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Sample Question Paper 
2020-2021 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science       MM: 80 MM
                                                     Time: 3hrs 
Instructions: 
i. All Questions are Compulsory. 
ii. Section A has 16 Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.  
iii. Section B has 2 passage –based questions 17 and 18 having 
Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.  
iv. Question numbers 19-22 carries 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 40 words each. 
v. Question numbers 23-27 carries 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 100 words each. 
vi. Question numbers 28-29 pertain to map and cartoon questions 
carrying 5 marks each to be answered accordingly. 
vii. Question numbers 30-32 carries 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 150words each. 
 
Section – A 
 1. Which of these statements about the princely states is incorrect:                    1 
a) Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union. 
b) The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions. 
c) First of all, the ruler of Junagarh announced that the state had decided on 
Independence. 
d) Princely states covered one third of the land area of the British Indian Empire. 
2. ___________acts as a think tank of the Union Government.                            1 
a) NITI Aayog 
b) Yojana Aayog 
c) Election Commission of India 
d) Ministry of External Affairs 
 
3. Which set of the Countries belonged to the NATO Group?            1 
a) Poland, Britain, Romania 
b) USA, Czech Republic, France 
c) Britain, France, west Germany 
d) Spain, France, East Germany 
 
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Sample Question Paper 
2020-2021 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science       MM: 80 MM
                                                     Time: 3hrs 
Instructions: 
i. All Questions are Compulsory. 
ii. Section A has 16 Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.  
iii. Section B has 2 passage –based questions 17 and 18 having 
Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.  
iv. Question numbers 19-22 carries 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 40 words each. 
v. Question numbers 23-27 carries 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 100 words each. 
vi. Question numbers 28-29 pertain to map and cartoon questions 
carrying 5 marks each to be answered accordingly. 
vii. Question numbers 30-32 carries 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 150words each. 
 
Section – A 
 1. Which of these statements about the princely states is incorrect:                    1 
a) Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union. 
b) The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions. 
c) First of all, the ruler of Junagarh announced that the state had decided on 
Independence. 
d) Princely states covered one third of the land area of the British Indian Empire. 
2. ___________acts as a think tank of the Union Government.                            1 
a) NITI Aayog 
b) Yojana Aayog 
c) Election Commission of India 
d) Ministry of External Affairs 
 
3. Which set of the Countries belonged to the NATO Group?            1 
a) Poland, Britain, Romania 
b) USA, Czech Republic, France 
c) Britain, France, west Germany 
d) Spain, France, East Germany 
 
 
 
4. Globalisation leads to each culture becoming__________                        1   
    a) More Different 
    b) More Transparent 
    c) More Distinctive 
    d) More Different and Distinctive 
5. Which factors contributed to Pakistan ’s failure in building a stable                   1              
democracy? 
 a) Dominance of the Military 
 b) Dominance of the clergy 
 c) Dominance of the landowning aristocracy 
 d) All of the above 
 
 6. Arab Spring began with----                                                                                       
                                                                                       1 
    a) Russian Revolution 
    b) Tunisian Revolution 
    c) Egyptian Revolution  
    d)Syrian Revolution  
 
  7. ‘Choose the wrong statement:                                                                            1 
a) Six- point proposal of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman for greater autonomy to East 
Pakistan. 
b) India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests in 1998. 
c) SAFTA signed at the 7
th
 SAARC Summit in Islamabad. 
d) India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga waters 
in 1996. 
  
 
 
 
 
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Sample Question Paper 
2020-2021 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science       MM: 80 MM
                                                     Time: 3hrs 
Instructions: 
i. All Questions are Compulsory. 
ii. Section A has 16 Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.  
iii. Section B has 2 passage –based questions 17 and 18 having 
Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.  
iv. Question numbers 19-22 carries 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 40 words each. 
v. Question numbers 23-27 carries 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 100 words each. 
vi. Question numbers 28-29 pertain to map and cartoon questions 
carrying 5 marks each to be answered accordingly. 
vii. Question numbers 30-32 carries 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 150words each. 
 
