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Tamil Nadu Board 10th Standard Social Science - Civics Unit 4: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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• 2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly 
• 3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail

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Unit 4: India's Foreign Policy

 

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. The Panchasheel treaty has been signed between _____. 
a) India and Nepal 
b) India and Pakistan 
c) India and China 
d) India and Sri Lanka
Answer Key: 
c) India and China

2. Which article of the Indian Constitution directs to adopt foreign policy?
a) Article 50
b) Article 51
c) Article 52
d) Article 53
Answer Key: 
b) Article 51

3. The Agreement signed by India and China in 1954 related to _____.
a) Trade and Commerce 
b) Restoration of normal relations
c) Cultural exchange programmes 
d) The Five Principles of Co existence
Answer Key: 
d) The Five Principles of Co - existence

4. Which is not related to our foreign policy
a) World co operation 
b) World peace
c) Racial equality 
d) Colonialism 
Answer Key: 
d) Colonialism 

5. Which of the following country is not the founder member of NAM? 
a) Yugoslavia 
b) Indonesia 
c) Egypt 
d) Pakistan 
Answer Key: 
d) Pakistan 

6. Non-Alliance means 
a) being neutral 
b) freedom to decide on issues independently 
c) demilitarisation 
d) none of the above 
Answer Key: 
b) freedom to decide on issues independently 

7. Non - military issues are 
a) Energy security 
b) Water security 
c) Pandemics 
d) All the above 
Answer Key: 
d) All the above 

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. India conducted its first nuclear test at _____.
2. _____ is the instrument for implementing the foreign policy of a state. 
3. _____ was India’s policy in the face of the bipolar order of the cold war.
Answer Key: 
1. Pokhran 
2. Diplomacy 
3. Non - alignment 

III. Consider the following statement and tick the appropriate answer.

1. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
(i) Panchsheel 
(ii) China’s Nuclear test 
(iii) Indo - Soviet Treaty 
(iv) First Nuclear test of India 
a) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii) 
b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) 
c) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) 
d) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) 
Answer Key: 
b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) 

2. Which of the following is not about NAM? 
i) The term Non-Alignment was coined by V. Krishna Menon 
ii) It aimed to maintain national independence in foreign affairs by joining any military alliance 
iii) At present it has 120 member countries. 
iv) It has transformed to an economical movement 
a) (i) and (ii) 
b) (iii) and (iv) 
c) (ii) only 
d) (iv) only 
Answer Key: 
c) (ii) only 

3. Assertion (A) : India has formal diplomatic relations with most of the nations.
Reason (R) : India is the World’s second most populous country.
a) A is correct and R explains A 
b) A is correct and R does not explain A 
c) A is wrong and R is correct 
d) Both are wrong 
Answer Key: 
b) A is correct and R does not explain A 

4. Avoidance of military blocs was a necessity for India after political freedom, because India had to be redeemed from 
a) acute poverty 
b) illiteracy 
c) chaotic socio-economic conditions 
d) all the above 
Answer Key: 
d) all the above

IV. Match the following.  

1	Indian Ocean island	1955
2	Land bridge to ASEAN	1954
3	Panchsheel	Maldives
4	Afro - Asian Conference	Foreign Policy
5	World Peace	Myanmar

Answer Key:

1	Indian Ocean island	Maldives
2	Land bridge to ASEAN	Myanmar
3	Panchsheel	1954
4	Afro - Asian Conference	1955
5	World Peace	Foreign Policy

V. Give short answers.

1. What is foreign policy?

Answer Key:
1. Foreign policy can be defined as a country’s policy that is conceived, designed and formulated to safeguard and promote her national interests in her external affairs in the conduct of relationships with of the countries.
2. It maintains bilaterally and multilaterally.

2. List any four guiding principles of Panchsheel?
Answer Key:
1. Mutual Non - aggression
2. Mutual Non - interference
3. Equality and Cooperation for mutual benefits.
4. Peaceful co existence between nations.

3. Name the architects of the Non - Aligned movement.
Answer Key:

Architects of the Non - Aligned movement:
1. Jawaharlal Nehru of India
2. Tito of Yugoslavia
3. Nasser of Egypt
4. Sukarno of Indonesia
5. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana

4. Explain India’s nuclear policy.
Answer Key:
1. Global Non - proliferation has been a dominant theme of India’s nuclear policy.
2. In 1974 and 1998 Nuclear programmes were done only for strategic purposes.
3. The two themes of India’s nuclear policy are i. No first use ii. Credible minimum deterrance.
4. It has decided not to use nuclear power for “offensive purposes” and would never use against any “non - nuclear state”.

5. List out the member countries of SAARC.
Answer key:
1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. India
5. Nepal
6. Maldives
7. Pakistan
8. Sri Lanka

6. Differentiate: Domestic policy and Foreign policy.
Answer Key:

Domestic policy	Foreign policy
It is the nation’s plan for dealing with issues within the country.	It is the nation’s plan for dealing with issues of other nations.
Domestic affairs, Social welfare, health care, education, civil rights, economic issues, Social issues are covered.	Trade, diplomacy sanctions, defence, intelligence, global environment issues are dealt with.

VI. Answer in detail.   

1. Write a detailed note on Non-alignment.
Answer Key:
1. V. Krishna Menon coined the term Non - Alignment in his speech at the United Nations in 1953.
2. It is the most important feature of India’s foreign policy.
3. Maintaining national Independence by not joining any military alliances.
4. The Non - Alignment Movement was started with a membership of 120 countries, 17 states as observers and 10 International organisations.
5. It has transformed from political movement to an economic movement.
The founding fathers of the NAM are
a) Jawaharlal Nehru - India
b) Tito - Yugoslavia
c) Nasser - Egypt
d) Sukarno - Indonesia
e) Kwame NKrumah - Ghana

2. Discuss the core determinants of India’s foreign policy?
Answer Key:
1. Geographical position and size of territory.
2. Nation’s history, traditions and philosophical basis.
3. Natural resources
4. The necessity of Political stability and structure of government.
5. The necessity Peace, disarmament and non - proliferation of nuclear weapons.
6. Military strength of International milieu.
7. The compulsion of economic development.

VII. Project and activity.   

1. Identify any two aspects of India’s foreign policy that you would like to retain and to change if you were the decision maker.
Answer Key:

India’s Foreign Policy focus on the following:
1. Preservation of national interest
2. Achievement of world peace
3. Disarmament
4. Maintaining cordial relationship with other countries
5. Anti – colonialism, Anti – Imperialism and Anti – Racism.

If I imagine myself as a decision maker of India’s foreign policy, I would like to retain the following two aspects of foreign policy.

1. Maintaining world peace, Disarmament.
2. Anti – colonialism, Anti – Imperialism and Anti – Racism.

The two aspects of foreign policy that I would like to change are:

1. Fostering cordial relationship with other countries. We can maintain cordial relationship with all countries, but if they tries to attract us, we should be ready to defend ourselves.
2. Equality in conducting International relations. We can maintain an equality in International relations along with the improvement in scientific economic aspects.

So, it can be enhancement in scientific and economic aspects in relation with other countries.

Note: The answer given is purely a sample answer, students should understand the answer, analyse, and think to give their personal views on the activity and submit to their teacher.