India's Foreign Policy: One Mark Questions and Answers | Class 10 Civics Chapter 4

India’s Foreign Policy | Civics | Class 10 Social Science - One Mark Questions Answers

India’s Foreign Policy

Class 10 Social Science | Civics: Chapter 4 | One Mark Questions & Answers

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Which Minister plays a vital role in molding foreign policy of our country?

  • (a) Defense Minister
  • (b) Prime Minister
  • (c) External Affairs Minister
  • (d) Home Minister

Ans: (c)

2. The Panchaseel treaty has been signed between

  • (a) India and Nepal
  • (b) India and Pakistan
  • (c) India and China
  • (d) India and Sri Lanka

Ans: (c)

3. Which article of Indian constitution directs to adopt foreign policy?

  • (a) Article 50
  • (b) Article 51
  • (c) Article 52
  • (d) Article 53

Ans: (b)

4. Apartheid is

  • (a) An international association
  • (b) Energy diplomacy
  • (c) A policy of racial discrimination
  • (d) None of these

Ans: (c)

5. The Agreement signed by India and China in 1954 related to

  • (a) Trade and Commerce
  • (b) Restoration of normal relations
  • (c) Cultural exchange programmes
  • (d) The Five Principles of Co existence

Ans: (d)

6. Which is not related to our foreign policy

  • (a) World co operation
  • (b) World peace
  • (c) Racial equality
  • (d) Colonialism

Ans: (d)

7. Which of the following country is not the founder member of NAM?

  • (a) Yugoslavia
  • (b) Indonesia
  • (c) Egypt
  • (d) Pakistan

Ans: (d)

8. Find the odd one

  • (a) Social welfare
  • (b) Health care
  • (c) Diplomacy
  • (d) Domestic affairs

Ans: (c)

9. Non-Alliance means

  • (a) being neutral
  • (b) freedom to decide on issues independently
  • (c) demilitarisation
  • (d) none of the above

Ans: (b)

10. Non – military issues are

  • (a) Energy security
  • (b) Water security
  • (c) Pandemics
  • (d) All the above.

Ans: (d)

II. Fill in the blanks

  1. India conducted its first nuclear test at Pokhran.
  2. At present our foreign policy acts as a means to generate inward investment for domestic growth and development.
  3. Diplomacy is the instrument for implementing foreign policy of a state.
  4. Non alignment was India’s policy in the face of the bipolar order of the cold war.
  5. Our tradition and national ethos is to practice disarmament.

III. Consider the following statement and tick the appropriate answer

1. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order and choose the correct answer from the code given below.

  • (i) Panchsheel
  • (ii) China's Nuclear test
  • (iii) Twenty-year Treaty
  • (iv) First Nuclear test of India

(a) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(c) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

d) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

Ans: (b)

2. Which of the following is not about NAM?

  • (i) The term Non-Alignment was coined by V. Krishna Menon
  • (ii) It aimed to maintain national independence in foreign affairs by joining any military alliance
  • (iii) At present it has 120 member countries.
  • (iv) It has transformed to an economical movement

a) (i) and (ii)

b) (iii) and (iv)

c) (ii) only

d) (iv) only

Ans: (c)

3. Write true or false against each of the statement.

(a) During Cold War India tried to form a third bloc of nations in the international affairs. True

(b) The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for the conduct of the country’s foreign relations. False

(c) The nuclear test at Pokhran was done underSubterranean Nuclear Explosions Project. True

4. Assertion(A): India aligned with Soviet Union by the Indo-Soviet treaty on 1971.
Reason(B): This began with a disastrous Indo –China war of 1962

  • (a) A is correct and R explains A
  • (b) A is correct and R does not explain A
  • (c) A is correct and R is Wrong
  • (d) Both A and R are wrong.

Ans: (c)

5. Assertion(A): India has formal diplomatic relations with most of the nations.
Reason(R): India is the World’s second most populous country.

  • (a) A is correct and R explains A
  • (b) A is correct and R does not explain A
  • (c) A is wrong and R is correct
  • (d) Both are wrong

Ans: (b)

6. Avoidance of military blocs was necessity for India after political freedom. Because India had to redeemed from

  • (a) acute poverty
  • (b) illiteracy
  • (c) chaotic socio-economic conditions
  • (d) all the above

Ans: (d)

IV. Match the following

  1. Indian Ocean island
  2. Land bridge to ASEAN
  3. Panchsheel
  4. Afro Asian Conference
  5. World Peace
  • 1955
  • 1954
  • Maldives
  • Foreign Policy
  • Myanmar
Show Answers

1. Indian Ocean island - Maldives

2. Land bridge to ASEAN - Myanmar

3. Panchsheel - 1954

4. Afro Asian Conference - 1955

5. World Peace - Foreign Policy

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