Class 10 Non-Aligned Movement Mock Test (ICSE)

Topics in Non-Aligned Movement

• Meaning and objectives
• Panchsheel
• Role of Jawaharlal Nehru
• Architects of NAM

Non-Aligned Movement practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which major conference was convened by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi in March $1947$ to foster Asian unity and lay the early intellectual groundwork for independent foreign policies?

   1. (a)Belgrade Summit
   2. (b)Asian Relations Conference
   3. (c)Bandung Conference
   4. (d)Cairo Conference
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   1. Correct option: (b) Asian Relations Conference+1

   Answer: (b)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Who among the following was *not* one of the primary architects of the Non-Aligned Movement?

   1. (a)Josip Broz Tito
   2. (b)Winston Churchill
   3. (c)Sukarno
   4. (d)Gamal Abdel Nasser
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   1. Correct option: (b) Winston Churchill. Recall the five principal architects of NAM: Nehru, Tito, Nasser, Sukarno, and Kwame Nkrumah. Winston Churchill was a British Prime Minister unrelated to NAM's founding.+1

   Answer: (b)
3. Q3Short answer·2 marks
   State any two principles of Panchsheel which later served as the foundation for the Non-Aligned Movement.
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   1. First principle, any one of the five: mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty; mutual non-aggression; mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs; equality and mutual benefit; peaceful co-existence (these are the five principles; equivalent wording is accepted).+1
   2. Second principle, a different one of the five.+1

   Answer: Any two of: mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty; mutual non-aggression; mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs; equality and mutual benefit; peaceful co-existence.
4. Q4Short answer·2 marks
   State any two principles of the Panchsheel agreement.
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   1. First principle, any one of the five: mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty; mutual non-aggression; mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs; equality and mutual benefit; peaceful co-existence (these are the five principles; equivalent wording is accepted).+1
   2. Second principle, a different one of the five.+1

   Answer: Any two of: mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty; mutual non-aggression; mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs; equality and mutual benefit; peaceful co-existence.
5. Q5Long answer·4 marks
   Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru played a foundational role in shaping the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) as a distinct force in international diplomacy. In this context, answer the following: (a) State any two major contributions of Nehru towards the conceptualization and establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement. [2] (b) Explain how Nehru's vision of non-alignment helped newly independent nations safeguard their sovereignty during the Cold War. [2]
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   1. (a) First contribution, any one of: he framed India's independent foreign policy of non-alignment, keeping away from both Cold War blocs; he convened the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi (1947) to build Asian solidarity; he formulated the Panchsheel principles with Zhou Enlai (1954), which became NAM's guiding principles; he played a leading role at the Bandung Afro-Asian Conference (1955); he joined Tito, Nasser, Sukarno and Nkrumah in founding NAM at the Belgrade Summit (1961); he championed anti-colonialism, anti-racism and Afro-Asian solidarity in world forums; or any other valid contribution.+1
   2. (a) Second contribution, a different one from the same list.+1
   3. (b) First way non-alignment safeguarded sovereignty, any one of: newly independent nations could judge international issues on merit and take independent decisions instead of following a bloc leader; by staying out of military pacts they avoided becoming satellites or bases of a superpower; they could spend their resources on economic development instead of the arms race; they could accept economic and technical aid from both blocs without political strings; or any other valid way.+1
   4. (b) Second way, a different one from the same list.+1

   Answer: (a) Any two of: framing India's independent non-aligned foreign policy; the Asian Relations Conference (1947); the Panchsheel principles (1954); a leading role at Bandung (1955); co-founding NAM at Belgrade (1961) with Tito, Nasser and Sukarno; championing anti-colonialism and Afro-Asian solidarity. (b) Any two of: nations could judge issues independently instead of following a bloc; staying out of military pacts kept them from becoming satellites; resources went to development instead of arms; they could take aid from both blocs without political strings.
6. Q6Long answer·4 marks
   Jawaharlal Nehru played a pivotal role as one of the chief architects of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). In this context, explain any four major contributions or roles played by him in shaping and establishing the movement.
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   1. First contribution, any one of: he framed India's independent foreign policy of non-alignment, keeping away from both Cold War blocs; he convened the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi (1947) to build Asian solidarity; he formulated the Panchsheel principles with Zhou Enlai (1954), which became NAM's guiding principles; he played a leading role at the Bandung Afro-Asian Conference (1955); he joined Tito, Nasser, Sukarno and Nkrumah in founding NAM at the Belgrade Summit (1961); he championed anti-colonialism, anti-racism and Afro-Asian solidarity in world forums; or any other valid contribution.+1
   2. Second contribution, a different one from the same list.+1
   3. Third contribution, a different one from the same list.+1
   4. Fourth contribution, a different one from the same list.+1

   Answer: Any four of: framing India's independent non-aligned foreign policy; the Asian Relations Conference (1947); the Panchsheel principles (1954); a leading role at the Bandung Conference (1955); co-founding NAM at the Belgrade Summit (1961) with Tito, Nasser and Sukarno; championing anti-colonialism, anti-racism and Afro-Asian solidarity.

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