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POLITICAL SCIENCE 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2022-23) 
CLASS: XII  
TIME: 3 hrs.                                                                                                                  MM: 80 
 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
 
I) All questions are compulsory. 
II) Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 
III) Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 50 words each. 
IV) Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 100 words each. 
V) Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer 
accordingly. 
VI) Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 170 words. 
VII) There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions. 
                                                 
                                                            SECTION – A  
                                                              (12 Marks) 
1. The movement ‘Arab Spring’ that began in 2009 later turned into a__________. 
(a) Social Movement 
(b) Religious Movement 
(c) Political Movement 
(d) Economic Movement 
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2. Name the Soviet leader who faced a coup in the year 1991. 
(a) Boris Yelstin  
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev 
(c) Leonid Brezhnev 
(d) Joseph Stalin 
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3. Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’- 
(a) Reflects the lifestyle of ASEAN members 
(b) Is an informal and cooperative interaction among ASEAN members  
(c) Is the defence policy followed by the ASEAN members 
(d) Is the philosophical principle that connects all the ASEAN members 
 
1 
4. Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty 
and European currency, Euro? 
(a) Britain and France 
(b) Denmark and Sweden 
(c) US and USSR 
(d) Canada and Sweden 
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2022-23) 
CLASS: XII  
TIME: 3 hrs.                                                                                                                  MM: 80 
 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
 
I) All questions are compulsory. 
II) Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 
III) Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 50 words each. 
IV) Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 100 words each. 
V) Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer 
accordingly. 
VI) Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 170 words. 
VII) There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions. 
                                                 
                                                            SECTION – A  
                                                              (12 Marks) 
1. The movement ‘Arab Spring’ that began in 2009 later turned into a__________. 
(a) Social Movement 
(b) Religious Movement 
(c) Political Movement 
(d) Economic Movement 
1       
2. Name the Soviet leader who faced a coup in the year 1991. 
(a) Boris Yelstin  
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev 
(c) Leonid Brezhnev 
(d) Joseph Stalin 
1 
3. Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’- 
(a) Reflects the lifestyle of ASEAN members 
(b) Is an informal and cooperative interaction among ASEAN members  
(c) Is the defence policy followed by the ASEAN members 
(d) Is the philosophical principle that connects all the ASEAN members 
 
1 
4. Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty 
and European currency, Euro? 
(a) Britain and France 
(b) Denmark and Sweden 
(c) US and USSR 
(d) Canada and Sweden 
1 
  
2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. 
 
Assertion Reason Questions: 
 
Directions for Q.Nos. 5 and 6  
 
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and 
Reason (R). Read these statements and choose one correct answer from the given 
options- 
 
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A 
(c) A is true but R is false 
(d) A is false, but R is true 
 
Assertion (A) Traditional Security accepts confidence building as a means of 
avoiding violence. 
Reason (R) Confidence building is a process in which countries share ideas and 
information with their rivals. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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6. Assertion (A) The real challenge to Indira Gandhi came not from the opposition but 
from within her own party. 
Reason (R) She had to deal with the ‘Syndicate’, a group of powerful and influential 
leaders from within the Congress. 
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7. Terrorism refers to - 
a) A bomb blast in a market place or train etc. 
b) Systematic  creation of atmosphere of fear in society using brutal violence  
c) An external attack by any military group 
d) Violence created by a group of people or an individual 
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8. Which of the following statements about NITI Aayog  are true? 
(i) NITI Aayog acts as a “think tank” of the Union 
Government 
(ii) NITI Aayog acts against terrorism 
(iii) NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of cooperative 
federalism 
(iv) NITI Aayog decides more role for bigger states 
and smaller role for smaller states 
 
Codes  
a) (i), (ii) and (iv) 
b) (iii) and (iv) 
c) (i), (iii) and (iv) 
d) (i) and (iii) 
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9. Name the personality who drafted Second Five Year Plan. 
(a) K. C. Negoy 
(b) T.T. Krishnamachari 
(c) Smt. Durgabai Deshmukh 
(d) P. C. Mahalnobis 
 
