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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-2018)
CLASS –XII
POLITICAL SCIENCE
TIME-3HRS MM-100
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Instructions:-
a) All questions are compulsory.
b) Question nos. 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each. Answer should not exceed 20 words each.
c) Question nos. 6 to 10 carry 2 marks each. Answer should not exceed 40 words each.
d) Question nos. 11 to 16 carry 4 marks each. Answer should not exceed 100 words
each.
e) Question nos. 17 to 21 carry 5 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
f) Question no 21 is a map –based question. Write its answer in your answer book
g) Question nos. 22 to 27 carry 6 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
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1. Which of the following statements about the NIEO is false?
a) Give the LDCs control over their natural resources
b) Obtain access to Western markets
c) Reduce the cost of technology from the Western countries
d) Provide the developed countries with a greater role in international
economic institutions. 1
2. Why was SAARC established? 1
3. How was Kerala plan based on decentralized planning? 1
4. How the aim of India to respect the sovereign did find an echo in the Directive
Principles of the State Policy? 1
5. Highlight the major objective of UNFCCC. 1
Page 2
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-2018)
CLASS –XII
POLITICAL SCIENCE
TIME-3HRS MM-100
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Instructions:-
a) All questions are compulsory.
b) Question nos. 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each. Answer should not exceed 20 words each.
c) Question nos. 6 to 10 carry 2 marks each. Answer should not exceed 40 words each.
d) Question nos. 11 to 16 carry 4 marks each. Answer should not exceed 100 words
each.
e) Question nos. 17 to 21 carry 5 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
f) Question no 21 is a map –based question. Write its answer in your answer book
g) Question nos. 22 to 27 carry 6 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Which of the following statements about the NIEO is false?
a) Give the LDCs control over their natural resources
b) Obtain access to Western markets
c) Reduce the cost of technology from the Western countries
d) Provide the developed countries with a greater role in international
economic institutions. 1
2. Why was SAARC established? 1
3. How was Kerala plan based on decentralized planning? 1
4. How the aim of India to respect the sovereign did find an echo in the Directive
Principles of the State Policy? 1
5. Highlight the major objective of UNFCCC. 1
6. Match the following
A. J.P.Narayan i. first prime minister
belonged to non-congress
B. Morarji Desai ii. Call for ‘Total Revolution’
C. Ch. Charan Singh iii. Remained Prime Minister for
four months only
D. Jagjiwan Ram iv.) Leader of ‘Congress for Democracy’
7. Mention the military alliances formed by the Western Block. 2
8. “The Partition of India appeared to prove everyone in worst fears” How far do
you agree with this statement? 2
9. With which objectives DMK made its entry into Indian politics? 2
10. ‘Explain the role of State Reorganization Commission . 2
11. Why do the people in the SAARC countries share the aspiration for
democracy.? 4
12. What is resource geopolitics? How is global economy relied on it? 2+2= 4
13. Identify the factors that contributed to the dominance of the Congress Party
during the early years of independence. 4
14. ‘China has been the fastest growing economy since the reform first began
there’. Justify. 4
15. Examine the major outcomes of the Green Revolution. 4
Page 3
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-2018)
CLASS –XII
POLITICAL SCIENCE
TIME-3HRS MM-100
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Instructions:-
a) All questions are compulsory.
b) Question nos. 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each. Answer should not exceed 20 words each.
c) Question nos. 6 to 10 carry 2 marks each. Answer should not exceed 40 words each.
d) Question nos. 11 to 16 carry 4 marks each. Answer should not exceed 100 words
each.
e) Question nos. 17 to 21 carry 5 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
f) Question no 21 is a map –based question. Write its answer in your answer book
g) Question nos. 22 to 27 carry 6 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Which of the following statements about the NIEO is false?
