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UPSC CDS Politycitizenship — practice questions — page 3

Explore 74 free Politycitizenship questions in UPSC CDS Polity. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Which Spanish dictator banned the Basque language even in homes?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the text, where does the solution to self-determination demands lie?Read the answer and worked solution →Which document gives elaborate protection to religious, linguistic and cultural minorities in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Where should the loyalty of citizens in a democracy be directed, according to the text?Read the answer and worked solution →Which poet's words on nationalism close the discussion?Read the answer and worked solution →A nation is constituted by belief. Which comparison does the text use?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the separatistsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the nation marksRead the answer and worked solution →Run the nationalism factsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the nations formedRead the answer and worked solution →Unite or divideRead the answer and worked solution →Which assumptionRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Nationalism bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Which Spanish dictator banned the Basque language even in homes?

  1. Salazar
  2. Napoleon
  3. Franco
  4. Mussolini
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Correct answer: C. Franco

1. Franco cut Basque autonomy in the twentieth century. 2. He banned the language in public and at home. 3. The measures have since been withdrawn. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 7, Nationalism._

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According to the text, where does the solution to self-determination demands lie?

  1. Creating many more new states
  2. Abolishing all national borders
  3. Enforcing one national language
  4. Making existing states democratic
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Correct answer: D. Making existing states democratic

1. New states did not end the dilemma. 2. The answer is more democratic and equal existing states. 3. Minorities must live as equal citizens. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 7, Nationalism._

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Which document gives elaborate protection to religious, linguistic and cultural minorities in India?

  1. The Indian Constitution
  2. The Treaty of Versailles
  3. The Discovery of India
  4. The Basque Charter
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Correct answer: A. The Indian Constitution

1. Group rights protect minority culture. 2. The Indian Constitution has elaborate provisions. 3. Some groups even get legislative representation. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 7, Nationalism._

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