Class 12 Political Science Official Sample Question Paper (2021-22- Term II) | Political Science Class 12 - Humanities/Arts PDF Download

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Sample Question Paper 
2021-2022 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science Term II MM: 40 
Time: 2 hrs. 
 
Instructions: 
1. The question paper has 3 Sections A, B & C. 
2. Section A has 8 questions of 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 50 words each. 
3. Section B has 3 questions of 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 100 words each. Answer 
of map question should be attempted accordingly. 
4. Section C has 2 questions of 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 170 words each. 
Section-A 
1. ‘In recent years India has paid adequate attention to ASEAN’. Give 
two points to justify the statement.                                                      2 
OR 
Explain ‘Miracle on the Han River’.  
2. South Asia stands for diversity in every sense and yet constitutes one 
geo-political space. Do you agree with the statement? Give two reasons 
for your answer.                                                                                   2 
3. Why do you think India is now considered as an important centre of 
power?                                                                                                 2 
4. American involvement in South Asia has rapidly increased after the 
Cold War. Give two examples to illustrate.                                          2 
 
5. Evaluate the role of SAARC in facilitating the economic cooperation in 
the South Asian region.                                                                       2 
6. The first general election was postponed twice. Give two reasons for 
the same.                                                                                             2 
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Sample Question Paper 
2021-2022 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science Term II MM: 40 
Time: 2 hrs. 
 
Instructions: 
1. The question paper has 3 Sections A, B & C. 
2. Section A has 8 questions of 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 50 words each. 
3. Section B has 3 questions of 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 100 words each. Answer 
of map question should be attempted accordingly. 
4. Section C has 2 questions of 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 170 words each. 
Section-A 
1. ‘In recent years India has paid adequate attention to ASEAN’. Give 
two points to justify the statement.                                                      2 
OR 
Explain ‘Miracle on the Han River’.  
2. South Asia stands for diversity in every sense and yet constitutes one 
geo-political space. Do you agree with the statement? Give two reasons 
for your answer.                                                                                   2 
3. Why do you think India is now considered as an important centre of 
power?                                                                                                 2 
4. American involvement in South Asia has rapidly increased after the 
Cold War. Give two examples to illustrate.                                          2 
 
5. Evaluate the role of SAARC in facilitating the economic cooperation in 
the South Asian region.                                                                       2 
6. The first general election was postponed twice. Give two reasons for 
the same.                                                                                             2 
7. Explicate two features of a Coalition Government. 2 
8. Name the leader who led a peoples’ march to Parliament in 1975 and 
state as to what was unique about this march. 2 
 
Section-B 
9. Compare the European Union with ASEAN.                                      4 
10. Describe various issues regarding the National Emergency of 1975 in 
India.                                                                                                 4 
11. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been 
marked as (A), (B), (C), (D). Identify these states on the basis of the 
information given below and write their correct names in your answer 
book along with their respective serial number of the information used 
and the concerned alphabets as per format that follows:                        4 
(i)The state to which Minister for Communications in the first ministry 
of free India belonged. 
(ii) The state to which the former Prime Minister Morarji Desai was  
related 
(iii).  The state to which S. Nijalingappa belonged. 
(iv)The state related to former Congress President K. Kamraj. 
 
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Sample Question Paper 
2021-2022 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science Term II MM: 40 
Time: 2 hrs. 
 
Instructions: 
1. The question paper has 3 Sections A, B & C. 
2. Section A has 8 questions of 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 50 words each. 
3. Section B has 3 questions of 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 100 words each. Answer 
of map question should be attempted accordingly. 
4. Section C has 2 questions of 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 170 words each. 
Section-A 
1. ‘In recent years India has paid adequate attention to ASEAN’. Give 
two points to justify the statement.                                                      2 
OR 
Explain ‘Miracle on the Han River’.  
2. South Asia stands for diversity in every sense and yet constitutes one 
geo-political space. Do you agree with the statement? Give two reasons 
for your answer.                                                                                   2 
3. Why do you think India is now considered as an important centre of 
power?                                                                                                 2 
4. American involvement in South Asia has rapidly increased after the 
Cold War. Give two examples to illustrate.                                          2 
 
