SESSION 2023 - 2024 CLASS : XII SUBJECT : POLITICAL SCIENCE Time allotted: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. The question paper consists of five sections (A, B, C, D and E) with 30 questions in total. 2. All questions are compulsory. 3. Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 4. Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 50-60 words each. 5. Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 100-120 words each. There is an internal choice in two of the 4 marks questions 6. Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer accordingly. 7. Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 170-180 words. 8. There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions.
SECTION – A (12 Marks) 1. Which international organization holds the distinction of being the only 1 Tripartite agency?
(a) World Bank
(b) World Trade Organisation (c) International Labour Organisation (d) UNESCO 2. Identify the country where the most severe conflict took place and which 1 broke apart into provinces after 1991.
(a) Austria (b) Bulgaria (c) Yugoslavia (d) Greece
3. Consider the following statement about ASEAN and choose 1
the incorrect one/s.
(i) ASEAN Community comprises three pillars, namely, the
ASEAN Military Community, the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. (ii) The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which was established in 1994, is the organisation that carries out coordination of security and foreign policy.
(a) (i) only
(b) (ii) only (c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) Neither (i) nor (ii)
4. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, it rapidly developed into an economic 1 power, which is termed as "Miracle on the Han River".
Identify the country.
(a) Japan (b) North Korea (c) China (d) South Korea
5. Which of the following is a non-traditional security threat? 1
(a) Emergence of a group demanding nationhood for their region.
(b) A newspaper that is critical of the armed forces in the country. (c) Attack by a neighbouring country. (d) Spread of SARS across countries through migration
6. The Socialist leader who gave the strategy ‘non-Congressism’ was 1
(a) Giani Zail Singh
(b) V.V Giri (c) Ram Manohar Lohia (d) V.P. Singh
7. Countries form alliances to _______________________________________ . 1
(a) defend against illegal migrants
(b) take care of international interests (c) increase their effective power relative to another country (d) defend against global warming.
8. Which among the following is the first global treaty to explicitly address 1 climate change?
(a) Montreal Protocol
(b) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (c) Kyoto Protocol (d) Paris Agreement
9. Choose the correct statement. 1
I. The Club of Rome, published a book in 1972 entitled Limits to Growth.
II. In 1987, Brundtland Report, Our common futures was published. III. The Rio Summit produced conventions dealing with climate change, biodiversity forestry and recommended a list of development called Agenda 21. IV. Common but differentiated responsibilities were declared at the Earth Summit in 1992.
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(a) I and II (b) III and IV (c) I, III and IV (d) All of these
10. Arrange the following in chronological order- 1
i) Second General Elections
ii) V.V. Giri elected as the President of India iii) General Elections 1967 iv) Congress(R)-CPI alliance won many seats in General Elections
Choose the correct option:
(a) i), iii),ii), iv) (b) iii), ii), iv), i) (c) ii), iv), i), iii) (d) iv), iii),i), ii) 11. The BJP led coalition of 2014 was also called as _______________ . 1
a) Majority Coalition b) Surplus Majority Coalition c)Clear Majority Coalition d)Democratic Coalition
12. Choose the wrong statement from the given options. 1
(a) Lohiya was one of the proponents of socialism in India.
(b) Deendayal Upadhayaya championed the idea of Democratic Socialism while associating it with democracy. (c) Lohiya was a leader of Socialist Party. (d) Lohia considered both capitalism and communism equally irrelevant for Indian society.
SECTION – B (12 Marks)
13. Enlist the major features of India-Nepal relationship. 2
14. Suggest any two measures to have good relations with Pakistan. 2
15. The decade of 1980s also witnessed major developments in the State of 1+1=2 Punjab. Highlight upon any 2 such developments.
16. Analyse any two major factors which led to the popularity of the Indira 2 Gandhi Government in the early 1970s.
17. ‘Dealing with many of the non-traditional threats to security 2
requires cooperation rather than military confrontation’. Justify the statement.
18. How did the Rajiv Gandhi - Lal Denga accord prove to be a turning point 2 in the history of Mizoram?
SECTION – C (20 Marks)
19. What is Resource Geopolitics? How does the global economy rely on 2+2=4 it?
20. “Military rule and Democracy are the two sides of the same coin in Pakistan.” 4 Analyse the statement. OR Despite the mixed record of democratic experience, the people of all the countries of South Asia share the aspiration of democracy. Explain.
21. Explain India's Nuclear Policy. 4
22. What was the impact of Imposition of National Emergency (1975) on the 4 party system in India?
23. Analyse the factors responsible for the disintegration of the USSR with 4 special reference to Perestroika and Glasnost. OR During the Cold war era India and USSR enjoyed a multi-dimensional relationship. Discuss.
Section – D (12 Marks) 24. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 1+1+1 +1=4
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement setting targets for
industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Certain gases like Carbon dioxide, Methane, Hydro-fluoro carbons etc. are considered at least partly responsible for global warming - the rise in global temperature which may have catastrophic consequences for life on Earth. 1. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was signed and ratified by India in the year ____________. (a) 2000 (b) 2001 (c) 2002 (d) 2003
2. Tehri Movement and Narmada Bachao Aandolan
are examples of _______________________.
(a) Anti - Corruption Movements
(b) Anti - Dam Movements (c) Anti - Globalisation Movements (d) Anti - Apartheid Movements
3. The Kyoto Protocol was named after the city of
Kyoto in __________________ .
(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) Malaysia (d) Japan
4. Which one of the following declarations was not
made in the Rio summit?
(a) The state shall co-operate in the spirit of global
partnership. (b) State shall conserve, protect and restore the health and integrity of the Earth's ecosystem. (c) Developed countries are not in pursuit of the idea of sustainable development. (d) Agenda 21 is an idea adopted in the Earth Summit. 25. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A), 1+1+1 (B), (C) and (D). Identify these states on the basis of the information given +1=4 below and write their correct names in your answer book along with the respective serial numbers of the information used and the concerned alphabets as per the format that follows:
i) State which was created in 1952.
ii) Jayaprakash Narayan protested from this state and demanded dismissal of Congress in 1974. iii) Charan Singh and Lal Bahadur Shastri belong to this state. iv) Junagarh was part of this state. Sr. Number for Alphabet Concerned Name of the states the information used
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv) 26. Study the given image and answer the questions that follow: 1+2 +1=4
1. What does the above cartoon represent?
2. Identify the lady in the cartoon and give reason for her pleasure. 3. Identify the person wearing the garland in winning position.
SECTION – E (24 Marks) 27. Elucidate the effects of Globalisation on the culture of a country. 6 OR Examine the economic implications of globalization? How has Globalization impacted on India with regard to this particular dimension? 3+3=6
28. Reforming the UN means restructuring of the Security Council. Suggest 6
measures to reform UNSC. OR 'India has supported the restructuring of the UN on several grounds.' Justify the statement with suitable arguments
29. How has the process of formation of states on the basis of language changed 6 the nature of democratic politics in India? OR Examine the three challenges that India faced at the time of Independence 2+2+2 =6
30. Describe any three points of consensus that emerged among most political 2+2+2 parties in India in spite of severe competition and conflicts. =6
OR Describe any three major developments in Indian Politics since 1989.
