Question

Which country has attacked any other country to have control on the 'Oil' resource ?

• A. India
• B. Pakistan
• C. United States of America
• D. United Kingdom
• A. Saudi Arbia
• B. Japan
• C. Italy
• D. Vietnam
• A. Indo-China War 1962
• B. Indo-Pak War 1971
• C. Gulf War
• D. Second World War
• A. Oil is an important resource for developed countries.
• B. Oil is cheap for making payment.
• C. Big powers can attack the small countries to grab oil resources.
• D. Oil producing countries need the help of big powers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Read the cartoon:
The cartoon is titled HOW NEO-COLONIALISM WORKS. Two armed soldiers stand over a ruined town. A shocked man sits in the rubble beside a dead body. One soldier says: NOW THAT WE HAVE DESTROYED YOUR COUNTRY, YOU CAN PAY US TO REBUILD IT. The other says: WE ACCEPT NATURAL RESOURCES, LIKE OIL AS PAYMENT. The soldiers are the attackers and the man in the rubble is the victim.

Step 2: Recall the NCERT background:
After 1991 the USA was the sole superpower. It led the Gulf War of 1991 against Iraq and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Many critics linked these wars to control of the oil of West Asia. The cartoon makes the same point.

Step 3: Check option (A) India:
India follows a policy of non-alignment and peaceful settlement. It has never attacked a country to take its oil. So (A) is wrong.

Step 4: Check option (B) Pakistan:
Pakistan has fought border wars with India but has not invaded a country to seize oil. So (B) is wrong.

Step 5: Check option (C) United States of America:
The USA has the military power to attack far away countries. It led the attacks on Iraq, a country with huge oil reserves, and the cartoon shows this kind of power at work. So (C) is correct.

Step 6: Check option (D) United Kingdom:
The UK joined the USA in some of these wars, but it acted as a junior partner. The attack shown in the cartoon is linked with the leading power, the USA. So (D) is not the best answer.

Final Answer:
The country that attacked another to control its oil is the United States of America. This is option (C). \[ \boxed{\text{(C) United States of America}} \]

Answer 2

Step 1: Link with the cartoon:
The cartoon is titled HOW NEO-COLONIALISM WORKS. Two armed soldiers stand over a ruined town. A shocked man sits in the rubble beside a dead body. One soldier says: NOW THAT WE HAVE DESTROYED YOUR COUNTRY, YOU CAN PAY US TO REBUILD IT. The other says: WE ACCEPT NATURAL RESOURCES, LIKE OIL AS PAYMENT. The question asks which of the four countries has plenty of oil, the resource the soldiers want.

Step 2: Recall the NCERT fact:
NCERT Contemporary World Politics notes that West Asia and the Gulf region hold most of the oil of the world. This is why big powers compete for control over this region.

Step 3: Check option (A) Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia is in West Asia and is among the largest oil producers and exporters. So (A) is correct.

Step 4: Check option (B) Japan:
Japan has very little oil and imports almost all of it. So (B) is wrong.

Step 5: Check option (C) Italy:
Italy has small oil fields and depends on imports from other countries. So (C) is wrong.

Step 6: Check option (D) Vietnam:
Vietnam is not known as a major oil rich country when compared with Saudi Arabia. So (D) is wrong.

Final Answer:
Saudi Arabia is the country rich in oil. This is option (A). \[ \boxed{\text{(A) Saudi Arabia}} \]

Answer 3

Step 1: Understand the question:
The cartoon is titled HOW NEO-COLONIALISM WORKS. Two armed soldiers stand over a ruined town. A shocked man sits in the rubble beside a dead body. One soldier says: NOW THAT WE HAVE DESTROYED YOUR COUNTRY, YOU CAN PAY US TO REBUILD IT. The other says: WE ACCEPT NATURAL RESOURCES, LIKE OIL AS PAYMENT. The question asks which war was fought over a natural resource like oil.

Step 2: Recall the Gulf War:
In August 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait, a small country with large oil reserves. The UN asked Iraq to withdraw. In January 1991 a US led coalition attacked Iraq and freed Kuwait. The war is called the First Gulf War.

Step 3: Why it is linked with oil:
The Gulf region holds a very large share of world oil. Control of Kuwait and its neighbours would have given Iraq power over oil supply and price. Many writers see oil as a key reason for the war.

Step 4: Check option (A) Indo-China War 1962:
This was a border war between India and China over territory in Ladakh and the North-East. It was not about oil. So (A) is wrong.

Step 5: Check option (B) Indo-Pak War 1971:
This war was fought over the crisis in East Pakistan, which led to the birth of Bangladesh. It was not about oil. So (B) is wrong.

Step 6: Check option (D) Second World War:
This was a global war between the Allied and Axis powers from 1939 to 1945. It had many causes, so it is not the best example of a war for oil. So (D) is wrong.

Final Answer:
The Gulf War is the example of a war linked with control over oil. This is option (C). \[ \boxed{\text{(C) Gulf War}} \]

Answer 4

Step 1: Read the cartoon:
The cartoon is titled HOW NEO-COLONIALISM WORKS. Two armed soldiers stand over a ruined town. A shocked man sits in the rubble beside a dead body. One soldier says: NOW THAT WE HAVE DESTROYED YOUR COUNTRY, YOU CAN PAY US TO REBUILD IT. The other says: WE ACCEPT NATURAL RESOURCES, LIKE OIL AS PAYMENT.

Step 2: Find the main idea:
The cartoon is about a strong country that first destroys a weak country by war. It then takes the oil of that country as the price of rebuilding. This is called neo-colonialism, because control comes through power and resources and not through direct rule.

Step 3: Check option (A):
It says oil is an important resource for developed countries. This is a true fact, but the cartoon does not talk about need. It talks about taking oil by force. So (A) is not the message.

Step 4: Check option (B):
It says oil is cheap for making payment. The cartoon does not talk about the price of oil. So (B) is wrong.

Step 5: Check option (C):
It says big powers can attack small countries to grab oil resources. This matches the soldiers, the ruined town and the demand for oil as payment. So (C) is correct.

Step 6: Check option (D):
It says oil producing countries need the help of big powers. In the cartoon the big power destroys the country, and does not help it. So (D) is wrong.

Final Answer:
The most appropriate message is that big powers can attack small countries to grab oil resources. This is option (C). \[ \boxed{\text{(C)}} \]