Security in Contemporary World Test

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Security in Contemporary World Test - 4

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Question 1/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Various countries in South Asia do not have the same kind of political systems.
Reason: Despite many problems and limitations, Sri Lanka and India have successfully operated a democratic system since their independence from the British.

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Solutions

Despite of the frequent ups and downs in the governments of South Asia, Sri Lanka and India managed to maintain their democratic status. The path to democracy was not easy for both of them, but they have overcome every obstacle to attain stability in democracy.
Question 2/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Bhutan never became a constitutional monarchy.
Reason: Under the leadership of the king, Bhutan emerged as a multi-party democracy.

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Solutions

Bhutan became a constitutional monarchy in 2008. This happened under the leadership of the king. Bhutan emerged as a multi-party democracy.
Question 3/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: General Pervez Musharraf removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2001.
Reason: Pakistan continued to enjoy the status of being a democratic nation.

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Solutions

After the removal of Nawaz Sharif in 2000, Pakistan no longer remained a democratic nation. General Parvez Musharraf imposed a military rule over Pakistan.
Question 4/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Bangladesh drafted its constitution declaring faith in secularism, democracy and socialism.
Reason: However, in 1975 Sheikh Mujib got the constitution amended to shift from the parliamentary to presidential form of government.

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Solutions

After achieving victory, Bangladesh’s constitution, drafted in 1972, stated Four State Principles as the character of the new state.
They would be Nationalism, Democracy, Secularism and Socialism. The Bangladesh parliament in 1977 amended the constitution by changing the Four State Principles.
Question 5/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Democratic governments had a short and troubled career.
Reason: India continued to enjoy democratic status since its inception. It is considered to be among the best democracies of the world.

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Solutions

It depends upon the leaders of the nation whether the country enjoys the democratic status and for how long. In the case of Indian politics, it had never tried curbing the fundamental rights of the people. While, in case of Pakistan, the country had faced major upheavals in the politics. It never remained a consistent democratic nation.
Question 6/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: The Maoist groups agreed to suspend armed struggle.
Reason: In 2008, Nepal became a democratic republic after abolishing the monarchy

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Solutions

On May 28, 2008, the newly elected Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a Federal Democratic Republic, abolishing the 240 year-old monarchy. The Constituent Assembly made significant progress to accomplish the mandate of writing a new democratic constitution of Nepal during its first 4 years term.
Question 7/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: The Sri Lankan problem involves people of Indian origin, and there is considerable pressure from the Tamil people in India to the effect that the Indian government should protect the interests of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. K Reason: The government of India has from time to time tried to negotiate with the Sri Lankan government on the Tamil question.

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Solutions

The Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War was the deployment of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka intended to perform a peacekeeping role. The original intention was the Indian Peace Keeping Force would not be involved in large scale military operations.
Question 8/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: India’s conflict with Pakistan is also over strategic issues like the control of the Siachen glacier and over acquisition of arms. K Reason: India and Pakistan never come face to face on the war field over these issues.

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Solutions

Since Independence in 1947, India and Pakistan have been in four wars, including one undeclared war, and many border skirmishes and military stand-offs.
Question 9/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Despite the mixed record of the democratic experience, the people in all these countries share the aspiration for democracy.
Reason: A recent survey of the attitudes of the people in the five big countries of the region showed that there is widespread support for democracy in all these countries.

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Solutions

People wish to be ruled by representatives elected by them as a democratic government, it is people’s own government and makes them believe that it is suitable for their country as it is a legitimate government.
Question 10/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Pakistan and Bangladesh have experienced both civilian and military rulers.
Reason: Bangladesh remained a democracy in the post-Cold War period. Pakistan began the post-Cold War period with successive democratic governments under Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif respectively. But it suffered a military coup in 1999.

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Solutions

Both the countries have many a times experienced military as well as democratic rule. Governments in both these countries were never stable. These frequent upheavals have affected their political, social and economic development.
Question 11/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: General Ayub Khan had to give up office when there was popular dissatisfaction against his rule.
Reason: This gave way to a military takeover once again under General Yahya Khan.

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Solutions

Yahya Khan succeeded Ayub Khan as President when the latter resigned his office in March 1969. Hence, Pakistan was yet to see another military rule.
Question 12/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Pakistan gave an independent status to Bangladesh without any conflict.
Reason: Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971.

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Solutions

The East Pakistan Renaissance Society advocated the creation of a sovereign state in eastern British India. The violent crackdown by the Pakistan Army led to Awami League leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declaring East Pakistan’s independence as the state of Bangladesh on 26 March 1971. Thus it was not without any conflict.
Question 13/15
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Political parties and the common people of Nepal have wanted a more open and responsive system of government.
Reason: The king accepted the demand for a new democratic constitution in 1990, in the wake of a strong pro-democracy movement.

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Solutions

It has seen three major movements, the Revolution of 1951, Jana Andolan and Loktantra Andolan which ultimately abolished the Shah monarchy, transitioned Nepal towards a republic and reintroduced multi-party bicameral democracy.
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: In April 2006, there were massive, country wide, pro-democracy protests.
Reason: The largely non-violent movement was led by the Seven Party Alliance (SPA), the Maoists and social activists.

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Solutions

Civil War in Nepal lasted between 1996 and 2006. The Nepalese Civil war was a dispute between the Nepalese government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) whereby each side went up in arms. The dispute was started by the communist party who wanted to overthrow the Nepalese Monarchy.
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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
Q. Assertion: Sinhala were hostile to a large number of Tamils who had migrated from India to Sri Lanka and settled there. This migration continued even after independence.
Reason: The Sinhala nationalists thought that Sri Lanka should not give ‘concessions’ to the Tamils because Sri Lanka belongs to the Sinhala people only.

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Solutions

The combination of religious and ethnic differences continues to create violent conflicts between the parties although they have shared Sri Lanka for innumerable centuries. Religious tension intensifies the struggle for supremacy between Tamils and Sinhalese.

Question 1/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 3/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 4/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 5/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 7/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 8/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 9/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 10/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 11/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 12/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 13/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 14/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 15/15

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.