a) Give the LDCs control over their natural resources
b) Obtain access to Western markets
c) Reduce the cost of technology from the Western countries
d) Provide the developed countries with a greater role in international
economic institutions. 1
2. Why was SAARC established? 1
3. How was Kerala plan based on decentralized planning? 1
4. How the aim of India to respect the sovereign did find an echo in the Directive
Principles of the State Policy? 1
5. Highlight the major objective of UNFCCC. 1
6. Match the following
A. J.P.Narayan i. first prime minister
belonged to non-congress
B. Morarji Desai ii. Call for ‘Total Revolution’
C. Ch. Charan Singh iii. Remained Prime Minister for
four months only
D. Jagjiwan Ram iv.) Leader of ‘Congress for Democracy’
7. Mention the military alliances formed by the Western Block. 2
8. “The Partition of India appeared to prove everyone in worst fears” How far do
you agree with this statement? 2
9. With which objectives DMK made its entry into Indian politics? 2
10. ‘Explain the role of State Reorganization Commission . 2
11. Why do the people in the SAARC countries share the aspiration for
democracy.? 4
12. What is resource geopolitics? How is global economy relied on it? 2+2= 4
13. Identify the factors that contributed to the dominance of the Congress Party
during the early years of independence. 4
14. ‘China has been the fastest growing economy since the reform first began
there’. Justify. 4
15. Examine the major outcomes of the Green Revolution. 4
16. How did the factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi
resulted in the split of Congress in 1969. 4
17. Read the following passage and answer the following questions-
(1+2+2=5)
The Central Asian countries wanted to take advantage of their geographical
location and continue their close ties with Russia and also to establish ties with
the West, the US, China and others. Thus, the international system saw many
new players emerge, each with its own identity, interests, and economic and
political difficulties. It is to these issues that we now turn.
a) Why did the Central Asian countries want to maintain ties with both
Russia and the West? 1
b) Name the new players that emerged in the international system after
the disintegration of USSR 2
c) Mention any two profound consequences of it on the world politics 2
18. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
( 2+3=5)
There has been an attempt in India to develop its economy in a way that the vast
mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economic
inequalities are not allowed to exist. The attempt has not quite succeeded; we
are still a very poor and unequal country. Yet democratic politics allows spaces
for articulating the voice of the poor and the deprived citizens. There is a
pressure on the democratically elected governments to combine economic
growth with human development. Thus democracy is not just a political ideal; a
democratic government is also a way to provide greater security
a) Mention the major security threats to India. 2
b) Highlight the broad components of security strategy of democratic India.3
Page 4
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-2018)
CLASS –XII
POLITICAL SCIENCE
TIME-3HRS MM-100
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Instructions:-
a) All questions are compulsory.
b) Question nos. 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each. Answer should not exceed 20 words each.
c) Question nos. 6 to 10 carry 2 marks each. Answer should not exceed 40 words each.
d) Question nos. 11 to 16 carry 4 marks each. Answer should not exceed 100 words
each.
e) Question nos. 17 to 21 carry 5 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
f) Question no 21 is a map –based question. Write its answer in your answer book
g) Question nos. 22 to 27 carry 6 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Which of the following statements about the NIEO is false?
a) Give the LDCs control over their natural resources
b) Obtain access to Western markets
c) Reduce the cost of technology from the Western countries
d) Provide the developed countries with a greater role in international
economic institutions. 1
2. Why was SAARC established? 1
3. How was Kerala plan based on decentralized planning? 1
4. How the aim of India to respect the sovereign did find an echo in the Directive
Principles of the State Policy? 1
5. Highlight the major objective of UNFCCC. 1
6. Match the following
A. J.P.Narayan i. first prime minister
belonged to non-congress
B. Morarji Desai ii. Call for ‘Total Revolution’
C. Ch. Charan Singh iii. Remained Prime Minister for
four months only
D. Jagjiwan Ram iv.) Leader of ‘Congress for Democracy’
7. Mention the military alliances formed by the Western Block. 2
8. “The Partition of India appeared to prove everyone in worst fears” How far do
you agree with this statement? 2
9. With which objectives DMK made its entry into Indian politics? 2
10. ‘Explain the role of State Reorganization Commission . 2
11. Why do the people in the SAARC countries share the aspiration for
democracy.? 4
12. What is resource geopolitics? How is global economy relied on it? 2+2= 4
13. Identify the factors that contributed to the dominance of the Congress Party
during the early years of independence. 4
14. ‘China has been the fastest growing economy since the reform first began
there’. Justify. 4
15. Examine the major outcomes of the Green Revolution. 4
16. How did the factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi
resulted in the split of Congress in 1969. 4
17. Read the following passage and answer the following questions-
(1+2+2=5)
The Central Asian countries wanted to take advantage of their geographical
location and continue their close ties with Russia and also to establish ties with
the West, the US, China and others. Thus, the international system saw many
new players emerge, each with its own identity, interests, and economic and
political difficulties. It is to these issues that we now turn.
