panchsheel
(ii) Nuclear test at Pokhran
(iii) Twenty-year Treaty
(iv) First Nuclear test
(a) i, iii, iv, ii
(b) i, ii, iii, iv
(c) i, ii, iv, iii
(d) i, iii, ii, iv

2. Which of the following is not about NAM?
(i) The term Non-Alignment was coined by V. Krishna Menon
(ii) It aimed to maintain national independence in foreign affairs by joining any military alliance
(iii) At present it has 120 member countries
(iv) It has transformed to an economical movement
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (iii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) only
(d) (iv) only

3. Write true or false against each of the statement.
(a) During Cold War India tried to form a third bloc of nations in the international affairs.
(b) The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for the conduct of the country’s foreign relations.
(c) The nuclear test at Pokhran was done under Subterranean Nuclear Explosions Project.

Answers:
(a) True
(b) False
(c) True

4. Assertion (A): India aligned with Soviet Union by the Indo-Soviet treaty on 1971.
Reason (B): This began with a disastrous Indo-China war of 1962.
(a) A is correct and R explains A
(b) A is correct and R does not explain A
(c) A is correct and R is Wrong
(d) Both A and R are wrong

5. Assertion (A): India has formal diplomatic relations with most of the nations.
Reason (R): India is the World’s second-most populous country.
(a) A is correct and R explains A
(b) A is correct and R does not explain A
(c) A is wrong and R is correct
(d) Both are wrong

6. Avoidance of military blocs was a necessity for India after political freedom. Because India had to redeemed from
(a) acute poverty
(b) illiteracy
(c) chaotic socio-economic conditions
(d) all the above

IV. Match the following:
1. Indian ocean island             A. 1955
2. Land bridge to ASEAN        B. 1954
3. Panchsheel                          C. Maldives
4. Afro Asian conference         D. Foreign policy
5. World Peace                         E. Myanmar

Answers:
1. C
2. E
3. B
4. A
5. D

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