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10. Arrange the following in chronological order- 
(a)        Second General Elections 
(b)        V.V. Giri elected as the President of India 
(C)       Fourth General Elections 
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2022-23) 
CLASS: XII  
TIME: 3 hrs.                                                                                                                  MM: 80 
 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
 
I) All questions are compulsory. 
II) Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 
III) Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 50 words each. 
IV) Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 100 words each. 
V) Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer 
accordingly. 
VI) Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 170 words. 
VII) There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions. 
                                                 
                                                            SECTION – A  
                                                              (12 Marks) 
1. The movement ‘Arab Spring’ that began in 2009 later turned into a__________. 
(a) Social Movement 
(b) Religious Movement 
(c) Political Movement 
(d) Economic Movement 
1       
2. Name the Soviet leader who faced a coup in the year 1991. 
(a) Boris Yelstin  
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev 
(c) Leonid Brezhnev 
(d) Joseph Stalin 
1 
3. Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’- 
(a) Reflects the lifestyle of ASEAN members 
(b) Is an informal and cooperative interaction among ASEAN members  
(c) Is the defence policy followed by the ASEAN members 
(d) Is the philosophical principle that connects all the ASEAN members 
 
1 
4. Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty 
and European currency, Euro? 
(a) Britain and France 
(b) Denmark and Sweden 
(c) US and USSR 
(d) Canada and Sweden 
1 
  
2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. 
 
Assertion Reason Questions: 
 
Directions for Q.Nos. 5 and 6  
 
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and 
Reason (R). Read these statements and choose one correct answer from the given 
options- 
 
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A 
(c) A is true but R is false 
(d) A is false, but R is true 
 
Assertion (A) Traditional Security accepts confidence building as a means of 
avoiding violence. 
Reason (R) Confidence building is a process in which countries share ideas and 
information with their rivals. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1    
6. Assertion (A) The real challenge to Indira Gandhi came not from the opposition but 
from within her own party. 
Reason (R) She had to deal with the ‘Syndicate’, a group of powerful and influential 
leaders from within the Congress. 
1    
7. Terrorism refers to - 
a) A bomb blast in a market place or train etc. 
b) Systematic  creation of atmosphere of fear in society using brutal violence  
c) An external attack by any military group 
d) Violence created by a group of people or an individual 
1       
8. Which of the following statements about NITI Aayog  are true? 
(i) NITI Aayog acts as a “think tank” of the Union 
Government 
(ii) NITI Aayog acts against terrorism 
(iii) NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of cooperative 
federalism 
(iv) NITI Aayog decides more role for bigger states 
and smaller role for smaller states 
 
Codes  
a) (i), (ii) and (iv) 
b) (iii) and (iv) 
c) (i), (iii) and (iv) 
d) (i) and (iii) 
1      
9. Name the personality who drafted Second Five Year Plan. 
(a) K. C. Negoy 
(b) T.T. Krishnamachari 
(c) Smt. Durgabai Deshmukh 
(d) P. C. Mahalnobis 
 
1     
10. Arrange the following in chronological order- 
(a)        Second General Elections 
(b)        V.V. Giri elected as the President of India 
(C)       Fourth General Elections 
1       
3 
 
(d)       Congress(R)-CPI alliance won many seats in General Elections  
Codes  
(a) i), iii) ,ii), iv) 
(b) iii), ii), iv), i) 
(c) ii), iv), i), iii) 
(d) iv), iii),i), ii) 
11. Name the judge of the Allahabad High Court who declared Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s 
election as invalid--- 
(a) Om Prakash Trivedi 
(b) Jagmohan Lal Sinha 
(c) Narain Dutt Ojha 
(d) Kunj Bihari Srivastava 
1 
12. Find the odd one out in the context of proclamation of emergency - 
(a)  Call for ‘Total Revolution’. 
(b)        the Railway Strike of 1974 
(c)  Naxalite Movement 
(d)  Gujarat Movement 
1 
 SECTION – B                                           
(12 Marks) 
 
