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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
SUB: POLITICAL SCIENCE
STD: XII MARKS: 100
TIME: 03 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Answer each question on a fresh page.
3. Write the number of question and sub-question clearly.
4. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
5. The question paper consists of 10 questions.
6. There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in two questions carrying 03 and 06 marks i.e. Q.No. 1.3 and Q.No. 7.2

1. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative from those given below. (1)

1.1 Nikita Khrushchew, the leader of the Soviet Union, decided to convert
a) America into a democratic country.
b) India into a naval base.
c) Pakistan into an agricultural country.
d) Cuba into a Russian base.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (3)
1.2 Explain the policy followed by India during the Cold War.

(C) Answer the following in 20-25 lines.
1.3 Examine the causes and the consequences of the disintegration of Soviet Union. (6)
OR
Examine the causes and arenas of the Cold War.

2. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative from those given below. (1)

2.1 A massive coalition force of 660,000 troops from 34 countries fought against Iraq and defeated in what came to be known as
a) First Gulf War.
b) Second Gulf War.
c) Third Gulf War.
d) Fourth Gulf War.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (9)
2.2 Explain the course of 9/11 and the Global War on terror.
2.3 Mention the main objectives of “Association of South East Asian Nations”.
2.4 Discuss how the new economic policy helped the Chinese economy from stagnation.

3. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative (1)
from those given below.
Which among the following statements about Maldives is wrong.
a) Maldives was a Sultanate till 1968.
b) It had Presidential form of government.
c) Maldivian Democratic party dominates the political affairs.
d) Maldives has a single party system.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (3)
3.2 Write a note on the challenges faced by Monarchy in Nepal.

(C) Answer the following in 20-25 lines. (6)
3.3 Analyse the areas of conflict between India and Pakistan.

4. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative (1)
from those given below.
4.1 The objective of the U.N. was
a) to help the financially weak countries.
b) to prevent international conflict and to facilitate cooperation among states.
c) to continue with war.
d) to promote development of South Asian countries.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (9)
4.2 Explain the concept of global poverty.
4.3 Examine the need for international organizations.
4.4 Write a note on terrorism as a new source of threat.

5. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative (1)
from those given below.
5.1 The most significant responses to the challenge of environmental degradation
have come from
a) governments from all over the world.
b) political parties cutting across party lines.
c) tribal communities affected by cutting of forests.
d) groups of environmentally conscious volunteers working in different parts of the world.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (3)
5.2 Write a note on the Indigenous Peoples and their Rights.

(C) Answer the following in 20-25 lines. (6)
5.3 Explain the political consequences of Globalisation.

6. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative (1)
from those given below.
6.1 Which among the following statements about partition is incorrect.
a) Partition of India was the outcome of the “two – nation theory”.
b) Punjab and Bengal were the two provinces divided on the basis of religion.
c) East Pakistan and West Pakistan were not contiguous.
d) the scheme of partition included a plan for transfer of population across the border.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (9)
6.2 Mention the three challenges faced by India after its Independence.
6.3 Explain the coalition – like character of the Congress Party which gave it an unusual strength.
6.4 Write a note on the emergence of opposition parties in India.

7. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative from those given below. (1)

7.1 The ‘Bombay Plan’ wanted
a) freedom from state control in the flow of capital.
b) the state to take major initiative in industrial and economic investments.
c) to take over plan development of Bombay.
d) to make Bombay the financial capital of India.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (3)
7.2 Analyse the model of economy adopted by India as ‘Mixed Economy’.
OR
Analyse the process of development in the history of Indian politics.

(C) Answer the following in 20-25 lines. (6)
7.3 Write a note on the effects of ‘Green Revolution’ in India.

8. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative from those given below. (1)

8.1 Hostilities between India and Pakistan came to an end with the signing of
a) Shimla Agreement.
b) Lahore Agreement.
c) Tashkent Agreement.
d) Delhi Agreement.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (9)
8.2 Explain why China attacked India in 1962.
8.3 Write a note on the Nuclear Policy of India.
8.4 ‘Jawaharlal Nehru played a crucial role in formulating India’s foreign policy’. Explain.

9. (A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative from those given below. (1)

9.1 Lal Bahadur Shastri is associated with the slogan of
a) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan.
b) Indira Hatao.
c) Garibi Hatao.
d) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (3)
9.2 Explain the major issues which led to the formal split of the Congress Party in 1969.

( C) Answer the following in 20-25 lines. (6)
9.3 Examine the reasons the government gave for declaring National Emergency in 1975.

(A) Select and rewrite the most appropriate alternative from those given below. (1)

10.1 Chipko Movement began in the state of
a) Karnataka.
b) Uttarakhand.
c) Goa.
d) Punjab.

(B) Answer the following in 10-15 lines. (9)
10.2 Write a note on party based movements in India.
10.3 Analyse the lessons that can be drawn from regional aspirations in India.
10.4 Explain the political rise of Other Backward Classes.