a) Why did the Central Asian countries want to maintain ties with both
Russia and the West? 1
b) Name the new players that emerged in the international system after
the disintegration of USSR 2
c) Mention any two profound consequences of it on the world politics 2
18. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
( 2+3=5)
There has been an attempt in India to develop its economy in a way that the vast
mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economic
inequalities are not allowed to exist. The attempt has not quite succeeded; we
are still a very poor and unequal country. Yet democratic politics allows spaces
for articulating the voice of the poor and the deprived citizens. There is a
pressure on the democratically elected governments to combine economic
growth with human development. Thus democracy is not just a political ideal; a
democratic government is also a way to provide greater security
a) Mention the major security threats to India. 2
b) Highlight the broad components of security strategy of democratic India.3
19. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
( 1+2+2=5)
India wanted to generate atomic energy for peaceful purposes. Nehru was
against nuclear weapons. So he pleaded with the superpowers for
comprehensive nuclear disarmament. However, the nuclear arsenal kept rising.
When Communist China conducted nuclear tests in October 1964, the five
nuclear weapon powers, the USSR. USA, UK, France and China ( Taiwan
represented china) impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 on
the rest of the world. India always considered the NPT as discriminatory and had
refused to sign it. When India conducted its first nuclear test, it was termed as
peaceful explosion. India argued that it was committed to the policy of using
nuclear power only for peaceful purposes.
a) What was the plea of Nehru with regard to nuclear energy? 1
b) When did India conduct s its first nuclear test and why? 2
c) Why India always considered the NPT as discriminatory and had refused to
sign it? 2
.
20. Read the following Cartoon and answer the following questions
(1+2+2=5)
Pg-40 dollar world
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2017-2018)
CLASS –XII
POLITICAL SCIENCE
TIME-3HRS MM-100
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Instructions:-
a) All questions are compulsory.
b) Question nos. 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each. Answer should not exceed 20 words each.
c) Question nos. 6 to 10 carry 2 marks each. Answer should not exceed 40 words each.
d) Question nos. 11 to 16 carry 4 marks each. Answer should not exceed 100 words
each.
e) Question nos. 17 to 21 carry 5 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
f) Question no 21 is a map –based question. Write its answer in your answer book
g) Question nos. 22 to 27 carry 6 marks each. Answer should not exceed 150 words
each.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Which of the following statements about the NIEO is false?
a) Give the LDCs control over their natural resources
b) Obtain access to Western markets
c) Reduce the cost of technology from the Western countries
d) Provide the developed countries with a greater role in international
economic institutions. 1
2. Why was SAARC established? 1
3. How was Kerala plan based on decentralized planning? 1
4. How the aim of India to respect the sovereign did find an echo in the Directive
Principles of the State Policy? 1
5. Highlight the major objective of UNFCCC. 1
6. Match the following
A. J.P.Narayan i. first prime minister
belonged to non-congress
B. Morarji Desai ii. Call for ‘Total Revolution’
C. Ch. Charan Singh iii. Remained Prime Minister for
four months only
D. Jagjiwan Ram iv.) Leader of ‘Congress for Democracy’
7. Mention the military alliances formed by the Western Block. 2
8. “The Partition of India appeared to prove everyone in worst fears” How far do
you agree with this statement? 2
9. With which objectives DMK made its entry into Indian politics? 2
10. ‘Explain the role of State Reorganization Commission . 2
11. Why do the people in the SAARC countries share the aspiration for
democracy.? 4
12. What is resource geopolitics? How is global economy relied on it? 2+2= 4
13. Identify the factors that contributed to the dominance of the Congress Party
during the early years of independence. 4
14. ‘China has been the fastest growing economy since the reform first began
there’. Justify. 4
15. Examine the major outcomes of the Green Revolution. 4
16. How did the factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi
resulted in the split of Congress in 1969. 4
17. Read the following passage and answer the following questions-
(1+2+2=5)
The Central Asian countries wanted to take advantage of their geographical
location and continue their close ties with Russia and also to establish ties with
the West, the US, China and others. Thus, the international system saw many
new players emerge, each with its own identity, interests, and economic and
political difficulties. It is to these issues that we now turn.