13. Highlight any one feature of the multi-polar world as visualized by both Russia and 
India. 
2 
14. Name the countries included in South Asia and suggest one way to enhance peace 
and cooperation in this region. 
1+1=2 
15. Highlight any two issues that dominate the politics of North–East India. 1+1=2 
16. While throwing some light on the Mandal Issue, give one reason for anti-Mandal 
protests in India. 
1+1=2 
17. Evaluate balance of power as a significant component of traditional security 
policy. 
1+1=2 
18. How far did the Rajiv Gandhi – Longowal Accord succeed in bringing normalcy in 
Punjab? 
2 
 SECTION – C 
(20 Marks) 
 
19. ‘Some of the most significant responses to the challenge of environmental 
degradation have come from the environmental movements’. Justify the 
statement with special reference to movements against extraction of earth and 
against mega- dams. 
2+2=4 
20. Explain the areas of cooperation and disagreement between India and Bangladesh. 2+2=4 
21. Do you agree with the statement that the foreign policy of independent India has 
pursued the dream of a peaceful world”? Support your answer with three suitable 
arguments. 
 
1+3=4 
22. Analyze two reasons for the imposition of national emergency in India on June 25, 
1975. 
2+2=4 
23. ”The Soviet Union became a great power after the Second World War. However in 
no time the Soviet system became bureaucratic and authoritarian making life difficult 
for its citizens.” Do you agree with the given statement? Give arguments to prove 
your answer. 
1+3=4 
 Section – D 
(12 Marks) 
 
24. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 1+1+1
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2022-23) 
CLASS: XII  
TIME: 3 hrs.                                                                                                                  MM: 80 
 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
 
I) All questions are compulsory. 
II) Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 
III) Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 50 words each. 
IV) Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 100 words each. 
V) Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer 
accordingly. 
VI) Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 170 words. 
VII) There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions. 
                                                 
                                                            SECTION – A  
                                                              (12 Marks) 
1. The movement ‘Arab Spring’ that began in 2009 later turned into a__________. 
(a) Social Movement 
(b) Religious Movement 
(c) Political Movement 
(d) Economic Movement 
1       
2. Name the Soviet leader who faced a coup in the year 1991. 
(a) Boris Yelstin  
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev 
(c) Leonid Brezhnev 
(d) Joseph Stalin 
1 
3. Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’- 
(a) Reflects the lifestyle of ASEAN members 
(b) Is an informal and cooperative interaction among ASEAN members  
(c) Is the defence policy followed by the ASEAN members 
(d) Is the philosophical principle that connects all the ASEAN members 
 
1 
4. Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty 
and European currency, Euro? 
(a) Britain and France 
(b) Denmark and Sweden 
(c) US and USSR 
(d) Canada and Sweden 
1 
  
2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. 
 
Assertion Reason Questions: 
 
Directions for Q.Nos. 5 and 6  
 
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and 
Reason (R). Read these statements and choose one correct answer from the given 
options- 
 
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A 
(c) A is true but R is false 
(d) A is false, but R is true 
 
Assertion (A) Traditional Security accepts confidence building as a means of 
avoiding violence. 
Reason (R) Confidence building is a process in which countries share ideas and 
information with their rivals. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1    
6. Assertion (A) The real challenge to Indira Gandhi came not from the opposition but 
from within her own party. 
Reason (R) She had to deal with the ‘Syndicate’, a group of powerful and influential 
leaders from within the Congress. 
1    
7. Terrorism refers to - 
a) A bomb blast in a market place or train etc. 
b) Systematic  creation of atmosphere of fear in society using brutal violence  
c) An external attack by any military group 
d) Violence created by a group of people or an individual 
1       
8. Which of the following statements about NITI Aayog  are true? 
(i) NITI Aayog acts as a “think tank” of the Union 
Government 
(ii) NITI Aayog acts against terrorism 
(iii) NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of cooperative 
federalism 
(iv) NITI Aayog decides more role for bigger states 
and smaller role for smaller states 
 
