NIOS Class 12 Military History Chapter 17 Sino-Indian War-1962

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Sino-Indian War-1962

Chapter: 17

MODULE – V: MAJOR WARS POST INDEPENDENCE

Intext Questions 17.1 

1. Who made the first border between India and China in 1914? 

Ans: Sir Henry McMahon.

2. In which state of India was the McMahon line drawn?

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh.

Intext Questions 17.2 

1. What was the name of the place in Ladakh where there was a border dispute between India and China? 

Ans: Aksai Chin in Ladakh.

2. Who was the leader of Tibet who fled to India in 1959? 

Ans: Dalai Lama.

3. With which country the Chinese Government signed border treaties?

Ans: Pakistan and Myanmar.

Intext Questions 17.3 

1. When did the Chinese Army launch its attack on India? 

Ans: 20th October 1962

2. Which three places did the Chinese attack in Ladakh in 1962? 

Ans: Daulat-Beg oldi, Chushul and Demchok.

3. Which Western Nations supported India during the 1962 Sino-Indian War?

Ans: United States of America, United Kingdom and Canada.

Terminal Exercises

1. Explain the origin of problems between India and China.

Ans: Genesis of the Problem between India and China:

(i) When we got independence, our leaders declared a foreign policy that said India and China are two equal and great powers of Asia. China did not agree and wanted to be the only power. Therefore, it first captured Tibet and made it part of China in 1950.

(ii) In 1959 because of atrocities on the Tibetan people and Dalai Lama (religious head of Tibetan people) fled Tibet, India gave refuge to Dalai Lama and his followers in India.

(iii) From military point of view, the border between India and China in Arunachal Pradesh, was drawn by a British shown by Sir Henry McMahon line in 1914. It was accepted by Tibet. But China did not agree and said Tibet was not an independent country and could not make border agreements.

(iv) Similarly in Ladakh region, the border between India and China was drawn by a British named Johnson in 1865. This was also not accepted by China.

(v) Under Chairman Mao, China wanted to take settle the border dispute by force in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. Therefore this problem of the border became a reason to have a war.

2. Which Indian State has boundaries with China?

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh” (which “was considered as part of Assam” at the time of the war).

(ii) Ladakh region.

(iii) Sikkim.

(iv) Himachal Pradesh.

(v) Uttar Pradesh.