Political Science: CUET Mock Test - 3 - CUET MCQ

Indian Peace Keeping Force was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990.

The correct answer is North-East Frontier Agency.

Key Points

• On 15th August 1947 when India became an independent nation, North East Frontier Agency commonly known as NEFA became an integral part of the Union of India.
• NEFA was renamed Arunachal Pradesh on January 20, 1972
• Arunachal Pradesh means 'Land of the dawn-lit mountains.
• Arunachal Pradesh is the largest state in the Northeast, among the seven sisters
• The state shares a total of 1630 km of international boundary with neighboring countries; 1030 km with China, 160 km with Bhutan, and 440 km with Myanmar.
• Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of regional languages in the Indian subcontinent
• Earlier the state was divided into 17 districts, but in the year 2013, 4 new districts were created taking the total to 21.

The correct answer is 1998.

Key Points

• Pokhran-II was the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in May 1998.
• It was the second Indian nuclear test, the first test, code-named Smiling Buddha, was conducted in May 1974.
• Pokhran 2 was code-named Operation Shakti.

Additional Information

• The "Smiling Buddha" was the code name of the first successful nuclear bomb test in India.
• This test was conducted on 18 May 1974.
• The bomb was detonated on the army base name of this base is "Pokhran Test Range (PTR)".
• This range is in Rajasthan.
• The Indian Army under the supervision of several key army officials conducted this test successfully.

The correct answer is Option 1.

Key Points

• The Non-aligned Movement was a movement opposed to the bloc politics prevalent during The Cold War period.
• It stood on the remains of the Colonial World Order present before World war 2, it was a collective effort of the post-colonial countries of mostly Asia, Africa, and South America to reclaim their foreign policy without following the dictates of either of the blocs present then.
• While some meetings with a third-world perspective were held before 1955, historians consider that the Bandung Asian-African Conference is the most immediate antecedent to the creation of the Non-Aligned Movement. This Conference was held in Bandung in April 1955, and gathered 29 Heads of States of post-colonial leaders.
• Six years after Bandung, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries was founded on a wider geographical basis at the First Summit Conference of Belgrade, which was held in September 1961.

The correct answer is Sri Lanka.

• The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a Tamil militant organization that was based in Sri Lanka.

Key Points

• Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE):
  • It was a Tamil militant organization that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka.
  • Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east of Sri Lanka.
  • It was founded by Velupillai Prabhakaran in 1976.
  • The group assassinated various high profile people like Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India in May 1991 and Ranasinghe Premadasa, the President of Sri Lanka in May 1993.
  • Indian peacekeeping forces launched Operation Pawan on 9 October 1987.

The correct answer is MN Roy.Key Points

1. Manabendra Nath Roy (21 March 1887 – 25 January 1954), born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya, was an Indian Communist revolutionary, radical activist, and political theorist, as well as a noted philosopher in the 20th century.
2. Roy was a founder of the Mexican Communist Party and the Communist Party of India (Tashkent group).
3. He was also a delegate to congresses of the Communist International and Russia's aide to China.
4. Following the rise of Joseph Stalin, Roy left the mainline communist movement to pursue independent radical politics.
5. In 1940 Vinay Roy was instrumental in the formation of the Radical Democratic Party, an organization in which he played a leading role for much of the decade of the 1940s.
6. In the aftermath of World War II Roy moved away from orthodox Marxism to espouse the philosophy of radical humanism, attempting to chart a third course between liberalism and communism.

Additional Information

1. Narendra Nath "Naren" Bhattacharya, later known as M. N. Roy, was born on 22 March 1887 at Arbella, located in the North 24 Parganas of West Bengal, near Calcutta (Kolkata).
2. Most modern forms of communism are grounded at least nominally in Marxism, a theory and method conceived by Karl Marx during the 19th century.

The Correct Answer Article 352

Key Points

• Article 352 of the Indian Constitution allows the President to proclaim a state of emergency in the entire country or a part thereof, due to war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.
• This provision is aimed at ensuring the security of India or any part thereof.
• The terminology was amended from "internal disturbance" to "armed rebellion" to make the conditions for declaring an emergency more specific and to avoid misuse.

Additional Information

• Article 1 defines India as a Union of States.
  • It is unrelated to emergency provisions and deals with the territorial composition and the name of the country.
• Article 152
  • Article 152 excludes the state of Jammu and Kashmir from the definition of states for the purposes of the Constitution.
  • This article does not deal with emergency provisions and is specific to the administrative and geographical classification within the Indian Constitution.
• Article 286:
  • Article 286 deals with restrictions on the states' powers to levy taxes on the sale or purchase of goods and the imposition of taxes on goods imported from or exported to other countries.
  • It is related to the financial and tax-related powers of states and has no connection to the emergency provisions of the Constitution.