Section – A 
 1. Which of these statements about the princely states is incorrect:                    1 
a) Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union. 
b) The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions. 
c) First of all, the ruler of Junagarh announced that the state had decided on 
Independence. 
d) Princely states covered one third of the land area of the British Indian Empire. 
2. ___________acts as a think tank of the Union Government.                            1 
a) NITI Aayog 
b) Yojana Aayog 
c) Election Commission of India 
d) Ministry of External Affairs 
 
3. Which set of the Countries belonged to the NATO Group?            1 
a) Poland, Britain, Romania 
b) USA, Czech Republic, France 
c) Britain, France, west Germany 
d) Spain, France, East Germany 
 
 
 
4. Globalisation leads to each culture becoming__________                        1   
    a) More Different 
    b) More Transparent 
    c) More Distinctive 
    d) More Different and Distinctive 
5. Which factors contributed to Pakistan ’s failure in building a stable                   1              
democracy? 
 a) Dominance of the Military 
 b) Dominance of the clergy 
 c) Dominance of the landowning aristocracy 
 d) All of the above 
 
 6. Arab Spring began with----                                                                                       
                                                                                       1 
    a) Russian Revolution 
    b) Tunisian Revolution 
    c) Egyptian Revolution  
    d)Syrian Revolution  
 
  7. ‘Choose the wrong statement:                                                                            1 
a) Six- point proposal of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman for greater autonomy to East 
Pakistan. 
b) India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests in 1998. 
c) SAFTA signed at the 7
th
 SAARC Summit in Islamabad. 
d) India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga waters 
in 1996. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
8. In the decade of 1960 ’s, the Congress Party under the leadership of Indira     
Gandhi was affected by-------          1 
a) Violence 
b) Defection 
c) Internal conflicts 
d) Censorship                       
9.________ Policy has been adopted by NITI Aayog.                                          1                  
a) Make in India 
b) Made in India 
c) Start-up India 
d) Ayushman Bharat 
 
10) First Gulf War was known as-----------              1 
                                                                                                                  
a) Operation Infinite Reach 
 b) Operation Enduring Freedom 
 c) Operation Desert Storm 
 d) Operation Iraqi Freedom 
 
11. The high point of Cold War was --------               1 
a) Cuban Missile Crises 
b) Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
c) Establishment of SEATO and CENTO 
d) Establishment of NATO 
 
12) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel faced key challenges of integration in which of the              
following states.                                                                                               1 
   a) Hyderabad, Moradabad, Junagarh 
   b) Hyderabad, Sikandrabad, Jammu 
   c)  Hyderabad, Junagarh, Kashmir 
   d) Jammu, Junagarh, Kashmir 
 
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Sample Question Paper 
2020-2021 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science       MM: 80 MM
                                                     Time: 3hrs 
Instructions: 
i. All Questions are Compulsory. 
ii. Section A has 16 Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.  
iii. Section B has 2 passage –based questions 17 and 18 having 
Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.  
iv. Question numbers 19-22 carries 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 40 words each. 
v. Question numbers 23-27 carries 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 100 words each. 
vi. Question numbers 28-29 pertain to map and cartoon questions 
carrying 5 marks each to be answered accordingly. 
vii. Question numbers 30-32 carries 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 150words each. 
 
Section – A 
 1. Which of these statements about the princely states is incorrect:                    1 
a) Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union. 
b) The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions. 
c) First of all, the ruler of Junagarh announced that the state had decided on 
Independence. 
d) Princely states covered one third of the land area of the British Indian Empire. 
2. ___________acts as a think tank of the Union Government.                            1 
a) NITI Aayog 
b) Yojana Aayog 
c) Election Commission of India 
d) Ministry of External Affairs 
 
3. Which set of the Countries belonged to the NATO Group?            1 
a) Poland, Britain, Romania 
b) USA, Czech Republic, France 
c) Britain, France, west Germany 
d) Spain, France, East Germany 
 
 
 
4. Globalisation leads to each culture becoming__________                        1   
    a) More Different 
    b) More Transparent 
    c) More Distinctive 
    d) More Different and Distinctive 
5. Which factors contributed to Pakistan ’s failure in building a stable                   1              
democracy? 
 a) Dominance of the Military 
 b) Dominance of the clergy 
 c) Dominance of the landowning aristocracy 
 d) All of the above 
 
 6. Arab Spring began with----                                                                                       
                                                                                       1 
    a) Russian Revolution 
    b) Tunisian Revolution 
    c) Egyptian Revolution  
    d)Syrian Revolution  
 
