US Hegemony in World Politics — Political Science STD 12 Humanities — Question

Mention the main reason for the defeat of Congress Party in the elections of 1977.

Analyse any one reason for the defeat of the Congress Party in 1977.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
It is not necessary that all planning always has to be centralised; nor is it that planning is only about big industries and large projects. The 'Kerala Model’ is the name given to the path of planning and development charted by the State of Kerala. There has been a focus in this model on ........... Despite low per capita incomes, and a relatively weak industrial base, Kerala achieved nearly total literacy, long life expectancy, low infant and female mortality, low birth rates and high access to medical care.

1. What is meant by centralised planning?
2. In which two ways is decentralisation better than centralisation?
3. The ‘Kerala Model’ of planning and development focused on which areas? Mention any two areas.

Define ‘Shock Therapy'.

What is meant by ‘party based movements’?

When and by whom was the ‘tryst with destiny’ speech delivered?

Name the two main contenders who contested the election for the post of President of India in 1969.

Which among the following would you consider as a traditional security concern/ non-traditional security concern/ not a threat?The spread of chikungunya/ dengue fever.

What is globalisation?

Which among the following would you consider as a traditional security concern/ non-traditional security concern/ not a threat?Emergence of a group demanding autonomy for their region.