Political Science: CBSE Sample Question Paper - 3 | Sample Papers for Class 11 Humanities - Humanities/Arts PDF Download

General Instructions : 
(i) All questions are compulsory
(ii) The question paper has 34 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.  
(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.  
(iv) Questions from serial number 1 to 20 of 1 mark each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 20 words each.  
(v) Questions from serial number 21 to 23 are of 2 marks each. Answer of these questions should not exceed 50 words each.  
(vi) Questions from serial number 24 to 27 are of 4 marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
(vii) Question from serial number 28 to 31 are of 5 marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 120 words each.  
(viii) Question number 32 to 34 are of 6 marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 170 words each.

Q.1. List the groups into which legal cases can be separated.

Q.2. Define the concept of local government.

Q.3. What are some common misconceptions about the country?

Q.4. Define the concept of rights.

Q.5. What is the philosophy underlying "Long Walk to Freedom"?

Q.6. Mention any two natural human rights.

Q.7. What did Rabindranath Tagore value more: humanity or patriotism?

Q.8. Name any two qualifications for a person to be appointed as a High Court Judge.

Q.9. Describe the primary function of the State Finance Commission.

Q.10. Which is India's highest court of justice?

Q.11. In India, who has the authority to amend the Fundamental Rights?

Q.12. What exactly do you mean by "Direct Democracy"?

Q.13. What is the significance of Articles 12 to 32 of the Indian Constitution?

Q.14. Describe the Universal Adult Franchise.

Q.15. What happens if a Panchayat is disbanded before the end of its term?

Q.16. Define the term constitution.

Q.17. In 1989, which amendment was made to India's Constitution?

Q.18. What was the French Revolution's slogan?

Q.19. In India, how many high courts are there?

Q.20. What is a state.

Q.21. Explain why India is a secular country.

Q.22. Explain why the Constitution is necessary.

Q.23. What exactly do you mean by equality before the law?

Q.24. Describe the developmental characteristics.

Q.25. Please provide the full names of the NPT and CTBT.

Q.26. Which of Parliament's two Houses is known as the Permanent House, and why?

Q.27. Why is Article 21 of the Indian Constitution so significant?

Q.28. Read the passage and answer the questions that follows:
‘Equal protection by the State to all religions’. This is how Nehru responded when a student asked him to spell out what secularism meant in independent India. He wanted a secular state to be one that “protects all religions, but  does  not  favour  one  at  the  expense  of  others  and  does  not  itself  adopt  any  religion  as  the  state  religion”.  Nehru was the philosopher of Indian secularism. Nehru did not practise any religion, nor did he believe in God. But for him secularism did not mean hostility to religion. In that sense, Nehru was very different from Ataturk in Turkey. At the same time, Nehru was not in favour of a complete separation between religion and state. A secular state can interfere in matters of religion to bring about social reform. Nehru himself played a key role in enacting laws  abolishing  caste  discrimination,  dowry  and  sati,  and  extending  legal  rights  and  social  freedom  to  Indian  women. While Nehru was prepared to be flexible on many counts, there was one thing on which he was always firm and uncompromising. Secularism for him meant a complete opposition to communalism of all kinds. Nehru was particularly severe in his criticism of the communalism of the majority community, which posed a threat to national unity. Secularism for him was not only a matter of principles, it was also the only guarantee of the unity and integrity of India.

(i) State the position of Pt. Nehru as a religious man.
(a) Philosopher
(b) Lawyer
(c) Communist
(d) Socialist

(ii) Nehru was not in favour of a complete separation between:
(a) rights and freedom
(b) men and women
(c) minority and majority
(d) religion and state

(iii) Who stated that a secular state is one that protects all religions?
(a) Ambedkar
(b) Nehru
(c) Ataturk
(d) Gandhi

(iv) As per Nehru _________  guarantees of the unity and integrity of India.
(a) Discrimination
(b) Criticism
(c) Communalism
(d) Secularism

Q.29. Read the passage and answer the questions that follows:
The Indian bureaucracy today is an enormously complex system. It consists of the All-India Services, State Services, employees  of  the  local  governments,  and  technical  and  managerial  staff  running  public  sector  undertakings.  Makers of our Constitution were aware of the importance of the non-partisan and professional bureaucracy.They  also  wanted  the  members  of  the  civil  services  or  bureaucracy  to  be  impartially  selected  on  the  basis  of  merit. So, the Union Public Service Commission has been entrusted with the task of conducting the process of recruitment  of  the  civil  servants  for  the  government  of  India.  Similar  public  service  commissions  are  provided  for the States also. Members of the Public Service Commissions are appointed for a fixed term. Their removal or suspension is subject to a thorough enquiry made by a judge of the Supreme Court.

(i) How does bureaucracy get rid of itself?

(ii) Explain bureaucracy.

(iii) How is bureaucracy appointed?

(iv) What is the composition of the Indian bureaucracy?

Q.30. Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follows:

(i) Who do you think won this balancing act?

(ii) Can you tell me what each of these groups stands for?

Q.31. Read the passage and answer the questions that follows:
Broadly,  two  types  of  disputes  keep  recurring.  One  is  the  border  dispute  and  other  is  river  dispute.  States  have certain claims over territories belonging to neighbouring States. Though language is the basis of defining boundaries of the States, often border areas would have populations speaking more than one language. So, it is not easy to resolve this dispute merely on the basis of linguistic majority. One of the long standing border disputes is the dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka over the city of Belgaum. Manipur and Nagaland too, have a long-standing border dispute. The carving out of Haryana from the erstwhile State of Punjab has led to dispute between the two States not only over border areas, but over the capital city of Chandigarh. This city today houses the capital of both these States. In 1985, the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi reached an understanding with the leadership of Punjab. According to this understanding, Chandigarh was to be handed over to Punjab, but this has not happened yet.
(i) Which city is the source of contention between Maharashtra and Karnataka?

(ii) What was the solution proposed?

(iii) What are the two most frequent points of contention between the states?

(iv) Which leader tried to resolve matter of dispute between Punjab and Haryana?

(v) What is the reason, in your opinion, for the delay in the handover?

Q.32. What are the characteristics of a good citizen?
OR
Discuss briefly some of the new rights claims being made in our country today, such as tribal peoples' rights to protect their habitat and way of life, or children's rights to be free from bonded labour.

Q.33. Is it true that politics serves the public good?
OR
What are the different aspects of liberty?

Q.34. Examine the statement, "Political liberty cannot be imagined in the absence of economic liberty."
OR

Discuss the three justice principles briefly. Give examples for each.