Codes  
a) (i), (ii) and (iv) 
b) (iii) and (iv) 
c) (i), (iii) and (iv) 
d) (i) and (iii) 
1      
9. Name the personality who drafted Second Five Year Plan. 
(a) K. C. Negoy 
(b) T.T. Krishnamachari 
(c) Smt. Durgabai Deshmukh 
(d) P. C. Mahalnobis 
 
1     
10. Arrange the following in chronological order- 
(a)        Second General Elections 
(b)        V.V. Giri elected as the President of India 
(C)       Fourth General Elections 
1       
3 
 
(d)       Congress(R)-CPI alliance won many seats in General Elections  
Codes  
(a) i), iii) ,ii), iv) 
(b) iii), ii), iv), i) 
(c) ii), iv), i), iii) 
(d) iv), iii),i), ii) 
11. Name the judge of the Allahabad High Court who declared Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s 
election as invalid--- 
(a) Om Prakash Trivedi 
(b) Jagmohan Lal Sinha 
(c) Narain Dutt Ojha 
(d) Kunj Bihari Srivastava 
1 
12. Find the odd one out in the context of proclamation of emergency - 
(a)  Call for ‘Total Revolution’. 
(b)        the Railway Strike of 1974 
(c)  Naxalite Movement 
(d)  Gujarat Movement 
1 
 SECTION – B                                           
(12 Marks) 
 
13. Highlight any one feature of the multi-polar world as visualized by both Russia and 
India. 
2 
14. Name the countries included in South Asia and suggest one way to enhance peace 
and cooperation in this region. 
1+1=2 
15. Highlight any two issues that dominate the politics of North–East India. 1+1=2 
16. While throwing some light on the Mandal Issue, give one reason for anti-Mandal 
protests in India. 
1+1=2 
17. Evaluate balance of power as a significant component of traditional security 
policy. 
1+1=2 
18. How far did the Rajiv Gandhi – Longowal Accord succeed in bringing normalcy in 
Punjab? 
2 
 SECTION – C 
(20 Marks) 
 
19. ‘Some of the most significant responses to the challenge of environmental 
degradation have come from the environmental movements’. Justify the 
statement with special reference to movements against extraction of earth and 
against mega- dams. 
2+2=4 
20. Explain the areas of cooperation and disagreement between India and Bangladesh. 2+2=4 
21. Do you agree with the statement that the foreign policy of independent India has 
pursued the dream of a peaceful world”? Support your answer with three suitable 
arguments. 
 
1+3=4 
22. Analyze two reasons for the imposition of national emergency in India on June 25, 
1975. 
2+2=4 
23. ”The Soviet Union became a great power after the Second World War. However in 
no time the Soviet system became bureaucratic and authoritarian making life difficult 
for its citizens.” Do you agree with the given statement? Give arguments to prove 
your answer. 
1+3=4 
 Section – D 
(12 Marks) 
 
24. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 1+1+1
4 
 
After the end of the bipolar structure of world politics in the early 1990s, it became 
clear that alternative centres of political and economic power could limit America’s 
dominance. Thus, European Union and ASEAN emerged as forces to reckon with. 
BRICS has also emerged as a new centre of power on the world stage. The term 
BRICS refers to Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. The key objectives of BRICS 
are primarily to cooperate and distribute mutual economic benefits among its 
members besides non- interference in the internal policies of each nation and mutual 
equality. The 11
th
 Conference of BRICS concluded in Brazil in 2019. 
(1)  Name the political leader who chaired the 11
th
 Conference of BRICS. 
a) Leonid Brezhnev 
b) Jair Bolsonaro 
c) Deodoro da Fonseca  
d) Jacob Zuma 
(2)  Which among the following statements about BRICS is correct? 
a) BRICS was founded to promote the welfare of the people of South    Asia 
and to improve their quality of life. 
b) BRICS countries respect mutual equality. 
c) BRICS was established to create a free Trade Agreement (FTA) for 
investment, labour and services.  
d) The headquarters of the BRICS are at Kathmandu (Nepal). 
 
