1. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sardar Patel
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. What was the main objective of India’s foreign policy post-independence?
A. Expansionism
B. Alignment with superpowers
C. Promoting world peace and non-alignment
D. Becoming a nuclear superpower
Answer: C. Promoting world peace and non-alignment
3. When was the Non-Aligned Movement formally founded?
A. 1955
B. 1961
C. 1947
D. 1971
Answer: B. 1961
4. Which country did India have a war with in 1962?
A. Pakistan
B. Bangladesh
C. China
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: C. China
5. What was Panchsheel Agreement?
A. A trade deal
B. A nuclear treaty
C. An agreement on peaceful coexistence
D. A water-sharing treaty
Answer: C. An agreement on peaceful coexistence
6. India signed the Panchsheel Agreement with which country?
A. USA
B. Pakistan
C. China
D. Nepal
Answer: C. China
7. Which war resulted in the creation of Bangladesh?
A. 1947 war
B. 1962 war
C. 1965 war
D. 1971 war
Answer: D. 1971 war
8. Which policy did India adopt during the Cold War?
A. Aligned with USSR
B. Aligned with USA
C. Neutrality
D. Non-alignment
Answer: D. Non-alignment
9. Who among the following was a founding leader of the Non-Aligned Movement?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Indira Gandhi
Answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru
10. When did India conduct its first nuclear test?
A. 1974
B. 1962
C. 1999
D. 2000
Answer: A. 1974
11. What was India’s stance in the Korea War?
A. Supported USA
B. Supported USSR
C. Remained non-aligned
D. Sent troops
Answer: C. Remained non-aligned
12. India's foreign policy emphasizes:
A. Aggressive expansion
B. Isolationism
C. Peaceful coexistence
D. Protectionism
Answer: C. Peaceful coexistence
13. Which principle is not a part of Panchsheel?
A. Mutual respect
B. Mutual non-aggression
C. Intervention in others' internal affairs
D. Peaceful coexistence
Answer: C. Intervention in others' internal affairs
14. India's first nuclear explosion was called:
A. Operation Blue Star
B. Smiling Buddha
C. Pokhran-II
D. Shakti
Answer: B. Smiling Buddha
15. The Cold War was primarily between which two nations?
A. USA and UK
B. USA and USSR
C. USSR and China
D. India and Pakistan
Answer: B. USA and USSR
16. Bandung Conference was held in:
A. 1945
B. 1955
C. 1965
D. 1971
Answer: B. 1955
17. Which country is not a founding member of NAM?
A. India
B. Egypt
C. USA
D. Yugoslavia
Answer: C. USA
18. Who succeeded Nehru as Prime Minister of India?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Morarji Desai
Answer: B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
19. Which of the following is NOT a goal of NAM?
A. Military alliances
B. World peace
C. Economic development
D. Independence of foreign policy
Answer: A. Military alliances
20. Which country did India support in the 1971 war?
A. East Pakistan (Bangladesh)
B. Pakistan
C. USA
D. China
Answer: A. East Pakistan (Bangladesh)