CUET Political Science MCQs South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era

Question : Expand SAFTA.
(a) South Asian Free Trade
(b) South Asian Free Tax
(c) South Asian Free Tactics
(d) South Asian Free Toll 

Answer : A

Question : When India conducted a nuclear explosion in Pokaran?
(a) 1996
(b) 1997
(c) 1998
(d) 1999

Answer : C

Question : Nepal was a constitutional monarchy till
(a) 2006.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2003.

Answer : D

Question : The expression ‘South Asia’ usually includes:
(A) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh, Ukraine, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Utopia, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Melbourne, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Answer : A

Question : India’s relations with the Maldives remains:
(A) warm and cordial
(B) sour and unhappy
(C) bitter and cold
(D) unfriendly

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following countries is not included in South Asia?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) China
(D) Pakistan

Answer : C

Question : Which one of the following statements about the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is false?
(A) Politics in Sri Lanka openly favoured the Sinhalas.
(B) Interests of Tamils were neglected.
(C) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were supported by the SAARC countries.
(D) There was no political equality in Sri Lanka

Answer : C

Question : Kashmir and the Indian province of Jammu and Kashmir are divided by the:
(A) Line of Control
(B) Line of Commons
(C) Line of Connect
(D) Line of Capricorn

Answer : A

Question : Who were Sinhala hostile to?
(A) Local people
(B) LTTE
(C) Government
(D) Tamils migrated from India

Answer : A

Question : The South Asian leaders signed the SAARC Charter on:
(a) 7th November 1985.
(b) 8th December 1985.
(c) 9th January 1987.
(d) 5th December, 1988.

Answer : B

Question : Under which military ruler Pakistan faced Military Crisis? 
(a) Yahya Khan
(b) Ayub Khan 
(c) Pervez Musharraf 
(d) Nawaz Sharif

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following is a Land Locked Country?
(a) Maldives
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan

Answer : C

Question : The Seven Party Alliance is a coalition of
(a) Maoist parties only.
(b) Monarchial forces.
(c) Nepali political parties.
(d) Non-governmental organisations in Nepal.

Answer : C

Question : In 2001, General Musharraf got himself elected as the:
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Defence Minister
(D) Foreign Affair Minister

Answer : B

Question : When was Bhutto Government removed?
(A) 1967
(B) 1977
(C) 1987
(D) 1990

Answer : B

Question : When did General Ayub Khan take over the administration of Pakistan?
(A) After the adaptation of constitution
(B) After the independence of Pakistan
(C) After the first election
(D) None of the above

Answer : A

Question : When was the demand of democratic constitution accepted by the king of Nepal?
(A) 1991
(B) 1990
(C) 1992
(D) 1995

Answer : B

Question : What is the major issue between governments of India and Bangladesh?
(A) Water dispute
(B) Industrialisation
(C) Terrorism
(D) All of the above

Answer : A

Question : Bangladesh got Independence in -
(a) 1965
(b) 1971
(c) 1974
(d) 1979

Answer : C

Question : India sent Indian peace keeping force in Sri Lanka in -
(a) 1986
(b) 1987
(c) 1988
(d) 1989

Answer : D

Question : The country that is Bhutan’s biggest source of development aid is
(a) the USA
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) Maldives

Answer : C

Question : East Pakistan broke away to emerge as an independent country called:
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Burma
(C) West Pakistan
(D) Afghanistan 

Answer : A

Question : What type of government was in Nepal till 2006?
(A) Constitutional monarchy
(B) Democratic
(C) Liberal communist
(D) None of the above

Answer : A

Question : During which General’s reign Pakistan faced Bangladesh crisis?
(A) Ayub Khan
(B) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Yahya Khan
(D) Benazir Bhutto

Answer : C

Question : Why does the Indian Government expresses a displeasure with Nepal at times?
(A) Because Nepal interprets the borders of India.
(B) Because of illegal smuggling of drugs from Nepal.
(C) Because of Nepal’s dry political approach.
(D) Because the warm relationship between Nepal and China.