(3) BRIC turned into BRICS after the inclusion of South Africa in its first meeting in 
the year        _________. 
a) 2019 
b) 2009 
c) 2010 
d) 2011 
 
(4) BRICS was founded in 2006 in _________. 
a) Brazil 
b) India 
c) Russia 
d) China  
+1=4 
25. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A), (B), 
(C) and (D). Identify these states on the basis of the information given 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)    The state where a coalition led by the CPI formed the government in the   
year 1957. 
(ii)     The state related to leader Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. 
(iii)   The state related to Karpuri Thakur, who implemented reservation for 
backward class. 
(iv)  The state related to K. Kamraj, who started the Mid Day Meal program 
1+1+1
+1=4 
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2022-23) 
CLASS: XII  
TIME: 3 hrs.                                                                                                                  MM: 80 
 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
 
I) All questions are compulsory. 
II) Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 
III) Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 50 words each. 
IV) Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 100 words each. 
V) Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer 
accordingly. 
VI) Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not 
exceed 170 words. 
VII) There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions. 
                                                 
                                                            SECTION – A  
                                                              (12 Marks) 
1. The movement ‘Arab Spring’ that began in 2009 later turned into a__________. 
(a) Social Movement 
(b) Religious Movement 
(c) Political Movement 
(d) Economic Movement 
1       
2. Name the Soviet leader who faced a coup in the year 1991. 
(a) Boris Yelstin  
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev 
(c) Leonid Brezhnev 
(d) Joseph Stalin 
1 
3. Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’- 
(a) Reflects the lifestyle of ASEAN members 
(b) Is an informal and cooperative interaction among ASEAN members  
(c) Is the defence policy followed by the ASEAN members 
(d) Is the philosophical principle that connects all the ASEAN members 
 
1 
4. Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty 
and European currency, Euro? 
(a) Britain and France 
(b) Denmark and Sweden 
(c) US and USSR 
(d) Canada and Sweden 
1 
  
2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. 
 
Assertion Reason Questions: 
 
Directions for Q.Nos. 5 and 6  
 
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and 
Reason (R). Read these statements and choose one correct answer from the given 
options- 
 
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A 
(c) A is true but R is false 
(d) A is false, but R is true 
 
Assertion (A) Traditional Security accepts confidence building as a means of 
avoiding violence. 
Reason (R) Confidence building is a process in which countries share ideas and 
information with their rivals. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1    
6. Assertion (A) The real challenge to Indira Gandhi came not from the opposition but 
from within her own party. 
Reason (R) She had to deal with the ‘Syndicate’, a group of powerful and influential 
leaders from within the Congress. 
1    
7. Terrorism refers to - 
a) A bomb blast in a market place or train etc. 
b) Systematic  creation of atmosphere of fear in society using brutal violence  
c) An external attack by any military group 
d) Violence created by a group of people or an individual 
1       
8. Which of the following statements about NITI Aayog  are true? 
(i) NITI Aayog acts as a “think tank” of the Union 
Government 
(ii) NITI Aayog acts against terrorism 
(iii) NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of cooperative 
federalism 
(iv) NITI Aayog decides more role for bigger states 
and smaller role for smaller states 
 
Codes  
a) (i), (ii) and (iv) 
b) (iii) and (iv) 
c) (i), (iii) and (iv) 
d) (i) and (iii) 
1      
9. Name the personality who drafted Second Five Year Plan. 
(a) K. C. Negoy 
(b) T.T. Krishnamachari 
(c) Smt. Durgabai Deshmukh 
(d) P. C. Mahalnobis 
 
1     
10. Arrange the following in chronological order- 
(a)        Second General Elections 
(b)        V.V. Giri elected as the President of India 
(C)       Fourth General Elections 
1       
3 
 
(d)       Congress(R)-CPI alliance won many seats in General Elections  
Codes  
(a) i), iii) ,ii), iv) 
(b) iii), ii), iv), i) 
(c) ii), iv), i), iii) 
(d) iv), iii),i), ii) 
11. Name the judge of the Allahabad High Court who declared Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s 
election as invalid--- 
(a) Om Prakash Trivedi 
(b) Jagmohan Lal Sinha 
(c) Narain Dutt Ojha 
(d) Kunj Bihari Srivastava 
1 
12. Find the odd one out in the context of proclamation of emergency - 
(a)  Call for ‘Total Revolution’. 
(b)        the Railway Strike of 1974 
(c)  Naxalite Movement 
(d)  Gujarat Movement 
1 
 SECTION – B                                           
(12 Marks) 
 
