foreign policy

Question 1

under which article has DPSP been laid down?

Answer 1

article 51

Question 2

who created the indiann national army?

Answer 2

netaji shubhash chandra bose

Question 3

which leader considered joining the US during the cold war?

Answer 3

dr ambedkar

Question 4

which political parties wanted to follow a pro-US foreign policy>

Answer 4

Bharatiya Jan sangh and swatantra party

Question 5

under nehru’s leadership, india convened which conference in march 1947?

Answer 5

asian relations conference

Question 6

why did india hold a conference in 1949 to support a particular freedom struggle?

Answer 6

freedom of indonesia from dutch colonial regime.

Question 7

which conference was held in bandung? what is it called?

Answer 7

afro-asian conference held in indonesian city bandung in 1955 is known as the bandung conference.

Question 8

what was the result of the bandung conference?

Answer 8

formation of NAM

Question 9

what was the first step in making a stronger relationship between india and china? when and by which leaders?

Answer 9

the joint enunciation of Panchsheel, the five principles of peaceful co-existence.
29 april 1954
indian PM nehru and chinese premier Zhou Enlai

Question 10

which is the largest tibetan reguge settlement in india?

Answer 10

dharmashala in HP

Question 11

when did dalai lama sought refuge in india?

Answer 11

1959

Question 12

which 2 regions were claimed by china on the indo-china border?

Answer 12

aksai-chin in ladakh region of J&K and arunachal pradesh in what was then called NEFA (north eastern frontier agency)

Question 13

when did the first chinese invasion occur?

Answer 13

october 1962

Question 14

who had to leave the cabinet after the chinese invasion in 1962? wha was their position in the cabinet?

Answer 14

V. krishna menon

defence minister

Question 15

what happened to nehru after the chinese invasion in 1962?

Answer 15

a no confidence motion was passed against his government

Question 16

who visited china in 1979? what was his position?

Answer 16

sardar vallabhai patel

external affairs minister

Question 17

who was the second PM of india to visit china?

Answer 17

rajiv gandhi

Question 18

what did the CPI split into?

Answer 18

Communist party of india (marxist)

Question 19

what led to the split in CPI?

Answer 19

growing tensions between china and USSR

Question 20

which state was granted statehood after the chinese invasion?

Answer 20

nagaland

Question 21

which two states were given rights to elect their own legislative assemblies?

Answer 21

manipur and tripura

Question 22

when was the indus water treaty signed and by which leaders?

Answer 22

1960

nehru and general ayub khan

Question 23

who mediated the dispute about sharing the river waters between india and pakistan?

Answer 23

world bank

Question 24

who was the indian PM in 1965?

Answer 24

lal bahadur shastri

Question 25

where did pakistan attack in 1965?

Answer 25

rann of kutch area of gujarat

Question 26

which attack was followed by the attack on rann of kutch? when?

Answer 26

offense in J&K | august-september

Question 27

where did lal bahadur shastri order a counter offensive?

Answer 27

punjab border

Question 28

which agreement was signed by india and pakistan after the pakistan attack on rann and J&K? whoi were the leaders? when was it signed?

Answer 28

Tashkent agreement indian Pm lal... and pakistan's general ayub khan january 1966

Question 29

who brokered the tashkent agreement between india and pakistan?

Answer 29

soviet union

Question 30

who emerged as winner in east pakistan?

Answer 30

awami league led by sheikh mujib-ur-rahman

Question 31

who emerged as winnder in west pakistan?

Answer 31

zulfikar's ali bhutto's party

Question 32

who made a secret visit to china through pakistan?

Answer 32

henry kissinger

Question 33

how did india react to he US-china-pakistan axis?

Answer 33

india signed a treaty of peace and friendship with the soviet union in august 1971

Question 34

when did india declare a unilateral ceasefire during the war of 1971?

Answer 34

when bangladesh became a free country

Question 35

which agreement brough back peace after the war of 1971? when and who?

Answer 35

shimla agreement indira gandhi and zulfikar ali bhutto 3 july 1972

Question 36

which two defence departments were established?

Answer 36

department of defence production in nov 1962 | department of defence supplies in nov 1965

Question 37

under whose guidance was nuclear programme initiated in late 1940s?

Answer 37

homi J bhabha