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following has been a Hindu Kingdom -?
(a) India
(b) Bhutan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following country is not a South Asian country?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) Bhutan
(d) Russia

Answer : D

Question : ...................... gave up the office because of the popular dissatisfaction against him.
(A) Zubaida Jalal Khan
(B) General Ayub Khan
(C) Imran Khan
(D) Benazir Bhutto

Answer : B

Question : The Maldives was a Sultanate till ................... .
(A) 1969
(B) 1978
(C) 1960
(D) 1968

Answer : D

Question : Which territory was the issue for the Indo- Pak war 1947-48 and 1965?
(A) Kashmir
(B) Parts of Gujarat
(C) It was a political rivalry
(D) None of the above

Answer : A

Question : Who dominated the politics in Sri Lanka after 1948?
(A) Forces that represented the interest of the majority Sinhala community.
(B) People of Tamil Sri Lanka
(C) LTTE
(D) There was no one party or community dominance at all

Answer : A

Question : Who led the popular struggle against West Pakistani domination?
(a) Yahya Khan
(b) Ayub Khan
(c) Sheikh Mujib-Ur-Rahman
(d) Zia-Ul-Haq 

Answer : C

Question : Bhutan‟s biggest Source of development aid is given by-
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Maldives

Answer : A

Question : Sri Lanka has retained democracy since its independence in:
(A) 1938
(B) 1948
(C) 1958
(D) 1968

Answer : B

Question : When was the democracy strengthened in Maldives?
(A) 2003
(B) 2005
(C) 2003
(D) 2001 

Answer : B

Question : Why did India and Pakistan fight a war in 1971?
(A) over the issue of Kashmir
(B) over the issue of Kargil
(C) over the issue of Bangladesh
(D) All of the above 

Answer : C

Question : Which of the following country is not a South Asian country?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) Bhutan
(d) Russia

Answer : D

Question : LTTE stands for:
(A) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(B) Lieutenant Tigers of Tamil Estate
(C) Lifelong Tigers of Tamil Estrangement
(D) Liberation Terror of Tamil Estate

Answer : A

Question : Choose the wrong statement:
(A) Six- point proposal of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman for greater autonomy to East Pakistan.
(B) India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests in 1998.
(C) SAFTA signed at the 7th SAARC Summit in Islamabad.
(D) India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga waters in 1996. 

Answer : C

Question : Which of the following country is a South Asian country?
(a) Japan
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Pakistan

Answer : D

Question : ..................... is becoming an accepted norm in the entire region of South Asia.
(A) Authorization
(B) Democracy
(C) Dictatorship
(D) Socialism

Answer : B

Question : Which party in Maldives dominates the politics?
(A) Communist Party
(B) Liberal Democratic Party
(C) The Maldivian Democratic Party
(D) None of the above 

Answer : C

Question : SAFTA is an agreement Signed by members of
(a) SAARC
(b) ASEAN
(c) The EU
(d) SSA

Answer : A

Question : Which factors contributed to Pakistan’s failure in building a stable democracy?
(A) Dominance of the military
(B) Dominance of the clergy
(C) Dominance of the landowning aristocracy
(D) All of the above 

Answer : D

Question : Farakka Agreement is related to which of?
(a) Indo-Pak
(b) India- Bhutan
(c) India- Bangladesh
(d) India-Nepal

Answer : C

Question : Expand LTTE.
(a) Liberation Tactics of Tamil Eelam
(b) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(c) Liberation Tier of Tamil Eelam
(d) Liberation Team of Tamil Eelam

Answer : B

Question : Until 1960, India-Pakistan were locked in a fierce argument over the use of the rivers of the:
(A) Ravi basin
(B) Beas basin
(C) Indus basin
(D) Satluj basin

Answer : C

Question : A landlocked country of South Asia with Maoist guerillas
(a) the Maldives
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan

Answer : C

Question : What step was taken by the king of Nepal in 2002?
(A) abolished monarchy
(B) abolished constitution
(C) abolished parliament and dismissed democracy
(D) None of the above

Answer : C