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151	What did the Mandal Commission recommend for OBCs?	Political Science OBC and Dalit politics	Medium
152	Which government decided in 1990 to implement the Mandal Commission's recommendation on OBC reservation in ce…	Political Science OBC and Dalit politics	Medium
153	The Mandal Commission was appointed by one government in 1979 but its key recommendation was implemented by a…	Political Science OBC and Dalit politics	Hard
154	In which year was the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya demolished?	Political Science Communalism	Easy
155	In the Indian constitutional sense, secularism means that the state:	Political Science Communalism	Easy
156	Which court order in 1986 led to the opening of the locks of the disputed building in Ayodhya?	Political Science Communalism	Medium
157	Which body criticised the Gujarat government's handling of the violence in 2002?	Political Science Communalism	Medium
158	A political campaign appeals to voters by presenting followers of one religion as having interests opposed to…	Political Science Communalism	Hard
159	What did Gorbachev's policy of glasnost mainly stand for?	Political Science End of the Soviet Union	Easy
160	Which body was formed by Russia, Ukraine and Belarus when they declared the end of the USSR in December 1991?	Political Science End of the Soviet Union	Easy
161	Which group of Soviet republics was among the first to press strongly for independence in the late 1980s?	Political Science End of the Soviet Union	Medium
162	After the break-up of the USSR, which state took over the Soviet Union's permanent seat in the UN Security Co…	Political Science End of the Soviet Union	Medium
163	Which statement best explains why Gorbachev's reforms contributed to the collapse of the USSR rather than sav…	Political Science End of the Soviet Union	Hard
164	The rapid post-communist shift to capitalism in Russia and Eastern Europe, backed by the World Bank and the I…	Political Science Post-communist transitions	Easy
165	Why was the privatisation of Russian industry described as "the largest garage sale in history"?	Political Science Post-communist transitions	Easy
166	Which of the following was a consequence of shock therapy in Russia?	Political Science Post-communist transitions	Medium
167	Which post-communist country split into two states peacefully in 1993?	Political Science Post-communist transitions	Medium
168	A newly independent state sells all public enterprises within months, ends price controls overnight and switc…	Political Science Post-communist transitions	Hard
169	In which year did India and the USSR sign the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation?	Political Science India and post-communist countries	Easy
170	India and Russia both favour a "multipolar world order". What does this mean?	Political Science India and post-communist countries	Easy
171	Why are Russia and the Central Asian republics important for India's energy security?	Political Science India and post-communist countries	Medium
172	During the Cold War, how did the USSR help India when India was short of foreign exchange?	Political Science India and post-communist countries	Medium
173	Which statement best describes India's relationship with Russia after the Cold War?	Political Science India and post-communist countries	Hard
174	Who is associated with launching China's "open door" economic reforms in 1978?	Political Science Rise of China	Easy
175	In which year did China join the World Trade Organisation?	Political Science Rise of China	Easy
176	What were Special Economic Zones in China designed to do?	Political Science Rise of China	Medium
177	How did China's path of economic reform differ from Russia's shock therapy?	Political Science Rise of China	Medium
178	Arrange China's economic milestones in the correct order: (i) entry into WTO, (ii) privatisation of agricultu…	Political Science Rise of China	Hard
179	Which treaty established the European Union?	Political Science European Union	Easy
180	What does the circle of twelve gold stars on the EU flag represent?	Political Science European Union	Easy
181	Which organisation, formed in 1951 by six Western European states, was an early step towards European integra…	Political Science European Union	Medium
182	Which feature of the EU makes it an important economic centre of power in world politics?	Political Science European Union	Medium
183	Arrange the following in chronological order: (i) Treaty of Rome, (ii) Marshall Plan, (iii) Maastricht Treaty…	Political Science European Union	Hard
184	In which year was ASEAN established?	Political Science ASEAN	Easy
185	Which of these countries was a founding member of ASEAN?	Political Science ASEAN	Easy
186	What is meant by the "ASEAN Way"?	Political Science ASEAN	Medium
187	Which body was set up by ASEAN to deal with political and security dialogue in the region?	Political Science ASEAN	Medium
188	How does ASEAN's way of functioning mainly differ from that of the European Union?	Political Science ASEAN	Hard
189	The five principles of peaceful coexistence agreed between India and China in 1954 are known as what?	Political Science India, China, Japan and South Korea	Easy
190	Which Indian Prime Minister's visit to China in 1988 began a new phase in India–China relations?	Political Science India, China, Japan and South Korea	Easy
191	Which country is the only one to have suffered atomic bombing in war?	Political Science India, China, Japan and South Korea	Medium
192	What was the main aim of India's Look East policy launched in the early 1990s?	Political Science India, China, Japan and South Korea	Medium
193	Which statement best describes India–China relations after the late 1980s?	Political Science India, China, Japan and South Korea	Hard
194	Which part of Pakistan became the independent country of Bangladesh in 1971?	Political Science Democracy in South Asia	Easy
195	Who led the movement that resulted in the independence of Bangladesh?	Political Science Democracy in South Asia	Easy
196	Which general's takeover in 1958 brought the first spell of military rule in Pakistan?	Political Science Democracy in South Asia	Medium
197	In which year was the monarchy in Nepal formally abolished?	Political Science Democracy in South Asia	Medium
198	A country is first a kingdom, becomes a constitutional monarchy after a popular movement, faces an armed Maoi…	Political Science Democracy in South Asia	Hard
199	What was the name of the separate state demanded by Tamil militant groups in Sri Lanka?	Political Science Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka	Easy
200	Which force did India send to Sri Lanka after the 1987 accord between the two countries?	Political Science Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka	Easy