CBSE Class 12 Political Science Contemporary South Asia Assignment

Question. Who took the administration after Pakistan framed its first constitution?
(a) General Zia-ul-Haq
(b) General Yahya Khan
(c) General Parwez Musharraf
(d) General Ayub Khan

Answer : D

Question. Which among the following political leader established democratic government in Pakistan in 1988?
(a) General Ayub Khan
(b) Benazir Bhutto
(c) General Pervez Musharraf
(d) Nawaz Sharif

Answer : B

Question. Identify the issue where the Government of India and Bangladesh have differences.
(a) Disaster management
(b) Environmental issues
(c) Export of natural gas
(d) India’s act east policy

Answer : C

Question. Which one of the following factors has strengthened relations between India and Sri Lanka?
(a) Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.
(b) Free trade agreement with Sri Lanka.
(c) India’s peace keeping force.
(d) India’s attitude towards Tamils in Sri-Lanka.

Answer : B

Question. With which country does India have a treaty that allows the citizens of the two countries to travel to and work in the other country without visas and passports?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Israel

Answer : C

Question. On what principles, the Constitution of Bangladesh was drafted?
(a) Secularism
(b) Democracy and Socialism
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Communism

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with regard to India and Bangladesh relationship?
(a) Bangladesh is a part of India’s look East Policy.
(b) Both the countries have cooperated on issues like disaster management and environmental issues.
(c) Both the countries also cooperate on improving economic relations.
(d) All of the above

Answer : B

Question. Which one of the following statements about India’s relations with Pakistan is incorrect?
(a) India and Pakistan signed the Indus water Treaty which has survived in spite of various military conflicts.
(b) India and Pakistan worked together to restore people have to their families.
(c) India and Pakistan have signed a Treaty of Friendship to work against terrorism.
(d) India and Pakistan signed the Taskhent Agreement in 1966.

Answer : C

Question. Which country is not considered as a part of South-Asia region?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) China
(d) Sri Lanka

Answer : C

Question. Name the party that dominates the political affairs of Maldives.
(a) Maldivian Dictatorship Party
(b) Maldivian Democratic Party
(c) Maldivian People’s Party
(d) Maldivian Majority Party

Answer : B

Question. Choose the incorrect statement.
(a) Sheikh Mujib was assassinated in the year 1975.
(b) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was removed by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1977.
(c) Let. Gen. HM Ershad step down in Bangladesh in 1990.
(d) General Parwez Musharraf removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2000.

Answer : D

Question. In which year the King of Nepal dismissed the government and abolished the Parliament?
(a)2000
(b) 2003
(c) 2002
(d) 2004

Answer : C

Question. When Bhutan became a constitutional monarchy?
(a) 2006
(b) 2007
(c) 2008
(d) 2009

Answer : C

Question. Which among the following countries is one of India’s largest trading partners among the SAARC countries?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan

Answer : B

Question. Name the party which won 1970s election under Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman.
(a) Awami League
(b) Jatiya Party
(c) Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(d) Bangladesh People’s League

Answer : A

Question. Which two countries signed Indus Water Treaty with the World Bank as negotiator?
(a) India and Bangladesh
(b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and Afghanistan
(d) India and Nepal

Answer : B

Question. Which one pair of countries from the following is held together because of common natural resources, electricity generation and interlocking water management grids?
(a) India and Nepal
(b) India and Bangladesh
(c) India and Sri Lanka
(d) India and Myanmar

Answer : A

Question. Arrange the following in correct sequence.
1. Sri Lanka agains independence.
2. Democracy restoration in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
3. Proclamation of Independence by leaders ofBangladesh.
4. Pakistan joins the Cold War Military blocs.
SEATO and CENTO.
Codes
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 1, 4, 3, 2

Answer : D

Question. Arrange the following in correct sequence.
1. South Asian Free Trade Agreement came into force.
2. IPKF operation in Sri Lanka.
3. India and Bangladesh signed Farakka Treaty.
4. India’s nuclear test in Pokhran.
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 4, 1, 2, 3
(d) 3, 2, 4, 1

Answer : B

Question. Choose the correct statements about India’s relations with Nepal.
1. India and Nepal enjoy a very special relationship.
2. India does not interfere in the internal affairs of Nepal.
3. India has always helped Nepal during natural disasters.
4. Citizens cannot travel to the other country without visas.
Choose the correct option
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer : C

Question. Identify the country which has all the four features.
(i) It is a part of India’s Look East Policy.
(ii) It came into existence with India’s help.
(iii) Its border touches the border of India.
(iv) It is a secular and democratic country.
Choose the correct option.
(a) Myanmar
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh

Answer : D

Question. Select the correct statements.
1. Maldives became a member of commonwealth in the year 1987.
2. Samjhauta express between India and Pakistan was started in 1982.
3. Armed rebellion ended in the year 1975.
4. Militant intervention of India and Sri Lanka took place in the year 1988.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 3 and 4

Answer : A

Answer the following Questions:-

1) Identity and enlist the common problem faced by south Asian countries.

2) On an outline map of Asia mark the 7 member countries of South Asian region.

3) What factors contributed to military interventions in Pakistan?

4) Military rule and democracy are the two sides of same coin .Justify.

5) Explain any two areas of conflict between India and Pakistan.

6) State the changes in the polity of Bhutan and Maldives.

7) Write a short note an ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka.

8) What does SAARC stands for ? State its objectives .

9) On what principles was SAFTA arguments governed ?

10) What were the demands of East Pakistan for setting up the democracy?