a) Why did the Central Asian countries want to maintain ties with both
Russia and the West? 1
b) Name the new players that emerged in the international system after
the disintegration of USSR 2
c) Mention any two profound consequences of it on the world politics 2
18. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
( 2+3=5)
There has been an attempt in India to develop its economy in a way that the vast
mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economic
inequalities are not allowed to exist. The attempt has not quite succeeded; we
are still a very poor and unequal country. Yet democratic politics allows spaces
for articulating the voice of the poor and the deprived citizens. There is a
pressure on the democratically elected governments to combine economic
growth with human development. Thus democracy is not just a political ideal; a
democratic government is also a way to provide greater security
a) Mention the major security threats to India. 2
b) Highlight the broad components of security strategy of democratic India.3
19. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
( 1+2+2=5)
India wanted to generate atomic energy for peaceful purposes. Nehru was
against nuclear weapons. So he pleaded with the superpowers for
comprehensive nuclear disarmament. However, the nuclear arsenal kept rising.
When Communist China conducted nuclear tests in October 1964, the five
nuclear weapon powers, the USSR. USA, UK, France and China ( Taiwan
represented china) impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 on
the rest of the world. India always considered the NPT as discriminatory and had
refused to sign it. When India conducted its first nuclear test, it was termed as
peaceful explosion. India argued that it was committed to the policy of using
nuclear power only for peaceful purposes.
a) What was the plea of Nehru with regard to nuclear energy? 1
b) When did India conduct s its first nuclear test and why? 2
c) Why India always considered the NPT as discriminatory and had refused to
sign it? 2
.
20. Read the following Cartoon and answer the following questions
(1+2+2=5)
Pg-40 dollar world
a) What is the basic idea of this cartoon? 1
b) What does this cartoon say about the nature of hegemony? 2
c) Mention any two examples of its structural power 2
Note. The following question is for the visually impaired children in lieu of Q20
a) Which country in the world is having global dominance 1
b) Mention the cultural dominance of that country in the world 2
c) State its structural hegemony 2
(1+2+2=5)
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| 1. What is the importance of studying Political Science in Class 12? |  |
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Ans. Studying Political Science in Class 12 can benefit students in their future careers in several ways. It provides a strong foundation for pursuing higher studies in Political Science, International Relations, Law, Public Administration, and other related fields. It also enhances critical thinking, research, and analytical skills, which are highly valued in various professions such as journalism, civil services, diplomacy, policy-making, and social work.
| 3. What are the major topics covered in the Class 12 Political Science curriculum? | |
Ans. The Class 12 Political Science curriculum covers a wide range of topics including Constitutional Design, Electoral Politics, Federalism, Citizenship, Nationalism, Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Challenges to Democracy, and Global Politics. These topics aim to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of political systems, processes, and challenges both at the national and global level.
| 4. How can students effectively prepare for the Class 12 Political Science exam? | |
Ans. To effectively prepare for the Class 12 Political Science exam, students should start by thoroughly understanding the concepts and theories discussed in the textbook. They should create a study schedule, allocate time for each topic, and revise regularly. It is also helpful to practice answering previous years' question papers and sample papers to get familiar with the exam pattern and improve time management skills. Additionally, discussing the subject with classmates and teachers can further enhance understanding and retention of the material.
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