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UPSC CDS Indian History Timeline — practice questions — page 4

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Independent India fought three wars with its neighbours in which years?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article of the Constitution directs the State to promote international peace and security?Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru served as both Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during which years?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1956 India led world protest when Britain attacked Egypt over which issue?Read the answer and worked solution →India convened the Asian Relations Conference in March 1947, how long before Independence?Read the answer and worked solution →The Afro-Asian conference of 1955 that led to the NAM was held in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru and Zhou Enlai jointly announced Panchsheel on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did China take over control of Tibet?Read the answer and worked solution →Between 1957 and 1959 China occupied which area of Ladakh and built a road there?Read the answer and worked solution →China launched its invasion of India in which month and year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Defence Minister had to leave the cabinet after the 1962 China war?Read the answer and worked solution →Full diplomatic relations between India and China were restored in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 by Nehru and which Pakistani leader?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1965 war began with Pakistani attacks in April on which area?Read the answer and worked solution →The Tashkent Agreement of January 1966 was brokered by which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Which party led by Sheikh Mujib-ur Rahman swept East Pakistan in the 1970 election?Read the answer and worked solution →About how many refugees from East Pakistan did India shelter in 1971?Read the answer and worked solution →India signed a 20-year Treaty of Peace and Friendship in August 1971 with which country?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Pakistani troops surrendered at Dhaka in December 1971?Read the answer and worked solution →The Shimla Agreement between Indira Gandhi and Bhutto was signed on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →India conducted its first nuclear explosion, termed peaceful, in which month and year?Read the answer and worked solution →India refused to sign the NPT of 1968 because it considered the treaty:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the agreementsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the nuclear yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the war yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the leadersRead the answer and worked solution →China or PakistanRead the answer and worked solution →Which Prime MinisterRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Foreign policy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Independent India fought three wars with its neighbours in which years?

  1. 1962, 1965 and 1971
  2. 1947, 1950 and 1962
  3. 1965, 1971 and 1999
  4. 1948, 1962 and 1975
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Correct answer: A. 1962, 1965 and 1971

1. Non-alignment was India's innovative response. 2. Yet wars came in 1962, 1965 and 1971. 3. They shaped domestic politics too. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 4, India's External Relations._

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Which article of the Constitution directs the State to promote international peace and security?

  1. Article 370
  2. Article 51
  3. Article 21
  4. Article 32
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Correct answer: B. Article 51

1. Article 51 is a Directive Principle. 2. It asks for just relations between nations. 3. It favours arbitration of disputes. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 4, India's External Relations._

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Nehru served as both Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during which years?

  1. 1946 to 1964
  2. 1947 to 1962
  3. 1950 to 1966
  4. 1947 to 1957
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Correct answer: A. 1946 to 1964

1. Nehru was his own foreign minister. 2. He shaped policy from 1946 to 1964. 3. His aims were sovereignty, integrity and development. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 4, India's External Relations._

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