Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 12 — Chapter 12: India's Foreign Policy
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What policy did India historically follow? [1]
(A) Non-alignment
(B) Full alliance with one power
(C) Complete isolation
(D) Military conquest
2. What did non-alignment avoid? [1]
(A) Formal alliances with major power blocs
(B) All international relationships
(C) Only trade relationships
(D) Only cultural exchange
3. What is Panchsheel? [1]
(A) The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
(B) A type of Indian food
(C) A military strategy
(D) A trade agreement
4. What does Panchsheel emphasise? [1]
(A) Mutual respect and non-interference
(B) Military dominance
(C) Economic exploitation
(D) Isolation from all countries
5. What does India's foreign policy balance today? [1]
(A) Relationships with multiple major powers
(B) Only one relationship
(C) No relationships at all
(D) Only regional relationships
6. What organisations does India participate in? [1]
(A) BRICS, SAARC, UN
(B) Only NATO
(C) No organisations
(D) Only bilateral agreements
7. What does India pursue through foreign policy? [1]
(A) Economic growth and security interests
(B) Only military expansion
(C) Only isolation
(D) Nothing specific
8. Why learn about India's foreign policy? [1]
(A) To understand its international engagement approach
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What policy did India historically follow? [1]
(A) Non-alignment
(B) Full alliance with one power
(C) Complete isolation
(D) Military conquest
10. What did non-alignment avoid? [1]
(A) Formal alliances with major power blocs
(B) All international relationships
(C) Only trade relationships
(D) Only cultural exchange
11. What is Panchsheel? [1]
(A) The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
(B) A type of Indian food
(C) A military strategy
(D) A trade agreement
12. What does Panchsheel emphasise? [1]
(A) Mutual respect and non-interference
(B) Military dominance
(C) Economic exploitation
(D) Isolation from all countries
13. What does India's foreign policy balance today? [1]
(A) Relationships with multiple major powers
(B) Only one relationship
(C) No relationships at all
(D) Only regional relationships
14. What organisations does India participate in? [1]
(A) BRICS, SAARC, UN
(B) Only NATO
(C) No organisations
(D) Only bilateral agreements
15. What does India pursue through foreign policy? [1]
(A) Economic growth and security interests
(B) Only military expansion
(C) Only isolation
(D) Nothing specific
16. Why learn about India's foreign policy? [1]
(A) To understand its international engagement approach
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests