Q1: Arrange the following in chronological order:
(a) China’s accession to WTO
(b) Establishment of the EEC
(c) Establishment of the EU
(d) Birth of ARF
Ans:
(b) Establishment of the EEC – 1957
(c) Establishment of the EU – 1992
(d) Birth of ARF – 1994
(a) China’s accession to WTO
Q2: The ASEAN WAY:
(a) Reflects the lifestyle of ASEAN members.
(b) A form of interaction among ASEAN members that is informal and cooperative.
(c) The defense policy followed by the ASEAN members.
(d) The road that connects all the ASEAN members.
Ans: (b) A form of interaction among ASEAN members that is informal and cooperative.
Q3: Who among the following adopted an ‘open door’ policy?
(a) China
(b) EU
(c) Japan
(d) USA
Ans:
(a) China
Q4: Fill in the blanks:
(a) The border conflict between China and India in 1962 was principally over______and______region.
(b) ARF was established in the year______
(c) China entered into bilateral relations with ______(a major country) in 1972.
(d) ______ plan influenced the establishment of the organization for European Economic Cooperation in 1948.
(e) ______ is the organization of ASEAN that deals with security.
Ans:
(a) Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin,
(b) 1994,
(c) the US,
(d) Marshall,
(e) Asian Regional Forum.
Q5: What are the objectives of establishing regional organizations?
Ans: The regional organizations are established with the following objectives:
Q6: How does geographical proximity influence the formation of regional organizations?
Ans: The geographical proximity influences the formation of regional organizations because:
Q7: What are the components of the ASEAN Vision 2020?
Ans: The components of ASEAN Vision 2020 can be summed up as follows:
Q8: Name the pillars aid objectives of ASEAN community.
Ans:
The ASEAN community established the following three pillars:
The objectives of the ASEAN community are as follows:
Q9: In what ways does the present Chinese economy differ from its command economy?
Ans: The present Chinese economy has adopted the ‘open door policy’ to generate higher productivity by investments of capital and technology. It differed from its command economy in the following manner:
Q10: How did the European countries resolve their Post Second World War problem? Briefly outline the attempts that led to the formation of the European Union.
Ans: After the end of the Second World War in 1945, the European States confronted the ruin of their economies and the destruction of assumptions and structures on which Europe had been founded. European countries resolved their Post Second World War problems in the following manner:
The following attempts led to the formation of the European Union:
Q11: What makes the European Union a highly influential regional organization?
Ans: As a supernational organization, the European Union bears economic, political diplomacy and military influence as a regional organization in the following manner:
1. Economic Influence:
2. Political and Diplomatic Influences:
3. Military Influence:
Q12: The emerging economies of China and India have great potential to challenge the unipolar world. Do you agree with the statement? Substantiate your arguments.
Ans: The Indo-China relations experience strategically organized as rising economic powers in global politics and to play a major role in the Asian economy after the end of the Cold War. It can be proved on the following grounds:
Q13: The peace and prosperity of countries lay in the establishment and strengthening of regional economic organizations. Justify this statement.
Ans: This statement represents the ASEAN Regional Forum and the European Union, where ASEAN Regional Forum is based on the notion not to escalate territorial disputes into an armed confrontation:
Q14: Identify the contentious issues between China and India. How could these be resolved for greater cooperation? Give your suggestions.
Ans: The relations with China experience friendly gestures from India as India signed popular ‘Panchsheel’ to develop Indo-China relations in 1954 and advocated China’s membership to the United Nations. Still, after 1957, various contentious issues arose in Indo-China relations:
All the above-mentioned differences/ disputes could be resolved for greater cooperation:
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