Globalisation — Political Science STD 12 Humanities — Question

Explain any two economic consequences of globalization.

Which two models of modern development were there before India on the eve of independence? Which model did India decide to choose and why?

“The accommodation of regional demands and the formation of linguistic states were also seen as more democratic.” Justify the statement with any three suitable arguments.

Describe any three operations (military actions) launched by the US which proved and established its supremacy as a Hard Power.

Study the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
India adopted a democratic approach to the question of diversity. Democracy allows the political expressions of regional aspirations and does not look upon them as anti-national. Besides, democratic politics allows parties and groups to address the people on the basis of their regional identity, aspirations and specific regional problems.

1. Which type of diversity exists in India?
2. Name any two political parties that represent regional identity.
3. Mention any one movement that expresses regional aspirations.
4. How does democracy treat the regional issues and problems?

How did the New International Economic Order come into being? What reforms were proposed by UNCTAD in its report in 1972?

Read the following passage and answer the questions below:“In the history of nation-building only the Soviet experiment bears comparison with the Indian. There too, a sense of unity had to be forged between many diverse ethnic groups, religious, linguistic communities and social classes. The scale – geographic as well as demographic – was comparably massive. The raw material the state had to work with was equally unpropitious: a people divided by faith and driven by debt and disease.” — RAMACHANDRA GUHA

1. List the commonalities that the author mentions between India and Soviet Union and give one example for each of these from India.
2. The author does not talk about dissimilarities between the two experiments. Can you mention two dissimilarities?
3. In retrospect which of these two experiment worked better and why?

Describe the two basic reforms of the U.N. on which almost everyone agrees that they are necessary after the Cold War.

Why do some countries question the issue of India’s inclusion as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council? Explain.

Explain any two positive and any two negative effects of globalisation.