Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations

Question:

In light of the given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) The Janata Party Government that came to power in 1977 announced that it would follow genuine non-alignment.
(B) This implied that the pro-Soviet tilt in the foreign policy will be strengthened.
(C) India's foreign policy shifted to a more pro-US strategy after 1990s.
(D) In the period after 1990, Russia lost its global pre-eminence.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (C) and (D) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(D) and (C) only

Correct Answer:

(A), (C) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) and (D) only

(A) The Janata Party Government that came to power in 1977 announced that it would follow genuine non-alignment. (Correct)
(B) This implied that the pro-Soviet tilt in the foreign policy will be strengthened. (Incorrect). This implied that the pro-Soviet tilt in the foreign policy will be corrected. The Janata Party's announcement of "genuine non-alignment" was a direct criticism of the previous government's pro-Soviet tilt. The intention was to reduce this tilt, not strengthen it, and to pursue a more balanced relationship with both the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
(C) India's foreign policy shifted to a more pro-US strategy after 1990s. (Correct)
(D) In the period after 1990, Russia lost its global pre-eminence. (Correct)