  7. ‘Choose the wrong statement:                                                                            1 
a) Six- point proposal of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman for greater autonomy to East 
Pakistan. 
b) India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests in 1998. 
c) SAFTA signed at the 7
th
 SAARC Summit in Islamabad. 
d) India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga waters 
in 1996. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
8. In the decade of 1960 ’s, the Congress Party under the leadership of Indira     
Gandhi was affected by-------          1 
a) Violence 
b) Defection 
c) Internal conflicts 
d) Censorship                       
9.________ Policy has been adopted by NITI Aayog.                                          1                  
a) Make in India 
b) Made in India 
c) Start-up India 
d) Ayushman Bharat 
 
10) First Gulf War was known as-----------              1 
                                                                                                                  
a) Operation Infinite Reach 
 b) Operation Enduring Freedom 
 c) Operation Desert Storm 
 d) Operation Iraqi Freedom 
 
11. The high point of Cold War was --------               1 
a) Cuban Missile Crises 
b) Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
c) Establishment of SEATO and CENTO 
d) Establishment of NATO 
 
12) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel faced key challenges of integration in which of the              
following states.                                                                                               1 
   a) Hyderabad, Moradabad, Junagarh 
   b) Hyderabad, Sikandrabad, Jammu 
   c)  Hyderabad, Junagarh, Kashmir 
   d) Jammu, Junagarh, Kashmir 
 
  13) With its pre-intended goal ____ the NDA III Government started several                        
Socio-economic welfare schemes to make development accessible to the 
masses.                                                                                                             1  
a)  Jai Jawan,Jai Kisan 
    b) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan 
    c)  Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas 
    d)  Garibi Hatao 
 
   14) BJP led coalition of 2014 was also called as            1  
a) Majority Coalition 
b) Surplus Majority Coalition 
c)Clear Majority Coalition 
d)Democratic Coalition  
 
 
15) I.The main agenda of the World Social Forum is           1       
a) Opposition to Terrorism 
     b) Opposition to Neo-Liberal Globalisation                                                                           
     c) Opposition to Colonialism                                                                                                 
     d) Opposition to Communism 
OR 
II. Globalisation has ___________________ dimensions. 
a) Political and Social 
b) Social and Economic 
c) Political and Economic 
d) Political, Social and Economic 
16. Arrange the following in the chronological order:                                              1 
I) Establishment of Human Rights Council 
II) Yalta Conference 
III) Atlantic Charter 
iv) India join the UN 
a) ii,iv,i,iii 
b) iii, ii,iv, i 
c) I, ii, iii, iv 
d) ii, iii, iv, i 
 
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Sample Question Paper 
2020-2021 
Class XII 
Subject: Political Science       MM: 80 MM
                                                     Time: 3hrs 
Instructions: 
i. All Questions are Compulsory. 
ii. Section A has 16 Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.  
iii. Section B has 2 passage –based questions 17 and 18 having 
Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.  
iv. Question numbers 19-22 carries 2 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 40 words each. 
v. Question numbers 23-27 carries 4 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 100 words each. 
vi. Question numbers 28-29 pertain to map and cartoon questions 
carrying 5 marks each to be answered accordingly. 
vii. Question numbers 30-32 carries 6 marks each. Answer to these 
questions should not exceed 150words each. 
 
Section – A 
 1. Which of these statements about the princely states is incorrect:                    1 
a) Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union. 
b) The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions. 
c) First of all, the ruler of Junagarh announced that the state had decided on 
Independence. 
d) Princely states covered one third of the land area of the British Indian Empire. 
2. ___________acts as a think tank of the Union Government.                            1 
a) NITI Aayog 
b) Yojana Aayog 
c) Election Commission of India 
d) Ministry of External Affairs 
 
3. Which set of the Countries belonged to the NATO Group?            1 
a) Poland, Britain, Romania 
b) USA, Czech Republic, France 
c) Britain, France, west Germany 
d) Spain, France, East Germany 
 
 
 
4. Globalisation leads to each culture becoming__________                        1   
    a) More Different 
    b) More Transparent 
    c) More Distinctive 
    d) More Different and Distinctive 
5. Which factors contributed to Pakistan ’s failure in building a stable                   1              
democracy? 
 a) Dominance of the Military 
 b) Dominance of the clergy 
 c) Dominance of the landowning aristocracy 
 d) All of the above 
 