5. Evaluate the role of SAARC in facilitating the economic cooperation in 
the South Asian region.                                                                       2 
6. The first general election was postponed twice. Give two reasons for 
the same.                                                                                             2 
7. Explicate two features of a Coalition Government. 2 
8. Name the leader who led a peoples’ march to Parliament in 1975 and 
state as to what was unique about this march. 2 
 
Section-B 
9. Compare the European Union with ASEAN.                                      4 
10. Describe various issues regarding the National Emergency of 1975 in 
India.                                                                                                 4 
11. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been 
marked as (A), (B), (C), (D). Identify these states on the basis of the 
information given below and write their correct names in your answer 
book along with their respective serial number of the information used 
and the concerned alphabets as per format that follows:                        4 
(i)The state to which Minister for Communications in the first ministry 
of free India belonged. 
(ii) The state to which the former Prime Minister Morarji Desai was  
related 
(iii).  The state to which S. Nijalingappa belonged. 
(iv)The state related to former Congress President K. Kamraj. 
 
 
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Sample Question Paper 
2021-2022 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science Term II MM: 40 
Time: 2 hrs. 
 
Instructions: 
1. The question paper has 3 Sections A, B & C. 
2. Section A has 8 questions of 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 50 words each. 
3. Section B has 3 questions of 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 100 words each. Answer 
of map question should be attempted accordingly. 
4. Section C has 2 questions of 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should be completed within 170 words each. 
Section-A 
1. ‘In recent years India has paid adequate attention to ASEAN’. Give 
two points to justify the statement.                                                      2 
OR 
Explain ‘Miracle on the Han River’.  
2. South Asia stands for diversity in every sense and yet constitutes one 
geo-political space. Do you agree with the statement? Give two reasons 
for your answer.                                                                                   2 
3. Why do you think India is now considered as an important centre of 
power?                                                                                                 2 
4. American involvement in South Asia has rapidly increased after the 
Cold War. Give two examples to illustrate.                                          2 
 
5. Evaluate the role of SAARC in facilitating the economic cooperation in 
the South Asian region.                                                                       2 
6. The first general election was postponed twice. Give two reasons for 
the same.                                                                                             2 
7. Explicate two features of a Coalition Government. 2 
8. Name the leader who led a peoples’ march to Parliament in 1975 and 
state as to what was unique about this march. 2 
 
Section-B 
9. Compare the European Union with ASEAN.                                      4 
10. Describe various issues regarding the National Emergency of 1975 in 
India.                                                                                                 4 
11. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been 
marked as (A), (B), (C), (D). Identify these states on the basis of the 
information given below and write their correct names in your answer 
book along with their respective serial number of the information used 
and the concerned alphabets as per format that follows:                        4 
(i)The state to which Minister for Communications in the first ministry 
of free India belonged. 
(ii) The state to which the former Prime Minister Morarji Desai was  
related 
(iii).  The state to which S. Nijalingappa belonged. 
(iv)The state related to former Congress President K. Kamraj. 
 
 
 
Sr. Number of the 
information used 
Alphabet 
concerned 
Name of State 
(i)   
(ii) 
  
(iii)   
(iv)   
 
 
This question is for Visually impaired candidates only in lieu of 
question no. 11. 
11 A. What is the meaning of Defection in terms of Indian politics? 
Describe any two demerits of defection. 4 
Section-C 
12. ‘Peace and prosperity of countries lay in the establishment and 
strengthening of regional economic organizations’. Critically evaluate the 
statement.                                                                                               6 
                                         OR  
Give an account of the changing role of state in the light of Globalization. 
13. Critically evaluate the six main issues in Indian politics during the 
21
st
 century.                                                                                           6
  
                                              OR  
Discuss the impact of the relationship between the Judiciary and 
the Executive during emergency period in India.