13. Highlight any one feature of the multi-polar world as visualized by both Russia and 
India. 
2 
14. Name the countries included in South Asia and suggest one way to enhance peace 
and cooperation in this region. 
1+1=2 
15. Highlight any two issues that dominate the politics of North–East India. 1+1=2 
16. While throwing some light on the Mandal Issue, give one reason for anti-Mandal 
protests in India. 
1+1=2 
17. Evaluate balance of power as a significant component of traditional security 
policy. 
1+1=2 
18. How far did the Rajiv Gandhi – Longowal Accord succeed in bringing normalcy in 
Punjab? 
2 
 SECTION – C 
(20 Marks) 
 
19. ‘Some of the most significant responses to the challenge of environmental 
degradation have come from the environmental movements’. Justify the 
statement with special reference to movements against extraction of earth and 
against mega- dams. 
2+2=4 
20. Explain the areas of cooperation and disagreement between India and Bangladesh. 2+2=4 
21. Do you agree with the statement that the foreign policy of independent India has 
pursued the dream of a peaceful world”? Support your answer with three suitable 
arguments. 
 
1+3=4 
22. Analyze two reasons for the imposition of national emergency in India on June 25, 
1975. 
2+2=4 
23. ”The Soviet Union became a great power after the Second World War. However in 
no time the Soviet system became bureaucratic and authoritarian making life difficult 
for its citizens.” Do you agree with the given statement? Give arguments to prove 
your answer. 
1+3=4 
 Section – D 
(12 Marks) 
 
24. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 1+1+1
4 
 
After the end of the bipolar structure of world politics in the early 1990s, it became 
clear that alternative centres of political and economic power could limit America’s 
dominance. Thus, European Union and ASEAN emerged as forces to reckon with. 
BRICS has also emerged as a new centre of power on the world stage. The term 
BRICS refers to Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. The key objectives of BRICS 
are primarily to cooperate and distribute mutual economic benefits among its 
members besides non- interference in the internal policies of each nation and mutual 
equality. The 11
th
 Conference of BRICS concluded in Brazil in 2019. 
(1)  Name the political leader who chaired the 11
th
 Conference of BRICS. 
a) Leonid Brezhnev 
b) Jair Bolsonaro 
c) Deodoro da Fonseca  
d) Jacob Zuma 
(2)  Which among the following statements about BRICS is correct? 
a) BRICS was founded to promote the welfare of the people of South    Asia 
and to improve their quality of life. 
b) BRICS countries respect mutual equality. 
c) BRICS was established to create a free Trade Agreement (FTA) for 
investment, labour and services.  
d) The headquarters of the BRICS are at Kathmandu (Nepal). 
 
(3) BRIC turned into BRICS after the inclusion of South Africa in its first meeting in 
the year        _________. 
a) 2019 
b) 2009 
c) 2010 
d) 2011 
 
(4) BRICS was founded in 2006 in _________. 
a) Brazil 
b) India 
c) Russia 
d) China  
+1=4 
25. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A), (B), 
(C) and (D). Identify these states on the basis of the information given 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)    The state where a coalition led by the CPI formed the government in the   
year 1957. 
(ii)     The state related to leader Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. 
(iii)   The state related to Karpuri Thakur, who implemented reservation for 
backward class. 
(iv)  The state related to K. Kamraj, who started the Mid Day Meal program 
1+1+1
+1=4 
5 
 
for school students.  
Sr. Number  for the 
information used 
Alphabet Concerned Name of the states 
(i)     
(ii)     
(iii)     
(iv)     
 
 
 
 
 Note: Following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates in lieu of 
question number 25. 
1.  What was the reason of split in Congress? 
1+1+1
+1=4