 6. Arab Spring began with----                                                                                       
                                                                                       1 
    a) Russian Revolution 
    b) Tunisian Revolution 
    c) Egyptian Revolution  
    d)Syrian Revolution  
 
  7. ‘Choose the wrong statement:                                                                            1 
a) Six- point proposal of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman for greater autonomy to East 
Pakistan. 
b) India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests in 1998. 
c) SAFTA signed at the 7
th
 SAARC Summit in Islamabad. 
d) India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga waters 
in 1996. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
8. In the decade of 1960 ’s, the Congress Party under the leadership of Indira     
Gandhi was affected by-------          1 
a) Violence 
b) Defection 
c) Internal conflicts 
d) Censorship                       
9.________ Policy has been adopted by NITI Aayog.                                          1                  
a) Make in India 
b) Made in India 
c) Start-up India 
d) Ayushman Bharat 
 
10) First Gulf War was known as-----------              1 
                                                                                                                  
a) Operation Infinite Reach 
 b) Operation Enduring Freedom 
 c) Operation Desert Storm 
 d) Operation Iraqi Freedom 
 
11. The high point of Cold War was --------               1 
a) Cuban Missile Crises 
b) Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
c) Establishment of SEATO and CENTO 
d) Establishment of NATO 
 
12) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel faced key challenges of integration in which of the              
following states.                                                                                               1 
   a) Hyderabad, Moradabad, Junagarh 
   b) Hyderabad, Sikandrabad, Jammu 
   c)  Hyderabad, Junagarh, Kashmir 
   d) Jammu, Junagarh, Kashmir 
 
  13) With its pre-intended goal ____ the NDA III Government started several                        
Socio-economic welfare schemes to make development accessible to the 
masses.                                                                                                             1  
a)  Jai Jawan,Jai Kisan 
    b) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan 
    c)  Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas 
    d)  Garibi Hatao 
 
   14) BJP led coalition of 2014 was also called as            1  
a) Majority Coalition 
b) Surplus Majority Coalition 
c)Clear Majority Coalition 
d)Democratic Coalition  
 
 
15) I.The main agenda of the World Social Forum is           1       
a) Opposition to Terrorism 
     b) Opposition to Neo-Liberal Globalisation                                                                           
     c) Opposition to Colonialism                                                                                                 
     d) Opposition to Communism 
OR 
II. Globalisation has ___________________ dimensions. 
a) Political and Social 
b) Social and Economic 
c) Political and Economic 
d) Political, Social and Economic 
16. Arrange the following in the chronological order:                                              1 
I) Establishment of Human Rights Council 
II) Yalta Conference 
III) Atlantic Charter 
iv) India join the UN 
a) ii,iv,i,iii 
b) iii, ii,iv, i 
c) I, ii, iii, iv 
d) ii, iii, iv, i 
 
 
 
 
Section – B 
17.  Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that 
follow: (1+1+1+1=4) 
 
America extended massive financial help for reviving Europe ’s economy under what 
was called the “Marshall Plan ”. The US also created a new collective security 
structure under NATO. Under the Marshall Plan, the Organisation for European 
Economic Cooperation (OEEC) was established in 1948 to channel aid to the West 
European States. It became a forum where the Western European States began to 
cooperate on trade and economic issues. The Council of Europe, established in 
1949, was another step forward in political cooperation. The process of economic 
integration of European capitalist countries proceeded step by step leading to the 
formation of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957. 
17.1 What was the “Marshall Plan ”?                1  
a) Aid given by the US 
b) Economic Aid given by the US 
c) Military help given by the US 
d) Financial Aid given by the US 
17.2 The US created a new collective security structure under which organisation? 1 
a) SEATO  
b) CENTO 
c) NATO 
d) Any Other 
17.3 Under which plan the organisation for European Economic Cooperation?        1
   
was established? 
 
a) Maastricht Plan 
b) Marshall Plan 
c) American Plan 
d) Any other Plan 
 
17.4 Which organisation became a forum where the western European states began       
to cooperate on trade and economic issues?                                                       1 
 
a) Organisation for European Political Cooperation 
b) Organisation for European Economic Cooperation 
c) Organisation for European Military Cooperation 
d) Any other Organisation 
 
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