Part-II
Chapter 8: Regional Aspirations

Important Questions

1. Name the three social and political regions of the Northern most state of India.

2. Mention the outcomes of Assam Accord of 1985.

3. What was the role of Congress in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir?

4. Analyse the thesis propounded by E.V. Ramaswami Naicker popularly known as Periyar. (CBSE 2019)

5. What was the main outcome of the Rajiv Gandhi-Longowal accord in July 1985?

6. What was ‘Operation Blue Star’? Why did it hurt the sentiments of the Sikh Community? (All India 2016)

Sample Questions

1. Assess any three benefits of the coalition governments in India since 1989. (CBSE 2019)

2. Analyse any three main causes of unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. (CBSE 2019)

3. Write a short note on Rajiv Gandhi.

4. In the given outline map of the India, five states have been marked as (A),(B),(C)and(D) . Identify them on the basis of information given below and write their correct names in your answer book with the respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabet as per the following format: (CBSE 2018)

Sr. No. of the information used

Concerned Alphabet

Name of the State

(i)

(ii)

(ii)

(iv)

(v)

(i) The State which was formed in 1953.
(ii) The State from which Chhattisgarh was carved out.
(iii) A North-Eastern State of India.
(iv) The State where National Conference dominated from 1952 to 1967.
(v) The State which was carved out of Uttar Pradesh.