CUET Political Science Previous Year Solved Paper 4 (5 July 2022 Slot-1) - Humanities/Arts MCQ

The Berlin Wall symbolised the division between the capitalist and the communist world. Built in 1961 to separate East Berlin from West Berlin, this more than 150 kilometre long wall stood for 28 years and was finally broken by the people on 9 November 1989.

The declaration on the disintegration of the USSR and the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) came as a surprise to the other republics, especially to the Central Asian ones.

Clinton had been succeeded in the US presidency by George W. Bush of the Republican Party, son of the earlier President George H. W. Bush.

The expression ‘South Asia’ usually includes the following countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

• The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 1962.
• It was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
• During this time, the Soviet leader was Nikita Khrushchev.
• Khrushchev played a significant role in the crisis, as he authorized the placement of the missiles in Cuba in response to the American Jupiter missiles in Turkey and Italy.
• The crisis was eventually resolved after a tense standoff, with the United States agreeing to not invade Cuba and remove its missiles from Turkey and Italy, while the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba.
• This event is considered to be the closest the world has ever come to a full-scale nuclear war.

 Indus water treaty was mediated by world bank.

Nepal was a constitutional monarchy with the danger of the king taking over executive powers.
In 2008, the monarchy was abolished and Nepal emerged as a democratic republic. Bhutan became a constitutional monarchy in 2008.

1996 December: India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga Waters.

The Maldives, the other island nation, was a Sultanate till 1968 when it was transformed into a republic with a presidential form of government.

1945 June 26: Signing of the UN Charter by 50 nations (Poland signed on October 15; so the UN has 51 original founding members)

These are known as res communis humanitatis or global commons. They include the earth’s atmosphere, Antarctica (see Box), the ocean floor, and outer space.

They have emphasised the need to ensure institutional safeguards or creating ‘social safety nets’ to minimise the negative effects of globalisation on those who are economically weak.

NATO  - North Atlantic Treaty organization

Potti Sriramulu (1901-1952): Gandhian worker; left government job to participate in Salt Satyagraha; also participated in individual Satyagraha; went on a fast in 1946 demanding that templesp in Madras province be opened to dalits; undertook a fast unto death from 19 October 1952 demanding separate state of Andhra; died during the fast on 15 December 1952.

These struggles forced the Central Government into appointing a States Reorganisation Commission in 1953 to look into the question of redrawing of the boundaries of states. The Commission in its report accepted that the boundaries of the state should reflect the boundaries of different languages. On the basis of its report the States Reorganisation Act was passed in 1956.

BJP accepts the idea of Hindutva.

Belgrade 1961 – The first summit of NAM.

1967 election was c onsider ed as Political earthquake.

K.Kmaraj was the congress president.

42^nd Amendment Act 1976 was passed.

President Fakhruddin Ahmed is sued the proclamation of emergency.

Kesavananda Bharti Case

Laldenga is from Mizoram and he was the first chief minister.

Verghese Kurien is known as Milk man of India.

Jagjivan ram was first labour minister in the first ministry of free India.

Kanshi Ram was the founder of Bahujan Samaj Party.

They have emphasised the need to ensure institutional safeguards or creating ‘social safety nets’ to minimise the negative effects of globalisation on those who are economically weak..

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

Euro is the currency of European Union

National Fish workers forum is from Kerala