The Correct Answer is Laldenga

Key Points

• Laldenga was a prominent leader who played a significant role in the formation of the Mizo National Front (MNF) in 1961.
• The MNF was initially formed as a secessionist movement aiming for the independence of the Mizo territory from India.
• Laldenga led the MNF through periods of insurgency and later, political negotiations, which eventually led to the signing of the Mizo Accord in 1986, bringing peace to the region and establishing Mizoram as the 23rd state of India.

Additional Information

• Angami Zapu Fizo:
  • He was a leading figure in the Naga Nationalist movement, not related to the formation of the Mizo National Front.
  • His efforts were primarily towards the independence of the Naga people.
• Kazi Lhendup Dorji:
  • He was involved in Sikkimese politics and played a significant role in the merger of Sikkim with India in 1975.
  • His political activities were not related to the MNF or Mizoram.
• P.A. Sangma:
  • A prominent politician from Meghalaya, P.A. Sangma served in various capacities including as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
  • His political career was mainly associated with Meghalaya and national politics, not with the formation of the Mizo National Front.

The correct answer is The shah commission was appointed in 1977

Key Points

• The Shah Commission, officially known as the Commission of Inquiry into the Excesses Committed During the Emergency, was appointed in May 1977 by the Government of India.
• It was led by Justice J.C. Shah, a former Chief Justice of India, to inquire into the excesses and misuse of power during the Emergency period (1975-1977) declared by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Additional Information

• Railway strike took place in 1975:
  • This statement is incorrect. The biggest railway strike in India took place in 1974, not 1975.
  • It was led by George Fernandes and was one of the largest strikes in the world, involving around 1.7 million workers.
• General elections took place in 1976:
  • This is incorrect.
  • The General Elections did not take place in 1976. The Emergency was declared in 1975 and lasted until 1977.
  • The general elections were held in 1977 after the Emergency was lifted, leading to the defeat of Indira Gandhi's government.
• BSP formed the Govt. in 1977:
  • This statement is incorrect. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was not even established in 1977; it was founded later in 1984 by Kanshi Ram.
  • In 1977, it was the Janata Party that came to power after the general elections, marking the first time that the Indian National Congress was ousted from power at the center.

The correct answer is 'E.V. Ramasami 'Periyar''

Key Points

• Periyar was a prominent social reformer and the founder of the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu.
• He advocated for the rights of the Dravidian people and was against the caste system.
• Under his leadership, the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) was formed which aimed at achieving social equality and fought against the Brahminical dominance.
• His ideas and reforms have had a lasting impact on Tamil society and politics.

Additional Information A.K. Gopalan:

• A.K. Gopalan was a communist leader in India and not directly associated with the Dravidian movement.
• He was known for his role in the Indian independence movement and later in the communist movement in India.
• His work was more aligned with social and economic reforms from a communist perspective rather than the specific objectives of the Dravidian movement.

C. Rajagopalachari:

• C. Rajagopalachari, also known as Rajaji, was a freedom fighter, statesman, and the last Governor-General of India.
• He was a leader of the Indian National Congress and not directly involved with the Dravidian movement.
• Rajaji was known for his advocacy of a free market economy and a critic of socialist economic policies, which is quite different from the Dravidian movement's focus.

Jaya Ramdas Daulat Ram:

• There is limited public information available on Jaya Ramdas Daulat Ram in the context of the Dravidian movement or major Indian social reforms.
• He does not appear to have a direct link to the Dravidar Kazhagam or the broader Dravidian movement led by Periyar.

The Correct Answer is 'Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa'.

Key Points

• Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa was instrumental in founding the Sikkim Praja Mandal in 1947.
• This organization aimed at achieving democratic reforms and greater representation for the local population in Sikkim, which was then a princely state under the rule of the Chogyal (monarchs of Sikkim).
• Kazi Lhendup Dorji played a pivotal role in the political evolution of Sikkim, advocating for the merger of Sikkim with India, which eventually happened in 1975.

Additional Information Angami Zapu Phizo: He was a Naga nationalist leader who played a significant role in the Naga independence movement. He was not associated with the founding of the Sikkim Praja Mandal.
Lal Denga: He was a leader from Mizoram who led the Mizo National Front in an insurgency against the Indian government before signing a peace accord. He was not involved in Sikkim's political movements.
S.K. Barua: This option might not directly correlate with a well-known figure in the context of Sikkim's political history or the founding of the Sikkim Praja Mandal.

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